sE Electronics RNT
Large-diaphragm tube condenser
Microphone$3,249Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Large-diaphragm tube condenser
- Topology
- tube condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Drivers
- 1" hand-crafted true condenser capsule, hand-selected tube, custom transformer
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Max SPL
- 151 dB
- Sensitivity
- 16 mV/Pa (-36 dBV)
- Polar pattern
- 9 selectable patterns: omni, cardioid, figure-8, plus 3 intermediate steps between each
- Impedance (Ω)
- 30 (electrical); >1k recommended load
Details
Controls: -12/0/+12 dB gain switch; 40/80 Hz low-cut switch; 9-position pattern selector on PSU
I/O: XLR output via dedicated 8-pin floor-box power supply
Notes: FLAG Rupert Neve collaboration: co-designed with Rupert Neve Designs, uses same custom op-amps as RND 5088 console. FLAG tube-PSU: dedicated floor-box power supply included, not phantom powered. Price basis: street price, wide range seen ($2,020-$3,499) — used commonly cited figure.