TLM 49 Studio Microphone
The TLM 49 brings back the vintage tone of Neumann’s post-war classics. The TLM 49 uses the same K 47 capsule and the iconic large headgrille design of Neumann’s legendary M 49, but instead of electron tubes the TLM 49 relies on trouble free FET circuitry with a special sound design for smooth vocals and acoustic instruments with timeless elegance.
TLM 49 Features
The TLM 49 has a fixed cardioid pattern and is designed mainly as a microphone for vocalists, but its clear bass and superb midrange with a gentle presence boost above 2 kHz will produce excellent results with various instruments, too, such as acoustic guitar and upright bass.
- Same capsule as legendary Neumann U 47 and M 49 microphones
- Cardioid pattern
- Classic sound for silky vocals
- Large, acoustically open headgrille
- Transformerless solid state circuit with tube sound characteristics
- Very low self-noise
Details
The main difference between the TLM 49 and its famous predecessors lies in its electronic circuit. Instead of electron tubes, the TLM 49’s head amplifier uses reliable transformerless solid state technology – yet with a special sound design that closely reproduces the sonics of tube circuits. For instance, the TLM 49 intentionally produces soft saturation at higher sound pressure levels, resulting in a seemingly low max SPL figure of 110 dB for 0.5% THD, rising slowly to 5% at 129 dB SPL. The TLM 49 thus captures the sound and dynamic behavior of its legendary precursors without the inconvenience of an external PSU or expensive tube replacements, yet with a substantially improved self-noise figure of only 12 dB-A.
Specifications
| Acoustical operating principle |
Pressure gradient transducer |
| Directional Pattern |
Cardioid |
| Frequency Range |
20 Hz ... 20 kHz |
| Sensitivity at 1 kHz into 1 kohm |
13 mV/Pa = –38 dBV ± 1 dB |
| Rated Impedance |
50 ohms |
| Rated load impedance |
1 kohms |
| Equivalent noise level, CCIR¹⁾ |
23 dB |
| Equivalent noise level, A-weighted¹⁾ |
12 dB-A |
| Maximum SPL for THD 0.5%²⁾ |
110 dB |
| Signal-to-noise ratio, CCIR (re. 94 dB SPL)¹⁾ |
71 dB |
| Signal-to-noise ratio, A-weighted (re. 94 dB SPL)¹⁾ |
82 dB |
| Maximum output voltage |
-1 dBu |
| Supply voltage (P48, IEC 61938) |
48 V ± 4 V |
| Current consumption (P48, IEC 61938) |
3.2 mA |
| Matching connector |
XLR 3 F |
| Weight |
825 g |
| Diameter |
78 mm |
| Length |
165 mm |
What's included?
- TLM 49 Microphone
- EA 3 Shock Mount
