Warm Audio WA-8000
Large-diaphragm tube condenser
Microphone$1,299Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Large-diaphragm tube condenser
- Topology
- Tube (NOS tube), all-brass custom K67-style capsule
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- Handheld body mic w/ external PSU
- Powered
- External PSU (included)
- Polar pattern
- Cardioid, omni
Details
Controls: Polar pattern switch (cardioid/omni)
I/O: 3-pin XLR output; multipin cable to external tube PSU
Notable use: Marketed as a go-to for rap, hip-hop, R&B, and pop vocals
Notes: Clones the Neumann/Telefunken C800G style mic. WA-8000G (gold finish, same price) is a color variant, not a separate row. Output transformer sourced from Lundahl (Sweden).