Avantone CK-40 Stereo 3-Pattern FET Condenser Microphone with -10dB Pad

The AVANTONE CK-40 is truly a gorgeous looking and sounding microphone. The design, character and performance can be compared directly to some of the world's very finest STEREO FET mics"_but at a fraction of their cost! The rugged CK-40 microphone body and capsule assemblies are precision machined of BRASS. Aesthetically, it features an elegant Metallic Cabernet Wine-Red finish, accented with polished nickel trim and plated steel grills. The Discreet Class A Low-Noise FET circuitry will yield pleasing professional results comparable to much more expensive designs.

Any studio can proudly offer the STEREO CK-40 as a group vocal mic , room mic , piano mic , or utility condenser due to its versatility"_It exudes class visually as well as sonically. The versatile AVANTONE CK-40 Stereo Class A FET microphone features twin LARGE 35mm center-terminated pressure gradient transducers. Their close physical proximity places them in a tight vertical array to allow accurate stereo imaging without phase issues arising. The top capsule/grill assembly rotates UP TO 180 degrees relative to the lower capsule/grill assembly. This feature along with the multi-pattern independent selector choices allow for all stereo recording techniques to be utilized. (XY-Coincident / Blumlein, M-S)

Features:

• Manufactured using the finest materials yielding a very solid feel, superb structural integrity and rugged reliability.
• Extra Large dual 35mm center-terminated Euro style capsules
• The versatile Stereo CK-40 mic is able to produce professional results with a warm, pleasing sonic character.
• The included Custom Retro Shockmount is superb in allowing a precise positioning of the mic while inhibiting the transfer of unwanted vibrations up into the mic. This isolation allows for superior professional results.
• 3-Pattern CLASS A FET Microphone w/ (2) dual 35mm gold sputtered thin Mylar capsules
• -10 dB pad & 80 Hz LF roll off switches

The 2 sets of pad, pattern select & LF rolloff switches independently control the capsules. (Front switches control the lower fixed grill/capsule while the rear switches control the upper rotating headgrill.) The CK-40 operates on standard 48 volt phantom power and includes a 5-Pin mic cable that plugs into the included 1x2 stereo splitter box. Two standard XLR mic cables are then all that is required to connect to a phantom powered mic preamp/console channel.

So many sonic and spatial options are available with this microphone and we encourage you to experiment and use your ears as the final judge for stereo panning spread, use of omni "–vs- cardioid or whether utilizing M-S miking techniques will better serve your particular situation etc"_

Uses include:

• Studio group vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, drum overheads, piano, room mic, etc"_
• The 3 patterns allow the CK-40 to be used in a variety of situations including M-S recording.
• The -10dB attenuation switch can be engaged when miking very high SPL sources to keep from overloading the electronics.
• The 80Hz HIGH-PASS filter switch can be engaged to reduce rumble and to keep unwanted low frequencies from "muddying up" the track.

STANDARD ITEMS SUPPLIED:

• AVANTONE CK-40 Multi-Pattern STEREO FET Microphone
• AVANTONE Custom Retro Shockmount
• Padded, Zippered Mic Pouch
• 1X2 Splitter Box
• 30' 5 Pin Cable
• Foam Wind Filter
• Padded Aluminum storage / travel case
• Owners Manual

A DIFFERENT KIND OF AUDIO COMPANY:

Avant Electronics is a creative vehicle, enabling our core team to bring to market the things we see as missing in the industry"_. This can be as simple as a certain price point we feel should be met to give excellent quality for reasonable pricing. At other times, it may be an item that simply does not exist until we build it. We design from the heart and look for niche items to create. We don't use the shotgun approach in creating a product line. Each and every product we create has passion and purpose behind it, whether it costs $15 or $1000

QUALITY:

We do 100% Inspection of our mics right here in sunny Southern California. Most of our competition skips over this entirely or at best run "spot-checks". This takes us extra time "_ but we want to do it"_. We care!

TONE:

What it all boils down to is TONE ! Yes, Music must be written, performed, and produced well, but the right tones are that ever-elusive grail we all seek in music production. We spend a great deal of time & engineering effort making sure that our products are useful tools in helping engineers and songwriters get the tone they seek.

VALUE:

It is our belief that great audio products can be created without charging thousands of dollars for them. We are very sensitive to the real-world operating budgets of studios as well as the struggling artist/songwriters who are very passionate about creating great music but have budget limitations based on common sense spending.

We strive to offer products that anyone would be proud to own and have long-term use of in the quest for creating great music. The bottom line for us is that we'd much rather help thousands of people further their career in music through the use of our affordable products than sell a handful of $10,000 boutique mics or other similar high cost products.

We make marketing and budgeting decisions that allow us to keep our prices low while maintaining "Affordable Excellence". We believe in our products' value and know the power of "word-of-mouth" advertising. When you see how good our products are we know you will tell others!

NO HAGGLE "–NO NONSENSE PRICING:

There has been a disturbing, and annoying, trend in the music business over the years that we will not participate in. Some manufacturers release list prices on their products that are ridiculously high"_ then leave it to their dealers to "get as much as they can" from customers in the form of varying discounts based on the relationship or buying power of the customer. We think that is frustrating to the end-users. We establish a fair price that anyone can buy for, whether they are rock star millionaires or a customer buying his first really nice mic. Our products are already pre-discounted to a pro-deal level.

CLASSY VISUAL DESIGNS AS WELL AS FUNCTION:

One thing you will find consistent in all our products is the attention to design. Performance comes first of course, but we spend a great deal of design time creating visually attractive products because we enjoy classic, timeless designs and feel that others do too. We are very serious and passionate about this... We design products to please ourselves first and believe us "_ We are picky folks!

5 YEAR WARRANTY:

Most of our competition offers a one to three year warranty. We provide a 5-Year Warranty because we want to"_ We could have done a 3 year or less but we want to stand behind our products to offer the customer peace-of-mind, trust and security with their purchase.