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Warm Audio WA-84 Black Small Diaphragm Condenser Microphone, Stereo Pair
The WA-84 is a cardioid, vintage-style small diaphragm condenser microphone based on classic microphone circuit topology. The WA-84 sports a fully discrete signal path, a CineMag USA transformer, Fairchild transistors and Wima capacitors. The WA-84 is designed for pro studio, home studio,...
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The WA-84 is a cardioid, vintage-style small diaphragm condenser microphone based on classic microphone circuit topology. The WA-84 sports a fully discrete signal path, a CineMag USA transformer, Fairchild transistors and Wima capacitors. The WA-84 is designed for pro studio, home studio, live, and broadcast applications and sounds great on a variety of instruments and sources, such as acoustic/electric guitars, acoustic/electric bass, drums, piano, strings, brass & woodwind instruments, and an array of other sources.
The WA-84 has a very large sound for its small size and uses a heavy Nickel CineMag signal transformer in its signal path to warm up and enlarge sound sources. Small diaphragm condenser microphones have widely moved to transformer-less technology in recent years for ease and lower-cost manufacturing. When designing the WA-84, however, Warm Audio chose to go the extra mile and take the classic route by tackling a more boutique design known for it's its crystal clear, yet smooth, large sound.
Warm Audio is proud to offer something special to the market-place by using large core transformer technology (CineMag USA) in a small diaphragm condenser microphone package. The result is a circuit that sounds absolutely gorgeous and goes above and beyond in terms of signal integrity and smooth boutique tone.
The WA-84 is offered in both nickel and black colors and in single and stereo pair quantities.
Features
- Utilizes a CineMag USA Transformer
- Directional Pattern: Cardioid
- Fully Discrete Vintage-style Signal Path
- Vintage Capsule Reproduction
- 48V Phantom powered
- Frequency Range: 20Hz - 20kHz
- Sensitivity: -39dB or 11mV/Pa @ 1kHz
- Output Impedance: 200 Ohms
- Rated Load Impedance: ≥ 1k Ohms
- Pad: 0db or -10db
- Maximum SPL: 123/133dB @ 1kHz, 0.5% THD, 0/-10dB
- Equivalent Noise: 16dBA (IEC651)
- Dynamic Range: 107dBA (IEC651)
- Connector: 3-Pin Gold-Plated XLR
- Weight: 122g each
- Finish: Black
- Package Includes: Microphone, Cardioid Capsule, Shock-mount, Mic Clip, Windscreen and Carrying Case (Stereo pairs include 2 of each item in a single carrying case)