Audio Technica U857AL

Audio Technica U857AL G&G Price: $226 Cardioid Condenser Adapter-mount Gooseneck Microphone. 16.58″ length Includes windscreen and A-Mount flange, power module and A-Mount cable pass-through adapter List Price: $342

Description: Engineered for versatile positioning and extremely flexible performance in boardroom, school, government, house-of-worship and other installed applications, the U857AL features a small-diameter gooseneck with virtually no “memory.” Its ultra-flexible, robust design permits easy adjustment into desired shape while resisting inadvertent repositioning. This cardioid condenser gooseneck microphone direct mounts to any 5/8"-27 stand; it is 16.58" long. Equipped with UniGuard™ innovations that offer unsurpassed immunity from radio frequency interference, the U857AL accepts interchangeable elements, available in cardioid, hypercardioid, omnidirectional and UniLine™ line cardioid polar patterns. The battery- or phantom-powered microphone also offers an 80 Hz low-cut UniSteep® filter that reduces pickup of low-frequency ambient noise.

Features: Designed for high-quality sound reinforcement, professional recording and broadcasting Superior off-axis rejection for maximum gain before feedback UniGuard™ RFI-shielding technology offers outstanding rejection of radio frequency interference (RFI) Easy-to-adjust, rugged, small-diameter, alternating gooseneck with virtually no “memory” permits quick positioning into desired shape UniSteep® filter provides a steep low-frequency attenuation to improve sound pickup without affecting voice quality Accepts interchangeable elements to permit angle of acceptance from 90° to 360° Two-stage foam windscreen yields dramatically improved resistance to P-pops and other breath blasts Direct mounts to any 5/8"-27 stand, or to included threaded mounting flange Operates on battery or phantom power

Specifications: ELEMENT: Fixed-charge back plate, permanently polarized condenser POLAR PATTERN: Cardioid FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 30-20,000 Hz LOW FREQUENCY ROLL-OFF: 80 Hz, 18 dB/octave OPEN CIRCUIT SENSITIVITY: Phantom: –42 dB (7.9 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa Battery: –43 dB (7.0 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa IMPEDANCE: Phantom: 200 ohms Battery: 270 ohms MAXIMUM INPUT SOUND LEVEL: Phantom: 133 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D. Battery: 123 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D. DYNAMIC RANGE (typical): Phantom: 109 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL Battery: 99 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO: 70 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa PHANTOM POWER REQUIREMENTS: 11-52V DC, 2 mA typical BATTERY TYPE: 1.5V AA/UM3 BATTERY CURRENT / LIFE: 0.4 mA / 1200 hours typical (alkaline) SWITCH: Off, on-flat, on-roll-off WEIGHT (MICROPHONE): 4.6 oz (131 g) WEIGHT (POWER MODULE): 4.9 oz (139 g) DIMENSIONS (MICROPHONE): 16.58" (421.0 mm) long, 0.48" (12.2 mm) head diameter DIMENSIONS (POWER MODULE): 3.31" (84.0 mm) H x 2.48" (63.0 mm) W x 0.87" (22.0 mm) D OUTPUT CONNECTOR (POWER MODULE): Integral 3-pin XLRM-type CABLE: 9.8' (3.0 m) long (permanently attached to microphone), 0.13" (3.2 mm) diameter, 2-conductor shielded cable with TA3F-type connector OPTIONAL INTERCHANGEABLE ELEMENTS: UE-H hypercardioid (100°); UE-O omnidirectional (360°); UE-UL UniLine™ (90°) ACCESSORIES FURNISHED: AT8531 power module; AT8153 two-stage foam windscreen; AT8663 A-mount flange; AT8664 A-mount cable pass-through adapter; battery AUDIO-TECHNICA CASE STYLE: M2