Front End Audio has a fantastic deal on this factory direct B-Stock microphone! This Amethyst arrived to us directly from Violet where they deemed it as "B-Stock" for whatever reason. This microphone has been fully tested by Violet and works perfectly! In the nature of being B-Stock, do expect a minor cosmetic issue but rest assured that it will have absolutely no impact on the functionality. Otherwise, this microphone is brand new and carries a full manufacturers warranty. This is your opportunity to grab a deal on a "just like new" Amethyst from Violet!
The Violet Amethyst uses a single diaphragm VD26 capsule and is designed for what we know as the modern sound - with airy highs, extended vocal presence, accented low end response and a unidirectional cardioid pattern. The Amethyst's large size diaphragm is made of the highest quality 6-micron Mylar film. Using our original technology the diaphragms are tensioned and adjusted on precisely made brass backplates. The diaphragms are sputtered with our special formula of gold mixture. It gives them a faster impulse transient response without sound coloration, low frequency reduction, and adds the possibility to handle louder sound pressure levels. At the end of the manufacturing process each capsule is carefully checked for all parameters and measured in an anechoic chamber for optimum performance. The unidirectional cardioid polar pattern reduces ambient studio noise. The microphone has minimal proximity effect and is working close to linear over the wide frontal incidence angle. The microphone's headgrill is made as an acoustic filter of multilayer brass mesh that reduces plosive sounds, breath, pop and wind noises, minimizes internal resonance effects, but keeps high frequencies and sound transparency unaffected. The Amethyst is ready for direct mounting on a standard microphone stand. Rugged microphone construction and two internal shockmounts, separately for the capsule and for the electronics, effectively reduces stand rumble, outside infrasonic interference and mechanical shocks.
The internal solid state preamplifier of the microphone is based on class-A fully discrete transformerless electronics circuit, built using only the best quality selected components. The circuit is designed under the highest audio standards and provides a linear audio frequency range, high dynamics, ultra-low self-noise, and very low audio distortion of all types. The Amethyst requires quality and stable 48V phantom power. It is available from external microphone preamplifier and mixing console inputs or from separate phantom power supply units, but some units, though rated as 48 volt sources, may supply inadequate or unstable phantom power, which can result in distortion and degraded performance. Please check your phantom power source under real microphone load.
Violet Black Knight Microphone Specifications
- Transducer Type: electrostatic
- Operating Principle: pressure gradient
- Capsule: VD26
- Diaphragm's Active Diameter: 25 mm (1")
- Frequency Range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Polar Pattern: unidirectional - cardioid
- Output Impedance: 50 ohms
- Rated Load Impedance: 1000 ohms
- Suggested Load Impedance: >500 ohms
- Maximum SPL: 134 dB
- Dynamic Range: 127 dB
- Power: +48V
- Current Consumption: <2 mA
- Output Connector: 3-pin XLR male, gold plated contacts
- Dimensions: 168 x 63 x 41 mm
Violet Black Knight Microphone Includes
- Violet Black Knight Microphone
- Manufacturer Warranty
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