Brauner Microphones VM1
Tube condenser microphone
MicrophonePrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Tube condenser microphone
- Topology
- tube condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Powered
- Yes - external tube PSU required (not phantom powered)
- Frequency response
- 18 Hz - 24 kHz
- Max SPL
- 142 dB SPL @ 0.3% THD
- Sensitivity
- 28 mV/Pa (cardioid)
- Polar pattern
- All patterns, infinitely (continuously) variable, remote-controlled via external power supply - FLAG: variable/remote pattern, not switch-selectable
- Country of manufacture
- Germany
Details
Controls: Remote continuously-variable polar pattern control (via PSU), switchable 10 dB attenuator
I/O: Multi-pin tube cable (VOVOX Tubelink) from mic body to external tube power supply; PSU line output presumed balanced XLR-3 (connector not explicitly confirmed on product page)
Notes: FLAG: tube condenser (external PSU, not phantom-powered). FLAG: continuously variable/remote polar pattern via PSU, not a switch. Equivalent noise <11 dBA (IEC651), S/N >83 dB. Won SSAIR Award (1998) and Pro Audio Magazine Editors Choice (2008) per product page. FLAG: manufacturer does not publish price (neither EUR nor USD) on official site - left blank; third-party US dealer (RSPE Audio) has listed street price around $6,499 as of research, but this is reseller pricing, not manufacturer list price, and subject to change. Capsule size / diaphragm dimensions and output impedance not published on official product page - left blank rather than guessed; commonly described in trade press as large-diaphragm capsule but unconfirmed on manufacturer spec sheet.