The VX-5 is a stylish and innovative hand-held vocal condenser
microphone designed to handle a wide variety of
live, studio and broadcast applications.
With a smooth frequency response of 40 Hz - 16.5 kHz
(plus or minus 3 dB), the VX-5 features a 14mm gold
vapor diaphragm, a supercardioid polar pattern, a -10 dB
pad, a bass roll-off filter, an acoustically ported steel
mesh grill screen, and a rugged die cast zinc body.
The VX-5 will handle sound pressure levels in excess of
140 dB (in the pad and roll-off position) without distortion
and will additionally provide over 20 dB of ambient
noise rejection for feedback control on live stages.
The VX-5 operates on phantom power of 9-52 volts and
will achieve optimum results when used with a high quality
mic preamp. In addition to vocal applications, the VX-5
is ideally suited to capture acoustic instruments such as
guitar, woodwinds, brass, percussion toys, and drum overheads.
and hi-hat.
