Vanguard Audio Labs V13 gen2
Large-diaphragm tube condenser
Microphone$1,199Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Large-diaphragm tube condenser
- Topology
- tube condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Drivers
- 34mm edge-terminated dual-capsule, 26.4mm gold-sputtered Mylar diaphragm
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
- Max SPL
- 134 dB SPL (144 dB with -10dB pad)
- Sensitivity
- -35 dBV
- Polar pattern
- 9 selectable patterns
- Impedance (Ω)
- 200
- Country of manufacture
- Designed in USA, final assembly in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Details
Controls: 9-position polar pattern selector, -10dB pad on power supply
I/O: 7-pin mic output to external PS-13 gen2 tube power supply; power supply provides XLR audio output
Notes: Tube condenser (not FET). Hand-selected European tube, compatible with 12AX7/12AT7/12AY7. Custom-wound dual-bobbin humbucking transformer. Self-noise <=12dBA, S/N >=82dB. Ships with PS-13 gen2 power supply, VLSM shockmount, case, cables. A V13 gen2 with Cinemag transformer variant also exists on Vanguard's shop but was not separately catalogued here. Price from shop.vanguardaudiolabs.com listing (kit price).