Neumann KM184 Cardioid Microphone (nickel)

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Cardioid microphone for recording acoustic instruments The KM184 (cardioid) in particular has become the classic high-quality miniature microphone. The slender shape and transmission characteristics described here make the KM 184 especially suitable for a very wide range of tasks in the radio and television sector. It is extremely quiet (16 dB A-weighted self-noise), making it excellent for capturing the subtle nuances of acoustic guitar and orchestral performances . The KM 184 microphone is the successor of the well proven the KM 84, which has been used since the seventies worldwide with great success. Although the KM184 has the same capsule as the KM84, the microphone differs slightly on the 0 frequency response: The KM 184 has a gentle rise at about 9 kHz, a characteristic that was introduced very successfully with the KM140. The result is a tonal balance that is fresher and livelier when compared to the KM84 with its flat frequency response in that band. This difference was achieved with just a slight change of the capsule's rear opening, and is not due to resonances. Compared to the KM84 the dynamic range of the KM184 increased by 21 dB mainly through the reduction of self- noise level to only 25 dB (CCIR) and an increased sound pressure handling capability of up to 138 dB. The microphone operates without any problems, even read more
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