Audio-Technica AT5040 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
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AT5040
Audio-Technica’s premier studio vocal microphone, the AT5040 represents a milestone in condenser design, offering remarkably musical high-fidelity performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound.
Purity, Presence, Depth & Detail
This is Audio-Technica’s premier studio vocal microphone, offering remarkably musical high-fidelity performance.
100% Quality Control
Each AT5040 microphone is hand-assembled and individually inspected to guarantee the highest quality.
Four-part Rectangular Element
Four exquisitely matched ultra-thin diaphragms function together as Audio-Technica’s largest-ever element for low noise with exceptional transient response.
Key Features
- Audio-Technica’s premier studio condenser vocal microphone
- Extremely musical high-fidelity performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound
- Four rectangular diaphragms (2 micron) function together as Audio-Technica’s largest-ever element, providing combined surface area twice that of a standard one-inch circular diaphragm
- Exceptionally low noise and wide dynamic range ideal for studio vocals
- Discrete components carefully selected for optimized capsule performance
- High-SPL capability and extended frequency response
- Hand assembled and inspected for 100% quality control
- Advanced internal shock mounting decouples the capsule from the microphone body
- Elegant, durable housing of aluminum and brass
- Included advanced-design custom AT8480 shock mount provides superior isolation
- Custom hard-shell carrying case with die-cut foam compartments offers protection during storage and transport
Technical Specifications
- Element: Fixed-charge back plate, permanently polarized condenser
- Polar Pattern: Cardioid
- Frequency Response: 20 – 20,000 Hz
- Open Circuit Sensitivity: –25 dB (56.2 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa
- Maximum Input Sound Level: 142 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.
- Noise: 5 dB SPL
- Dynamic Range: 137 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 89 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa
- Phantom Power Requirements: 48V DC, 3.8 mA typical
- Weight: 582 g (20.5 oz)
- Dimensions: 165.3 mm (6.51'') long, 57.0 mm (2.24'') maximum body diameter
- Output Connector: Integral 3-pin XLRM-type
- Output Connectors: Integral 3-pin XLRM-type
- Product Type:
- Microphone