A multi pattern tube condenser. Great for Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar cab, orchestral + strings, piano, woodwinds, percussion, cymbals / OH, toms, room. Features: Fully discrete, Class-A electronics in both active stages The finest true condenser capsule we've ever built The same custom op-amps used in Rupert Neve Designs' flagship 5088 console Switchable gain and a massive dynamic range 9-position polar pattern switch for precise balance between direct and ambient sound Specifications: Capsule Hand-crafted 1" True Condenser Tube complement 1x 12AU7 / ECC82 Polar patterns 9 (Omni, Cardioid, Figure-8, plus 3 steps between each) Frequency range 20 Hz - 20 kHz Sensitivity 16 mV / Pa (-36 dBV) Gain -12 / 0 / +12 dB, switchable Max SPL 151 dB Equivalent noise level 18 dB Dynamic range133 dB Signal to noise ratio76 dB Low-cut filter40 / 80 Hz, 12 dB / Oct, switchable