Schoeps V4 U
Studio vocal condenser microphone
Microphone$3,069Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Studio vocal condenser microphone
- Topology
- condenser (small-diaphragm capsule with large-diaphragm-style directional collar)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- large-body studio mic (small-diaphragm capsule with beveled collar)
- Connection
- XLR-3M analog
- Powered
- phantom (P48)
- Drivers
- true condenser, single diaphragm, 33mm beveled collar for large-diaphragm-style HF directivity
- Polar pattern
- cardioid
- Country of manufacture
- Germany
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: head tilts ±20° relative to body
I/O: XLR-3M analog output
Notable use: studio vocal recording; design based on the Schoeps CM 51/3 microphone from 1951
Notes: FLAG: NOT a Colette-system mic - a purpose-built vocal condenser combining small-diaphragm-capsule transparency with large-diaphragm-style narrowed HF polar response; noise figure 15 dBA. price_usd $3069 is for the V4 SGV or V4 USM SET (mic + hard mount or Rycote USM shockmount + wooden case), NOT a bare-mic price - flagged as a bundle/set MSRP, verify live. Max SPL/sensitivity/frequency-response not confirmed on fetched pages; left blank.