Aim Audio Essence - Cardioid Condenser Studio Microphone
Aim Audio Essence - Cardioid Condenser Studio Microphone
The Aim Audio ESSENCE is a trailblazing and exquisite microphone that has been entirely conceived from the ground up, to help you make better recordings.
Made in Berlin, Germany, this new high-performance studio mic is a world first and comes with a host of unique, useful and innovative features, including our patented switchable Transformer/Electronic Output stage. From a direct, beautifully open and fast response, to smooth and intimate sounds with sparkling harmonics and deep lows, ESSENCE is surely going to become a top choice wherever and for whatever source you wish to use it on.
Add to this a fresh look, backlit and tactile controls, reversible orientation, built-in Peak Level Metering, a hand-built 1” Gold Sputtered Mylar true condenser capsule (externally polarized) and you have one of the finest new audio products to ever hit the market – all at a price/performance ratio that defies regular convention.
Aim Audio Essence Features:
- Truly innovative, with patented features
- Developed by an experienced team of experts in audio
- All-metal housing with unique oval design
- Class-Leading Audio Performance (>140 dBA internal headroom)
- Switchable between Electronic or Transformer Balanced Output stages
- Custom-wound Toroidal Audio Transformer with VITROPERM core
- 1” Large Diaphragm True Condenser (Gold Sputtered Mylar)
- Sound chosen by blind listening tests, using our industry leading panel
- -10 Pad option
- 80 Hz Low Cut switch
- Integrated Peak-Level Metering
- Backlit Controls (dimmable and lockable)
- Built-in direct-to-stand mounting
- Powered by regular 48 V Phantom Power
- Optional Custom ORBIT Shock Mount, with adjustable clamp angle and more
- Made in Berlin, Germany
Aim Audio Essence Specifications:
- Transducer Type: True Condenser
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Sensitivity at 1 kHz into 1 kΩ: 24.1 mV/Pa (rel. 94 dB SPL)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 86 dBA (rel. 94 dB SPL)
- Pad Switch: -10 dB
- LF Cut-Off Filter: 80 Hz
- Equivalent Noise Level: 8 dBA
- Maximum SPL: 140 dB (at 0.05% THD) – no pad