SONTRONICS ARIA valve/tube condenser microphone Launched in 2014, our 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.
Our multi-award-winning Sontronics ARIA will give you stunning, beautiful results on every recording, thanks to its silky-smooth characteristics, its accurate response and our trademark Sontronics high-frequency roll-off. And following the development of our new MERCURY variable-pattern valve microphone, we've now been able to refine and improve ARIA even further*, to take its quality to the next level.
As designer Trevor Coley explains: "Using only premium-quality, branded components in our UK-made circuits, we have been able make considerable improvements to ARIA's signal-to-noise ratio and reduce its self-noise to incredibly low levels for a tube microphone. The new and improved ARIA delivers even greater levels of precision and clarity and we’re confident that you’ll love it!"
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Polar pattern | Cardioid |
Filter | Linear, 75Hz |
Pad | 0, -10dB |
Frequency response | 20Hz - 20kHz |
Sensitivity | 18mV/Pa -33dB ±1.5dB (0dB = 1V/Pa @ 1,000Hz) |
Impedance | ≤200 Ohms |
Equivalent noise level | 18dB (A-weighted) |
Max. SPL | (for 0.5% THD @ 1kHz): 125dB |
Connector | 8-pin connector (mic), 3-pin XLR-M (power supply) |
Power | SPS-2 115/230V *Phantom power NOT required* |
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 |