CAD Audio CAD TSM-411 Dynamic Supercardioid Percussion Microphone

The TSM-411 is a compact moving-coil dynamic built for percussion, where the mic is clamped to the thing that is being hit and every stick strike travels up the hardware into the capsule. CAD's answer is polymer floatation: the neodymium transducer sits suspended inside the metal housing rather than bolted to it, so the vibration stops at the shell.

Neodymium magnetics let the coil be lighter, which is what gives the mic its transient response on a rimshot and drops its impedance to 310 ohms. Response is 100 Hz to 15 kHz - deliberately rolled off at the bottom, since a tom mic does not need to hear the kick - at -56 dBV (1.6 mV) per pascal in a supercardioid pattern. It weighs 7.9 oz (0.23 kg) and ships with a clip that adds a second stage of isolation.