Schoeps CMC62SG-ST

A microphone package that includes 2 CMC 6 amplifiers with MK2 S omnis, A20 suspensions, and B5 popscreens. Available in gray.

The chief task of a CMC microphone amplifier is to convert the extremely high-impedance signal from the capsule to a very low-impedance one suitable for transmission through a microphone cable. It features a symmetrical class-A output stage with neither coupling condensers nor an output transformer. This design helps it to achieve extremely low distortion and light physical weight, while its very low output impedance helps make it insensitive to electrical interference. The CMC 6 works with both 12 V and 48 V phantom powering so long as the relevant standard is followed. In addition to the CMC 6's dual-voltage circuitry, the two amplifiers differ in their response at the very bottom of the audio frequency range. The CMC 6 is essentially flat to 20 Hz.

The MK 2S exhibits a slight high-frequency emphasis for frontal sound incidence, with only a slight rolloff of high frequencies off axis and in the reverberant sound field. This microphone type represents a technically sophisticated and attractive compromise between the two extremes represented by the MK 2 and the MK 3, and is thus close to being universally applicable. It has been proven particularly useful in two- and three-microphone stereo arrays, where its normal placement near the reverberation radius of the sound field presents a sonically balanced pickup favored by many recording engineers. These models have become our most popular pressure transducers.