FLEA Microphones FLEA49
Large-diaphragm tube condenser
Microphone$5,195Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Large-diaphragm tube condenser
- Topology
- tube condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Drivers
- F7 capsule (M7 replica) standard, F47/49 optional; hand-selected 6S6B triode tube; Flea BV11 replica output transformer
- Frequency response
- 40Hz - 18kHz
- Sensitivity
- 9mV/Pa | 8mV/Pa | 10mV/Pa at 1kHz (varies by pattern)
- Polar pattern
- cardioid, omnidirectional, figure-eight (switchable via PSU)
- Impedance (Ω)
- 50/200 (rated); 500/2000 min load
- Country of manufacture
- Slovakia
Details
Notable use: Noted by manufacturer as particularly effective for female vocals, strings, and piano
Notes: Clones the Neumann M49 (tube, multi-pattern). External tube PSU included, not phantom-powered. Price_usd from Front End Audio base configuration listing. See also FLEA249, which the manufacturer states is 'identical to the FLEA49, the only difference is the bottom connector.'