Audio Technica AT5040 Premier Studio Vocal Microphone

Audio-Technica's premier studio vocal microphone, the AT5040 represents a milestone in condenser design, offering remarkably musical high-fidelity performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound.Features: Extremely musical high-fidelity performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound Four rectangular diaphragms (2 micron) function together as Audio-Technica's largest-ever element, providing combined surface area twice that of a standard one-inch circular diaphragm Exceptionally low noise and wide dynamic range ideal for studio vocals Discrete components carefully selected for optimized capsule performance High-SPL capability and extended frequency response Hand assembled and inspected for 100% quality control Advanced internal shock mounting decouples the capsule from the microphone body Elegant, durable housing of aluminum and brass Included advanced-design custom AT8480 shock mount provides superior isolation