Sweet, warm tone

Violet Design Grand Pearl "The Grand Pearl" microphone uses our large size dual diaphragm capsule, designed to provide character of sweet, warm tone known from the most famous vintage vocal microphones. Microphone has unidirectional cardioid polar pattern.

Specifications

  • Transducer type: electrostatic
  • Operating principle: pressure gradient
  • Diaphragm's active diameter: 26 mm (1")
  • Frequency range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
  • Polar pattern: unidirectional, cardioid
  • Output impedance: 50 ohms
  • Rated load impedance: 1000 ohms
  • Suggested load impedance: > 500 ohms
  • Sensitivity at 1000 Hz into 1000 ohms load: 20 mV/Pa
  • S/N Ratio CCIR 468-3 weighted: 75 dB
  • S/N Ratio DIN/IEC 651 A-weighted: 86 db-A
  • Equivalent noise level DIN/IEC A-weighted: 8 dB-A
  • Maximum SPL for 0.5% THD at 1000 ohm load: 136 dB
  • Dynamic range of the microphone preamplifier: 128 db
  • Phantom powering voltage on pins 2 & 3 of XLR: +48 V (+/-4 V)
  • Current consumption: < 2 mA
  • Output connector: 3-pin XLR male, gold plated contacts
  • Signal polarity: positive toward pressure on a diaphragm
  • produces positive polarity voltage on XLR pin #2 relatively to pin #3
  • Dimensions and weight: 207 x 42.5 head diameter (24.5 shaft) mm, 350 grams