Neumann KM 185 Nickel

Neumann KM 185 Miniature Microphone - nickel

State-of-the-art small diaphragm condenser microphone

The KM 185 is a state-of-the-art small diaphragm condenser microphone with a tight, frequency-independent hypercardioid polar pattern. Its very natural, transparent sound with low self-noise and high SPL capability have made the KM 185 a worldwide stage and studio standard for many applications ranging from classical piano to heavy metal drums.

Features:

• Uniform hypercardioid pattern without off-axis coloration
• High suppression of unwanted sound
• Linear frequency response with a slight treble lift
• Low self-noise (15 dB-A)
• Low impedance output for long cable runs without transmission losses
• Compact size, visually unobtrusive

Faithful

While many microphones, these days, are designed to add some sonic imprint of their own, there are many applications that require a faithful reproduction of the original acoustic event, without adding or removing anything. That’s where the Neumann Series 180 comes in. The Neumann Series 180 consists of three members with different pickup patterns: KM 183 (omni), KM 184 (cardioid), and KM 185 (hypercardioid), thus covering the majority of stage and studio applications. Because the Series 180 microphones are non-modular, they are more-cost effective than the modular Series KM A and KM D (which offer a wide range of interchangeable capsule heads for analog and digital output stages).