Ear Trumpet Labs Louise Condenser Microphone

Ear Trumpet Labs Louise PRODUCT FEATURES:

Ear Trumpet Labs are boutique American mic manufacturers whose unique selling point is a slightly bizarre desire to construct microphones using junk metal — for want of a better description! Philip Graham, the company's proprietor, describes himself as a 'bricoleur' — bricolage meaning the 'art of assemblage', or making artwork from found or re-purposed objects and materials. Apparently the French root of the word means to fiddle or tinker, which seems quite appropriate!

ETL mics look like they've been knocked together from the debris shaken out of a a plumber's toolbox or found on a bicycle-repair shop floor, but don't be fooled: despite some design hints at early broadcast mics, the Ear Trumpet Labs range isn't about old reproductions of anything specific — these are all original 'assemblages', although the preamp circuitry is derived from a classic transformerless Schoeps design....Sound On Sound

Ear Trumpet Labs Louise TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

• Hand made microphone with unique appearance.
• Large (26mm) diaphragm condenser capsule with a cardioid pickup pattern.
• Tea-ball head basket capsule assembly spring-mounted in a 6-inch chrome ring.
• Pivoting joint between ring and body allows convenient positioning.
• Internal multilayer silk and foam pop filter, for plosive protection without sacrificing clarity.
• Transformerless FET fully balanced electronics - very quiet and clean.
• Highest quality hand-wired electronic components - film caps, precision resistors, hand tested and matched transistors, with component values tuned for the individual circuit.
• Body fits standard microphone clips.
• Dimensions: 12" x 6" x 2 3/8"
• Metal tool case with foam padding included, 15" x 10" x 4 1/2".
• Requires 48V phantom power.