Instrument microphone, Nickel, Stereo pair
The WA-84 is a small-diaphragm condenser microphone. Discreet Class-A design with CineMag USA transformers and fits perfectly as an instrument microphone on acoustic instruments, drums, strings and brass and piano, for example. The WA-84 is available in Nickel (Single and Stereo Pair), Black (Single and Stereo Pair)
Sound Like A Legend
The WA-84 is a small diaphragm condenser microphone based on classic microphone circuitry. The WA-84 is a fully discrete Class A design that utilizes a CineMag USA transformer, polystyrene and Wima capacitors and a Fairchild FET. The WA-84 is designed for pro studio, home studio, live, and broadcast applications and sounds great on a variety of instruments and sources, such as; acoustic/electric guitars, acoustic/electric bass, drums, piano, strings, brass & woodwind instruments, and an array of other sources.
Large Sound, Small Size
The WA-84 has a very LARGE sound for its small size and uniquely uses a heavy Nickel CineMag transformer in its signal path to warm up and ENLARGE sound sources. Small diaphragm condenser microphones have widely moved to transformer-less technology in recent years for ease of design and a lower-cost manufacturing process. When designing the WA-84 we chose to go the extra mile and tackle a more boutique design known for its crystal clear, yet smooth, LARGE sound.
Boutique Tone
We are proud to offer something special to the market place by using large core transformer technology (CineMag USA) in a small diaphragm condenser microphone package. The result is a circuit that we feel sounds absolutely gorgeous and goes the extra mile in terms of signal integrity and smooth boutique tone.
The WA-84 utilizes a custom vintage-style capsule designed to emulate classic componentry and design techniques. The WA-84's capsule is carefully manufactured by an Australian capsule supplier and is precisely reproduced to vintage specs. We are pleased to offer such a high quality capsule in this microphone which allows us to nail the sonics of the most important component of any microphone.
The Transformer
The WA-84 utilizes an American made CineMag USA transformer that contributes to the legendary creamy smooth top-end and the BEEFY mid to bottom-end one would hope to get from an 84-style small diaphragm condenser microphone.
The Circuit
The WA-84 is a fully discrete Class A design that utilizes a CineMag USA transformer, polystyrene and Wima capacitors and a Fairchild FET.
The Capacitors
The WA-84 proudly utilizes Wima, polystyrene and tantalum through-hole capacitors throughout.
- USES A CINEMAG USA TRANSFORMER
- DIRECTIONAL PATTERN: CARDIOID
- FULLY DISCRETE VINTAGE-STYLE SIGNAL PATH
- VINTAGE CAPSULE REPRODUCTION
- PACKAGE INCLUDES: MICROPHONE, CARDIOID CAPSULE, SHOCK-MOUNT, MIC CLIP, WINDSCREEN AND CARRYING CASE
- 48V PHANTOM POWERED
- FREQUENCY RANGE: 20HZ - 20KHZ
- SENSITIVITY: -39DB OR 11MV/PA @ 1KHZ
- OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 200Ω
- RATED LOAD IMPEDANCE: ≥1KΩ
- PAD: 0DB OR -10DB
- MAXIMUM SPL: 123/133DB @ 1KHZ, 0.5% THD, 0/-10DB -S/N RATIO: 78DBA (IEC651)
- EQUIVALENT NOISE: 16DBA (IEC651)
- DYNAMIC RANGE: 107DBA (IEC651)
- CONNECTOR: 3-PIN GOLD-PLATED XLR
- WEIGHT: 122G EACH
- FINISH: NICKEL