Product Description
sE Electronics RN17 Small Diaphragm Microphone
Overview
The second product of the sE / Rupert Neve collaboration, work on the RN17 began with a discussion between Rupert and Siwei Zou on the merits and problems of small-diaphragm condensers.
Recommended Use
Acoustic guitar, choir, orchestral + strings, piano, woodwinds, drums, percussion, cymbals / OH
Features
- The world's smallest production gold-sputtered diaphragm (15mm)
- Adept at picking up the most delicate of high-frequency content
- Full-scale transformer custom-designed by Rupert Neve
- Astonishing clarity across ALL frequencies - not just the highs
- Balance and headroom never before achieved with a small-capsule microphone
- Compatible with sE's RN17 omnidirectional capsule
Specifications
Components
- Capsule: Hand-crafted 2/3" True Condenser
Power
- Electrical impedance: 200 Ohms
- Connectivity: 3-pin male XLR connector
- Powering: 48V Phantom Power (P48 according to IEC 61938)
Sound
- Polar patterns: Cardioid (Omnidirectional capsule available separately)
- Frequency range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Sensitivity: 6 mV / Pa (-44.5 dBV)
- Sensitivity (Figure-8): 2.5 mV / Pa (-52 dBV)
- Max SPL: 131 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)
- Equivalent noise level: 18 dB (Cardioid), 15 dB (Omni)
- Signal to noise ratio: 76 dB
Dimensions
- Mic length: 200 mm (7.87 in.)
- Diaphragm: 17.2 mm gold / mylar
What's in the box
- RN17 microphone
- Custom shock-mount
- Wooden box
- Metal case
- Thread adapter
- User manual