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DESCRIPTION The New Gold Standard in Affordable Condensers When sE introduced the X1 in 2010, it redefined the potential of an affordable hand-crafted condenser microphone. Featuring the highest dynamic range and SPL handling capabilities in its class, along with dramatically increased flexibility, the X1 S has been improved in every way - yet is even more affordable than the original. FEATURES Custom-designed hand-crafted true condenser capsule individually tuned in our own factory A refined version of sE's best-selling X1 Improved sensitivity, dramatically increased SPL handling (up to 160dB!), and a huge reduction in self-noise. Hand-made metal housing and gold-sputtered diaphragms 80 /160 Hz bass-cut filters and -10 / -20 dB pads SPECIFICATIONS Capsule: Hand-crafted 1" True Condenser Electrical Impedance: 125 Ohms Recommended Load Impedance: >1k Ohms Connectivity: 3-pin male XLR connector Powering: 48V Phantom Power (P48 according to IEC 61938) Polar Patterns: Cardioid Frequency Range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz Sensitivity: 30 mV / Pa (-31 dBV) Max SPL: 140 / 150 / 160 dB (0 / 10 / 20 dB pad) (0.5% THD @ 1kHz) Equivalent Noise Level: 9 dB Dynamic Range: 131 / 141 / 151 dB (0 / 10 / 20 dB attenuation pad) Signal to Noise Ratio: 85 dB Low-Cut Filter: 80 / 160 Hz, 6 dB / Oct, switchable Attenuation Pad: 10 / 20 dB, switchable Current Consumption: 6.0 mA
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