Audio Technica AT4080 Phantom Powered Bidirectional Ribbon Microphone
Product Code: AT4080
Features
• Smooth, warm and natural high-fidelity sound for professional recording, broadcast and sound reinforcement
• Groundbreaking Audio-Technica ribbon design with 18 patents pending
• Extremely powerful N50 neodymium magnets for high output level
• Custom AT8449/SV shock mount provides superior isolation
• Handmade production – including ribbon corrugation, imprint and assembly - and 100% quality checked upon manufacture
With the groundbreaking AT4080, Audio-Technica achieves the coveted ribbon microphone sound while solving the problems of fragility and low output that have historically plagued ribbon
mics. Delivering the warm, smooth sound of a classic ribbon microphone, Audio-Technica's handcrafted AT4080 Active Ribbon Microphone offers a robust build for long-lasting, reliable
performance and higher output for maximum compatibility with microphone preamplifiers. Equally at home in recording studios and in live-sound settings, the microphone features Audio-Technica's
innovative MicroLinear™ ribbon imprint, which protects the dual ribbons from lateral flexing and distortion. With 18 patents pending, Audio-Technica's innovatibe ribbon transducer
advances the evolution of ribbon microphone design. |
| Element |
Ribbon |
| Polar Pattern |
Figure-of-Eight |
| Frequency Response |
20 - 18,000 Hz |
| Open Circuit Sensitivity |
-38 dB (11.2 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa |
| Impedance |
100 ohms |
| Maximum Input Sound Level |
150 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.; |
| Noise |
19 dB SPL |
| Dynamic Range |
128 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL |
| Signal to Noise Ratio |
72 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa |
| Phantom Power Requirements |
48V DC, 3.0 mA typical |
| Weight |
474 g |
| Dimensions |
177.5 mm (6.99") long, 53.4 mm (2.10") maximum body diameter |
| Output Connector |
3-pin XLRM-type |
| Accessories |
AT8449/SV shock mount for 5/8"-27 threaded stands; microphone dust cover; protective carrying case |
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