Violet Design Amethyst Standard
Large-diaphragm condenser (LDC)
MicrophonePrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Large-diaphragm condenser (LDC)
- Topology
- FET condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- Side-address studio body, dark amethyst-red finish, 168 x 63 x 41mm, 350g
- Powered
- phantom (48V)
- Drivers
- single large diaphragm, 25mm (1") active diameter, center-terminated, VD26 capsule
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Max SPL
- 134 dB (0.5% THD @ 1000-ohm load)
- Sensitivity
- 21 mV/Pa @ 1kHz into 1000-ohm load
- Polar pattern
- cardioid (fixed, unidirectional)
- Impedance (Ω)
- 50 (output); rated load 1000; suggested load >500
- Back design
- side-address
- Country of manufacture
- Latvia
Details
Controls: none (fixed cardioid, no on-body switches)
I/O: 1x XLR3M output
Notable use: John Paterno (guitar cabinets, brighter pianos); Joe Barresi (electric guitars, piano, acoustic guitar); David Kahne (overheads, acoustic guitar, piano)
Notes: FLAG: LDC, FET/solid-state condenser (NOT tube). Manufacturer's spec page publishes ONE shared spec table covering both Amethyst Standard and Amethyst Vintage together; the figures above are as published (may not be fully Standard-specific -- capsule differs, see Amethyst Vintage entry). Marketed for a modern, airy-highs voicing, oriented toward male vocals per manufacturer copy. FLAG: sourced from stale/unmaintained storefront and Drupal product page (site TLS cert broken, appears abandoned since ~2015-2016) -- no EUR/USD price could be retrieved for this specific variant; price_usd left blank.