NEUMANN M 149 Tube
The M 149 Tube is a modern version of Neumann's famous M 49 microphone. Like its predecessor, it uses the classic K47/49 large diaphragm capsule in an acoustically open headgrille. The M 149 is a universal studio microphone with 9 selectable polar patterns. Its innovative transformerless tube circuit ensures optimal sound with lowest self-noise.
The M 149 offers nine directional characteristics: omni, wide cardioid, cardioid, hyper-cardioid, figure-of-eight with an intermediate characteristic between each of these. It also has a 7-position low cut (20 to 160 Hz in half-octave steps). This flexibility along with an exceptionally low self-noise figure of only 13 dB-A (cardioid mode) makes the M 149 a truly universal studio microphone for all applications. Not only is the M 149 a superb microphone for vocalists in any genre, unlike many other modern tube microphones, it is also an amazingly versatile microphone for a wide range of instruments, such as piano, acoustic and electric guitar, upright bass, percussion, drums overheads, as well as solo strings, brass and woodwind instruments. The M 149 is a premium microphone which will satisfy even the most demanding users.
FEATURES:
- same capsule as the legendary Neumann M 49
- classic sound in nine directional patterns
- seven-position low cut switch
- tube circuit with extremely low self-noise
- transformerless output stage
- comes with N149A power supply
- acoustical operating principle: pressure gradient transducer
- directional pattern: omnidirectional, wide angle cardioid, cardioid, hyper-cardioid, figure-8 with one intermediate position each
- frequency range: 20 Hz up to 20 kHz
- sensitivity at 1 kHz into 1 kOhm: 34/47/62 mV/Pa (omni/cardioid/8)
- rated impedance: 50 Ohms
- rated load impedance: 1 kOhms
- equivalent noise level, CCIR: 28/25/23 dB (omni/cardioid/8)
- equivalent noise level, A-weighted: 16/13/11 dB-A (omni/cardioid/8)
- typical SPL (tube characteristic) for K<0.5%: 120 dB
- typical SPL (tube characteristic) for K<5%: 136 dB
- signal-to-noise ratio, CCIR (re. 94 dB SPL): 66/69/71 dB (omni/cardioid/8)
- signal-to-noise ratio, A-weighted (re. 94 dB SPL): 78/81/83 dB(Omni/cardioid/8)
- maximum output voltage: 18 dBu
- dynamic range of the amplifier, DIN/IEC 651, for THD < 0.5%: 101 dB
- dynamic range of the amplifier, DIN/IEC 651, for THD < 5%: 121 dB
- power supply: N 149 A
- matching connector, microphone: DIN 8F, power supply XLR 3 F
- weight: approx. 730 g
- diameter: 70 mm
- length: 201 mm
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