Peluso Microphone Lab P-24
LDC stereo tube condenser — emulates AKG C 24 (1959, ~800 units produced)
Microphone$4,352Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- LDC stereo tube condenser — emulates AKG C 24 (1959, ~800 units produced)
- Topology
- tube condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo (dual capsule, single body; dual custom-wound output transformers)
- Form factor
- Large-diaphragm stereo condenser microphone (dual capsule, single body) with dedicated stereo tube power supply
- Connection
- 12-pin proprietary stereo cable to dedicated PSU; XLR x2 balanced output from PSU
- Powered
- true
- Drivers
- Dual 32mm P-CK-12 edge-terminated capsules, 6-micron gold Mylar membranes over charged backplates
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-24kHz
- Max SPL
- 138 dB
- Sensitivity
- 11 mV/Pa
- Polar pattern
- multi-pattern (switchable, 9-position: omni to figure-8, independent per channel)
- Impedance (Ω)
- 200
- Introduced
- 2025
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: 9-position polar pattern selector(s) on stereo PSU
I/O: Mic body connects via 12-pin screw-on stereo cable (20ft) to dedicated stereo power supply; PSU outputs 2x balanced XLR line signals
Notable use: Demo recordings by Justin Golden, Trey Hensley, Jim Lauderdale, Jackson Cunningham, Kat Mear
Notes: Emulates the AKG C 24 stereo tube microphone. Single shared 6072A-M glass triode tube per product page; dual T-14/1 output transformers. Page listed as 'Now Shipping' as of research date, suggesting a 2025 introduction — flagged as inference from site copy rather than an explicit 'year introduced' field. Country of manufacture (USA) explicitly stated. Requires dedicated stereo PSU, not phantom powered. Price is USD MSRP.