Ear Trumpet Labs Josephine
Handmade large-diaphragm condenser mic (LDC), spring-suspended with copper ring accent, live performance/small-ensemble mic
Microphone$800Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Handmade large-diaphragm condenser mic (LDC), spring-suspended with copper ring accent, live performance/small-ensemble mic
- Topology
- condenser (large diaphragm, 26mm)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- Spring-suspended capsule in a large elegant copper ring
- Connection
- XLR
- Drivers
- single 26mm large-diaphragm capsule
- Sensitivity
- -41.9 dB (8 mV/Pa) at 1kHz, 94 dB SPL reference
- Polar pattern
- cardioid
- Impedance (Ω)
- <50
- Country of manufacture
- USA
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: none (fixed cardioid pattern)
I/O: 3-pin XLR output
Notable use: Single-miking a small acoustic ensemble (multiple vocalists/instruments) on stage or in studio; feedback-resistant with 'pleasing high end, no harshness.' Artists cited: Elvis Costello, Gangstagrass, Hot Buttered Rum, Fox and Bones.
Notes: LDC (large-diaphragm condenser), 26mm. Hand-wired electronics, integral silk/mesh pop filter, transformerless FET balanced design, internal shock dampers. A 'July 28, 2015' date surfaced during extraction but reads as page/blog publish metadata rather than a clearly stated year-introduced spec - left blank per blanks-over-guesses. Country of manufacture not restated on this page; USA/Portland OR inferred from company FAQ and sibling pages - flagged. Frequency response and max SPL not published on page - left blank.