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Magneta original vintage microphone

Magneta original vintage microphone

ORIGINAL 1930s VINTAGE MICROPHONE

FEATURES
• Genuine period microphone
• Integral on/off switch
• Integral threaded stand mount

• Fully-functioning theatrical prop like one seen in the feature film "Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day", set in 1930s London.

Magneta vintage microphone. Still from the 2008 Momentum Pictures film "Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day" Photo courtesy Momentum Pictures 2008.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
ELEMENT Fixed-charge back plate permanently polarized condenser
POLAR PATTERN Omnidirectional
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 30-20,000 Hz
LOW-FREQUENCY ROLL-OFF 150 Hz, 6 dB/octave
OPEN CIRCUIT SENSITIVITY – 46 dB (5.0 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa*
IMPEDANCE 200 ohms
MAXIMUM INPUT SOUND LEVEL 130 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.
DYNAMIC RANGE (TYPICAL) 95 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO 65 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa*
BATTERY TYPE Use only "leakproof" AA/UM3 1.5V battery
BATTERY CURRENT 1 mA typical
BATTERY LIFE 1000 hours (alkaline battery)
PHANTOM POWER REQUIREMENTS 5-52V DC, 2 mA typical
SWITCH Off, on-flat, on-roll-off (battery) On-flat, on-roll-off (phantom power)
WEIGHT (LESS CABLE AND ACCESSORIES)
MICROPHONE 330 grams
POWER MODULE 147 grams
DIMENSIONS MICROPHONE
150mm (h) x 74mm (dia) x 75mm (depth)
POWER MODULE 83.0 mm H x 63.0 mm W x 22.0 mm D, not including clip
OUTPUT CONNECTOR integral 3-pin XLRM-type (POWER MODULE)
CABLE Integral 1.8 m, permanently attached between microphone and power module

 

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