SMALL MEMBRANE CONDENSER MICROPHONE 'Designed in conjunction with Mr. Rupert Neve, the RNT redefines the capabilities of a Small Diaphragm Condenser microphone. This is the world's first pencil microphone with a high-performance transformer, manually wound and manufactured on a large scale. The second product of the sE / Rupert Neve collaboration, the work at RN17 began with a discussion between Rupert and Siwei Zou about the advantages and problems of small diaphragm condensers. I said: That transformer is too big. This is a small capsule microphone. Impossible.
According to Siwei, the problem with SDCs is that they have a very clear sound, the SPL is high, but the sound is very cold, not like with a large diaphragm. The quality of the transformer can make the sound much better. But that little transformer, no one can do it. Rupert told me: I want THIS transformer. I told him: That transformer is going to be too big. This is a small capsule microphone. Impossible. He said: I want the impossible to be possible. With an audio transformer of this magnitude, the RN17 is capable of delivering astonishing clarity at ALL frequencies, not just the high ones. The midrange is detailed and advanced, the bass is full and precise, and the entire microphone has a balance and space that has never before been achieved with a small capsule microphone.

• Capsule type: true handmade condenser
• Diaphragm: 17.2 mm gold / Mylar
• Directional pattern: cardioid (omnidirectional capsule available separately)
• Frequency range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
• Impedance: 200 ohms
• Sensitivity: 5.96 mV / Pa (-44.5 dB)
• Sensitivity (figure 8): 2.51 mV / Pa (-52dB)
• Maximum SPL: 131 dB (0.5% THD at 1 kHz)
• Signal to noise ratio: 76 dB
• Self-noise: 18 dB (A) (cardioid), 15 dB (A) (omnidirectional)
• Matching connectors: mm

Stereo bar (matched stereo pair only)

• Weight: 245 g / 8.64 oz
• Dimensions: 300 x 25 mm
• Max. Width between microphone stands: 276 mm
• Min. width between microphone stands: 58 mm
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