CharterOak (CT) Announces H1000 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone, MPA1 Mic Pre
Enfield, CT-based manufacturer CharterOak has announced that it will show and demo the new H1000 Large Diaphragm Condenser this week at AES 2011, being held this weekend in NYC.
Experience the new CharterOak H1000 at AES 2011.
The New CharterOak H1000 (MSP: $2200) is a modern side address dual diaphragm tube microphone fitted with a custom capsule, Lundahl output transformer, hand-selected JJ ECC83, bass roll off and -10dB pad. With its mid-range focus and balanced bass and smooth top end, the H1000 is intended to be an alternative to the U47 and other recent clones.
The microphone is delivered with a lifetime warranty on all parts and labor.
The company will also demonstrate the CharterOak MPA-1 ($2250), a solid-state, dual channel microphone preamplifier. The MPA-1acheives extremely high headroom, and features transformerless input circuitry and transformer balanced output. With the input and output gain controls, the engineer can carefully control the signal from ultra clean and transparent, to pleasant coloration added by the MPA-1’s output stage and Cinemag output transformer.
The MPA-1 is also fitted with constantly variable high pass and low pass filters that encompass the entire bandwidth of the device, a -6dB pad, +48VDC phantom power, and phase reverse, giving the engineer further control of the signal and flexibility.
CharterOak MPA-1 Technical Specifications
The highly flexible new MPA1 mic pre extends CharterOak's product line.
Minimum Gain – 20Db
Maximum Gain – 76Db
Frequency Response – 10Hz – 100kHz (+/- 3dB)
Noise – -100dB or better
Maximum Input Level – +23dBu
Maximum Output Level – +32dBu
Phantom Power – +48VDC
Output Impedance – 600 ohms (transformer balanced)
Power Requirements – 100-120VAC/200-240VAC switchable
MSRP on both products have not yet been announced.