Sontronics Aria Valve/Tube Condenser Microphone
Valve/Tube condenser microphone. A modern classic thanks to its beautifully smooth and balanced tone.
Key Features:
- Valve/tube condenser mic
- Incredibly smooth sound
- Designed to give amazing results on male and female vocals
- Beta-tested with Paul Epworth, PJ Harvey and several engineers at Abbey Road Studios
- Covered by LIFETIME WARRANTY
Product Code: 500022120
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The Sontronics ARIA valve/tube cardioid condenser microphone was developed and designed by Sontronics founder and designer Trevor Coley specifically for getting the best from your vocals, and is already becoming a modern classic thanks to its beautifully smooth and balanced tone.
The multi-award-winning Sontronics ARIA will give you stunning, beautiful results on every recording, thanks to its silky-smooth characteristics, its accurate response and trademark Sontronics high-frequency roll-off. Housed inside the chromed grille is a large, 1.07-inch, edge-terminated capsule that captures all the detail and subtleties of any male or female vocal (sung or spoken) while the hand-selected European 12AX7/ECC83 tube lends a character that you'd expect to find in a classic vintage valve mic.
Main features of the Sontronics ARIA include:
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For that extra level of control, the accompanying SPS-2 power supply unit boasts pad (0, -10dB) and filter (linear, 75Hz) switches as well as a tube-ready LED, letting you know when the mic is warmed up and at its best to record. Inside the unit is a pro-quality, medical-grade electricity filter to ensure that the power supply is pure and interference-free.
During ARIA's development, it was beta-tested by top artists and musicians including producer/writer Paul Epworth (Adele, Florence & The Machine, Paul McCartney), singer/songwriter PJ Harvey, and also several engineers at Abbey Road Studios, all of whom now admit they can't live without their ARIAs! These and other users have all told us that ARIA's sound and quality is easily matched to mics (both modern and vintage) that cost ten times more.
The result is a go-to microphone that's a must-have if you're serious about achieving the best results from vocals but that will also give beautiful results on piano, acoustic guitar, cello and other instruments as well as voiceover and broadcast.
The ARIA microphone is supplied in its own velvet-lined wooden box, which comes in an aluminium flightcase together with its elastic spider-style shockmount, a ring mount and the SPS-2 power supply, connecting cable and power lead. Like all our mics, Sontronics ARIA is covered by a no-nonsense LIFETIME WARRANTY.
| Frequency response: | 20Hz - 20kHz |
| Sensitivity: | 18mV/Pa -33dB ±1.5dB (0dB = 1V/Pa @ 1,000Hz) |
| Polar pattern: | Cardioid |
| Pad: | 0, -10dB |
| Filter: | Linear, 75Hz |
| Impedance: | ≤200 Ohms |
| Equivalent noise level: | 18dB (A-weighted) |
| Max SPL (for 0.5% THD @ 1kHz): | 125dB |
| Power supply: | SPS-2 115/230V *Phantom power NOT required* |
| Connector: | 8-pin connector (mic), 3-pin XLR-M (power supply) |
| Dimensions: | 230 x 55 x 55mm (mic) |
| Weight: | 744g (mic), 1155g (mic with shockmount), 1880g (power supply) |
| Comes with: | wooden box (for Aria mic), shockmount, cables, SPS-2 power supply, aluminium flightcase |