Josephson Engineering C716
Large-diaphragm condenser, dual diaphragm, fixed cardioid
Microphone$6,040Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Large-diaphragm condenser, dual diaphragm, fixed cardioid
- Topology
- condenser (large diaphragm, dual-diaphragm capsule)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono, balanced
- Form factor
- Large side-address body, patent-pending metal-foam housing welded to housing tube, matte black chrome finish, yoke-mounted, internally shock-mounted
- Connection
- XLR
- DSP
- false
- Powered
- true
- Drivers
- Cardioid version of the large dual-diaphragm capsule used in the C700 series, 5-micron evaporated gold diaphragm; class-A FET front end, active balanced transformerless output, internal linear high-voltage supply (no switching oscillator)
- Frequency response
- 20-20,000 Hz
- Max SPL
- 136 dB SPL
- Sensitivity
- 26 mV/Pa (-32 dB ref 1V/Pa)
- Polar pattern
- Cardioid
- Introduced
- 2010
- Country of manufacture
- USA
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
I/O: 3-pin XLR balanced analog output
Notable use: Warm, natural-sounding vocal and instrumental pickup with smooth off-axis response and minimal acoustic coloration; positioned as the cardioid-only, full-cost Series Seven large-diaphragm flagship below C725
Notes: LDC (large-diaphragm condenser), dual diaphragm. Made in USA per datasheet. 5 mA current draw. Year of introduction (2010) sourced from secondary content, not a Josephson datasheet — flagged, moderate confidence.