LEWITT LCT 540 S Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

1" true condenser studio microphone with a cardioid polar pattern

The engineering of this particular piece of cutting-edge audio technology asked for a forward-thinking approach toward capsule and circuit design. As a result, a way of experiencing sound at infinite depth and absolute precision came to life; its name, the Lewitt LCT 540 S. Get involved with tone and sound in ways unheard and bring your recordings to perfection by capturing all the fine-grained characteristics that constitute each moment of your performance. Rediscover your instrument and voice on a whole new level of musical detail.Lewitt's unique approach toward electronics and capsule design makes the microphone better than human hearing. With the LCT 540 S, a new benchmark was set in terms of capturing fine-grained details of your recording source. It allows you to record details of your voice and instruments that usually wouldn’t even be audible. Makes every detail count.With its cutting-edge circuit and capsule design, the LCT 540 S features an impressive dynamic range of 132dB to capture everything from loud to subtle. You won’t hear the self-noise of the mic even after heavily compressing the signal. Material recorded with the LCT 540 S is fit for extreme processing.The human hearing threshold is very frequency-dependent. It is less sensitive toward low and very high frequencies and most sensitive around 2–5kHz. With Lewitt's specific and unique approach toward circuit and capsule design, they were able to realize self-noise that'll stay below the threshold of hearing across the entire frequency spectrum.To measure the self-noise of the LCT 540 S, Lewitt built a unique device. It's ten times more massive than conventional ones, weighing over 9,900 lb. in total. This amount of mass will dampen frequencies up to a 1/10,000th of their sound pressure. The frequency range from 20Hz to 20kHz is dampened by 60dB, up to 80dB on the higher frequencies. Perfect match technologyEvery single LCT 540 S undergoes a series of measurements followed by adjustment of the polarization voltage to achieve the same sensitivity in every LCT 540 S ever produced. This way, you can form a pair when you buy another one later on.
Features
Developed in close cooperation with world-renowned producers and audio engineersFirst and foremost designed to be an outstanding vocal microphone1" true condenser studio microphoneSelf-noise below the threshold of human hearing Ideal for extreme processingLow-cut filters and attenuationCardioid polar pattern
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LCT 540 S Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone Specifications:
Type
Condenser, externally polarized
Acoustical operating principle
Pressure-gradient transducer, externally polarized
Transducer Ø
1"
Diaphragm
3 micron gold-sputtered Mylar
Polar pattern
Cardioid
Frequency range
20Hz–20kHz
Sensitivity
41 mV/Pa, –28dBV/Pa
Self-noise
4dB (A)
Max. SPL for 0.5 % THD
136dB SPL, 0dB attenuation
Signal/noise ratio
90dB (A)
Dynamic range
132dB (A)
Attenuation
0dB
–6dB
–12dB
Low-cut filter
Linear
80Hz (6dB/oct)
160Hz (6dB/oct)
Internal impedance
68 ohm
Supply voltage
48V ± 4V
Current consumption
3.6 mA
Microphone enclosure
Zinc die-cast
Connector
Gold-plated 3-pin XLR
Microphone dimensions
6.22" x 2.04" x 1.42"
Microphone net weight
13.1 oz.