Sontronics Mercury
Variable-pattern tube/valve condenser
MicrophonePrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Variable-pattern tube/valve condenser
- Topology
- tube condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- Side-address studio microphone with external PSU
- Drivers
- Large-diaphragm condenser capsule; European-made 12AT7/ECC81 tube
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz
- Max SPL
- 125dB SPL (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)
- Sensitivity
- 20mV/Pa
- Polar pattern
- continuously variable, omni through cardioid to figure-8
- Impedance (Ω)
- ≤200
- Country of manufacture
- United Kingdom
Details
Controls: Continuously variable (sweepable) polar pattern dial (omni to cardioid to fig-8); pad switch (0/-10dB); 75Hz low-cut filter switch
I/O: 1x 8-pin output (mic to PSU); PSU has 1x 3-pin XLR-M output to preamp
Notes: FLAG: tube mic - powered by dedicated SPS-2 external power supply (115V/230V switchable), NOT phantom power; phantom_power set to "false" to reflect no 48V requirement. Self-noise <14dB(A). Ships with wooden mic box, shockmount, SPS-2 PSU, 8-pin cable, power lead, aluminium flightcase. Price £1,799.00 GBP only, no USD published.