Vanguard Audio Labs V14
Large-diaphragm variable-voltage tube condenser
Microphone$4,999Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Large-diaphragm variable-voltage tube condenser
- Topology
- tube condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Drivers
- BeesNeez CK12 capsule (handmade in Australia), 26.4mm diaphragm
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
- Max SPL
- approx. 126 dB @ 0.5% THD (normal mode)
- Sensitivity
- -41 dB @ 1kHz (9mV/Pa)
- Polar pattern
- 9 independently switchable patterns
- Impedance (Ω)
- 200
- Country of manufacture
- Designed and built in USA, final assembly in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Details
Controls: 9 independently switchable polar patterns (on power supply), selectable tube (NOS GE 5-Star or modern EHX), voltage selector 110V-240V
I/O: 7-pin heavy-duty mic cable to external PS-14 power supply; power supply provides XLR audio output
Notes: Tube condenser. Cinemag T14 transformer. Cryo-treated 6072A tube. Self-noise <=13dBA, S/N >=81dB. Not on the originally requested model list but flagged as a current, in-scope Vanguard tube mic; included for completeness. Ships with VLSM shockmount, PS-14 power supply, cable, storage box, SKB waterproof case.