Josephson Engineering e22S
Small-diaphragm condenser, side-address, transformer-coupled cardioid
Microphone$1,765Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Small-diaphragm condenser, side-address, transformer-coupled cardioid
- Topology
- condenser (small diaphragm)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono, balanced
- Form factor
- Side-address body, precision-machined satin black chrome finish
- Connection
- XLR
- DSP
- false
- Powered
- true
- Drivers
- Single-diaphragm cardioid capsule with side-address geometry optimized for spot-miking; cascode discrete FET front end + custom Lundahl output transformer
- Frequency response
- 20-20,000 Hz ±2 dB from curve
- Max SPL
- 144 dB SPL
- Sensitivity
- 3.0 mV/Pa
- Polar pattern
- Cardioid
- Impedance (Ω)
- 200
- Introduced
- 2003
- Country of manufacture
- USA
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
I/O: 3-pin XLR balanced analog output (transformer-coupled)
Notable use: Developed with recording engineer Steve Albini for drum-kit recording (spot miking within tight percussion layouts); also widely used on acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, guitar amps, organ, horns
Notes: SDC (small-diaphragm condenser) despite the side-address body — flagged since side-address form is more typically associated with LDC mics. Design work began 1994 for Steve Albini; released commercially as the e22S in 2003 (per secondary sourcing, not a Josephson datasheet — flagged as lower-confidence). Datasheet does not state phantom voltage explicitly; assumed P48 per catalog-wide guidance for condenser mics. Price is current USD street price (Sweetwater). Product families 'e22' (non-S) and 'e28'/'e28ASB' named in the original task brief were NOT found as current or historical Josephson catalog items on josephson.com or major dealer sites — omitted rather than guessed; only e22S exists in the current lineup.