Violet Design The Pearl Vocal
Medium-diaphragm handheld stage condenser
MicrophonePrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Medium-diaphragm handheld stage condenser
- Topology
- FET condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- Handheld stage mic, rear-ported spherical head, 207mm x 42mm (24mm shaft), 250g
- Powered
- phantom (48V nominal, wide tolerance)
- Drivers
- single diaphragm, 21mm (0.8") active diameter, electrostatic
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Max SPL
- 144 dB (0.5% THD @ 1000-ohm load)
- Sensitivity
- 12 mV/Pa @ 1kHz into 1000-ohm load
- Polar pattern
- cardioid (fixed, unidirectional)
- Impedance (Ω)
- 50 (output); rated load 1000; suggested load >250
- Back design
- end-address handheld; rear-ported spherical head with soft center band to reduce handling noise
- Country of manufacture
- Latvia
Details
Controls: none (fixed cardioid); optional FRR reflection ring accessory alters directional/frequency character
I/O: 1x XLR3M output
Notable use: Marketed for live jazz/pop/rock vocalists, also brass, woodwinds, percussion, drums, and guitar amps; earliest located press reference: Remixmag, Jan 2008 (for the related Grand Pearl)
Notes: FLAG: FET/solid-state condenser handheld vocal mic (NOT tube). FLAG: no distinct 'Pearl' (non-Vocal, non-Grand) or 'Black Pearl' model was found -- 'The Pearl' is used on violet-design.com only as the parent category name containing 'The Pearl Vocal' and 'The Grand Pearl'; a third-party UK retail listing offers 'Pearl Vocal' in a black finish ('Violet Design Pearl Vocal Condenser Microphone - Black'), suggesting 'Black Pearl' most likely refers to a black-color option of this model rather than a separate SKU -- could not confirm this with the manufacturer directly, flagged rather than guessed. FLAG: sourced from stale/unmaintained storefront (broken TLS cert, ~2013-2015 footer). Storefront lists EUR 570 -- price_usd left blank, no USD price published.