From Neumann USA
The reissue: True greatness – and true to the original in every respect
Technically, the M 49 V is a large diaphragm tube circuit microphone with a silky, warm, and magically rich, deep sound. Practically, it has needed absolutely no introduction from the very start, since it took over the recording and broadcast studios in 1951. One of the reasons: The revolutionary microphone came with a remote-controlled polar pattern (from omnidirectional to cardioid to figure-8). Back then, most bands or orchestras were recorded with a few microphones, often fixed installed. The remote control saved a lot of time, and the engineers could work in a lot of situations with the very same microphone, from vocals to instruments. While the remote setting is more of a secondary feature these days, the signature sound remains unparalleled and unachieved. Although today’s production is defined by digital workflows, the warm magic of a tube-driven, analog microphone remains unrivaled. The M 49 has a natural position on the shortlist of genre icons for 70 years and counting. For many reasons, it is an inseparable part of the Neumann DNA.
With the new revision, owners can now decide to extend the bass sensitivity and drop the high- pass frequency from the original 30 Hz to an incredible 12 Hz – a tribute to modern listening and recording culture. Another option is part of the classic circuitry and allows users to switch the microphone to a fixed cardioid pickup pattern (which is the most used setting anyway). This increases the sensitivity by 2 dB and reduces the equivalent noise level by 3 dB. Especially when recording speech or vocals, this setting translates into even more M 49 magic and intimacy.
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Reissue of the legendary M 49 with detail improvements
• Superb vocal microphone for male and female voices
• Versatile microphone for all types of instruments
• Made to original specifications using archived documentation
• New power supply automatically adapts to mains voltage
• Handmade and hand-soldered in Germany
- Acoustic operating principle: Pressure gradient transducer
- Directional pattern: Variable (omnidirectional/cardioid/figure-8)
- Frequency response: 40 Hz – 16 kHz
- Sensitivity: 6.5/8/10 mV/Pa ±1 dB
- Rated impedance: 200 Ω
- Rated load impedance: 1000 Ω
- Signal-to-noise ratio, CCIR: 62/64/64 dB
- Signal-to-noise ratio, A-weighted: 73/74/75 dB
- Equivalent noise level, CCIR: 32/30/30 dB
- Equivalent noise level, A-weighted: 21/20/19 dB-A
- Maximum SPL for THD 0.5%: 125 dB (cardioid)
- Maximum output voltage: 300 mV
- Power supply: NM V
- Vacuum tube type: Selected triode
- Plate voltage: +120 V ±2%
- Plate current: ≤1 mA
- Heater voltage: +6.3 V ±2%
- Heater current: ≤200 mA
- Tube warm-up time: Approx. 1 minute
- Required connector: 7-pin connector
- Length: 163 mm
- Diameter: 80 mm
- Weight: 800 g
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