Lauten Audio Eden LT-386
Large-diaphragm tube condenser
Microphone$3,898Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Large-diaphragm tube condenser
- Topology
- tube condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Form factor
- Large-diaphragm studio microphone
- Powered
- true (requires included external tube PSU, 100-240V mains)
- Drivers
- 38mm dual-diaphragm capsule
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz
- Max SPL
- 130 dB SPL (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)
- Sensitivity
- 16 mV/Pa (-36±2dB, 0dB=1V/Pa @1kHz)
- Polar pattern
- multi-pattern (switchable): cardioid, omni, figure-8
- Impedance (Ω)
- <200
- Introduced
- 2015
Details
Controls: 3 voicing switches on external PSU giving 9 tonal combinations (Multi-Voicing); switchable polar pattern: cardioid/omni/figure-8
I/O: 5-pin XLR (mic to external PSU); PSU outputs balanced 3-pin XLR to preamp
Notable use: Co-designed with engineer/producer Fab Dupont; used by engineers including Darrell Thorp; adopted by artist Marc Martel after comparing 40+ vintage mics
Notes: Flagship of the Signature Series. Tube mic powered via included PSU, not phantom power - flagged. Price is manufacturer MSRP (shop.lautenaudio.com). year_intro (2015) from third-party source (recordinghacks.com), not stated on manufacturer product page - flagged as inference. country_of_manufacture left blank; site references a 'Northern California' HQ/ship-from location but does not explicitly state country/place of manufacture.