Ear Trumpet Labs Louise
Handmade large-diaphragm condenser mic (LDC), spring-suspended, bluegrass/small-ensemble mic
Microphone$775Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Handmade large-diaphragm condenser mic (LDC), spring-suspended, bluegrass/small-ensemble mic
- Topology
- condenser (large diaphragm, 26mm)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- Spring-suspended capsule in pivoting stainless steel 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; bright harmonics, known in bluegrass/acoustic circles. Artists cited: Billy Strings, boygenius, Darlingside, David Phelps, Dierks Bentley, Gregory Alan Isakov, Jason Mraz, Margo Price, Phoebe Bridgers, Quebe Sisters.
Notes: LDC (large-diaphragm condenser), 26mm capsule. Hand-wired electronics, integral silk/foam pop filter, transformerless FET balanced design. Weight 1 lb (6.1 lbs cased); dimensions 12in x 6.5in x 3in (extra specs, not part of schema). A '2015' date surfaced during page extraction but appears tied to blog/page metadata rather than a clearly stated 'year introduced' spec, so left blank per blanks-over-guesses. Country of manufacture not restated on this page; USA/Portland OR inferred from company FAQ and sibling product pages - flagged. Frequency response and max SPL not given as page text - left blank.