Sontronics Aria 2
Tube/valve condenser
MicrophonePrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Tube/valve condenser
- Topology
- tube condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- Side-address studio microphone with internal shockmount, external PSU
- Drivers
- Proprietary 34mm gold-sputtered large-diaphragm capsule; European-made 12AX7/ECC83S tube
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz
- Max SPL
- 135dB SPL (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)
- Sensitivity
- 28mV/Pa
- Polar pattern
- cardioid
- Impedance (Ω)
- ≤200
- Country of manufacture
- United Kingdom
Details
I/O: 1x 8-pin output (mic to PSU); PSU has 1x 3-pin XLR-M output to preamp
Notable use: Sophie Ellis-Bextor referenced as a user on product page (context/detail of use not specified).
Notes: FLAG: tube mic - powered by dedicated SPS-2 external power supply (115V/230V variants available), NOT phantom power; phantom_power field set to "false" to reflect no 48V phantom requirement. Equivalent noise 17dB(A). Ships with SPS-2 PSU, 8-pin cable, ABS case, stand mount, manual. Price £1,599.00 GBP only, no USD published.