Soyuz 017 FET-Based Large Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Soyuz 017 FET Large Diaphragm Condenser Mic

The Soyuz SU-017 FET Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone delivers sound as rich, warm, and beautiful as its handcrafted, polished design suggests. Swappable capsules make this high-performance microphone at home in a wide range of critical recording applications, from vocals to orchestral instruments.

The SU-017 FET shares the SU-017’s cardioid capsule, featuring a gold-sputtered, hand-tuned one-inch diaphragm. An omni-directional capsule is currently available, with additional patterns in development. As with all Soyuz microphones, the SU-017 FET is completely handmade: bodies and capsules are manually machined, transformers are wound in-house, and all wiring is true point-to-point. The SU-017 FET features a carefully designed, low-noise Field Effect Transistor topography and the rich sound of custom in-house created and crafted toroidal transformers.

In addition to excelling at recording vocals and orchestral instruments, the SU-017 FET has proven to be – with the available 10, 15, or 20 db pads – ideal for recording such difficult to capture high-decibel sources as kick drums and guitar and bass amplifiers.

Sound

The SU-017 FET employs the same handmade capsule as the SU-017, a proprietary toroidal transformer, and a completely original circuit design. These elements work together to deliver a tonal character that is as rich and detailed as it's tube brother's, but with the slightly faster transient response characteristic of a FET microphone.

Features:

• 100% handmade in Russia
• Proprietary toroidal transformer
• 34 mm gold sputtered diaphragm capsule
• Heavy duty shock mount
• Comes in a velvet-lined, hand-crafted Russian hardwood box

Specifications:

• Type: Condenser microphone
• Capsules: Two 34 mm membranes (one gold sputtered)
• Frequency Range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
• Polar Pattern: Cardioid (swappable) with optional omnidirectional and figure 8
• Sensitivity: 15 mV/Pa
• Impedance: 200 Ohms
• SPL: 140 dB Equivalent Noise- 18 dB (a-weighted)
• Power: 48 V Phantom
• Size: 226 mm length x 55 mm diameter
• Weight: 930 g

Includes

• SU-017 FET
• Shock mount
• Wooden box

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