Earthworks QTC30

One of the most affordable of Earthworks' innovative omni condensers, the QTC30 boasts an absurdly wide frequency response of 6hz to 30khz. If you haven't tried an Earthworks mic yet -- they exhibit an astoundingly accurate and realistic sonic behavior -- this is a good one to try first.


Earthworks QTC30 Features :

• High definition "time coherent" revolutionary design
• Omnidirectional Polar Pattern
• Lower Self Noise Compared to "TC" Series
• Perfectly flawless imaging and true-to-life detail
• Very small and inconspicuous
• 142 SPL peak

Earthworks QTC30 is an extraordinarily accurate microphone. It provides that famous Earthworks Sound with lower self noise than was thought possible with such a small a diaphragm. The QTC30 delivers flat, extended Time Coherent response from below 6Hz to beyond 30kHz, typically within ±0.5dB from 20Hz-20kHz. More importantly, its impulse response is faster and cleaner than any other recording microphone we have measured except our own QTC1. Its clean impulse performance allows the QTC30 to transduce wave forms exactly giving you a true and accurate representation of sonic events as they happen in the air. What this means for you is stunning, lifelike realism. It offers you the experience of being there.

The QTC30 is among the best possible choices for ambient room miking but it is also exquisite for close miking of quieter more delicate sources. This microphone is a very good choice for all applications where natural, uncolored pick up of sound is the desired result. The QTC30 effortlessly captures the full size and natural texture of many difficult and complex sources ranging from Location Recording of Classical, Jazz, Ethnic, Folk and Pop music to Percussion, Piano, Guitar, Upright Bass, Strings, Vocals, Brass, and Woodwinds.It is also useful for those applications when you want to capture natural sounds with the feeling of reality intact, like Sound Effect, Foley, ADR, Sampling, Birdsong and even the subsonic calls of elephants.

If you prefer transparency over coloration, a matched pair of QTC30s is a 'must have'. Listen! You can hear all of the sound with the QTC30. It sounds like you are there. This is the microphone of your dreams!

Earthworks QTC30 Specifications :

• Frequency Response:   6Hz to 30kHz
• Sensitivity:  30mV/Pa (-30.5dBV/Pa)
• Power Requirements:  48V Phantom
• Minimum Output load:  600 ohms
• Noise:  22 dB SPL equivalent (A weighted)
• Weight:  .35 lb (160 g)