Violet Design FLAMINGO-ME
Cardioid Condenser Microphone, Magic Ear

All our large size true electrostatic capsules use highest quality Mylar film diaphragms, sputtered with our special formula of gold mixture, and tensioned on precisely made brass back-plates. Diaphragm special coating provides faster transient impulse response, minimum sound coloration, better low frequency response, and lets capsule to handle louder sound pressure levels. Each capsule is carefully checked for all parameters and measured in an anechoic chamber for optimum of performance.

The internal vacuum tube pre-amplifier is based on class-A fully discrete electronics, built using the best quality components and carefully selected and tested 6267 vacuum tube. All circuits are designed under the highest audio standards and provide linear audio frequency range, very high dynamics, low self-noise, and very low audio distortion of all types. We use a custom wound large size balanced audio transformer at the output to provide maximum of symmetry and separation of the output signal.

"Flamingo" microphone comes with sequential, soft starting power supply unit. At first step after switching on, it provides stabilised DC voltage with limited current for tube heater's protection. Only after heating of cathode the stabilised plate and polarisation voltages begin to raise from zero until full nominal of application voltages. The audio output of the microphone is muted until end of above sequential starting process. Sequence is under changing LED indicator control, but digital display shows actual plate voltage.

Rugged microphone construction with multilevel internal shock-mounts - separate for the capsule, head, electronics board and tube itself effectively reduce tube microphonic's, stand rumble, outside infrasonic interference and mechanical shocks. "Flamingo" comes with compact external shockmount for maximum of performance.

Special highest quality multi wire audio/powering cable is included for microphone to power supply unit connection.