Neumann KM 185 microphone

The Neumann KM 185 offers studio owners and musicians the incredible dynamic range, low self-noise, and professional performance that have made the KM Series so popular. The hype cardioid KM 185 has already been recognized by recording engineers and producers for its ability to capture a precise, clean sound from a variety of acoustic instruments. Sound Town Electronics  has had a great response from our customers on the mics in the KM Series. Any time you need exceptional audio pickup in a tight spot and need to minimize bleed, the hype cardioid KM 185 will easily handle the job!

State-of-the-art small diaphragm condenser microphone

• Hype cardioid pickup pattern without off-axis coloration
• Low self-noise
• High SPL capability
• Transformer less electronics

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 (hype cardioid), 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).

HYPERCARDIOID

Despite its attractive pricing, the KM 185 offers state-of-the-art Neumann engineering. Its hypercardioid pattern is frequency-independent; rejection of rearward sound (120°) is excellent, even at low frequencies. In practical usage, there is no sound coloration over a wide pickup angle, which is crucial in multi-microphone setups and for precise stereo/surround imaging. The KM 185’s frequency response is very smooth and linear with a slight treble lift around 10 kHz for added brilliance. Its innovative transformerless head amplifier offers a wide dynamic range of 127 dB and is carefully designed to maintain the capsule’s sonic integrity. The KM 185 has a very low self-noise of only 15 dB-A and can handle high sound pressure levels of up to 142 dB free from distortion. Due to its low impedance output stage, the KM 185 can drive long cable runs of up to 300 meters (1000 feet) without transmission losses.

APPLICATIONS

The KM 185 is a universal microphone for studio and stage applications. Its transparent sound makes the KM 185 a superb microphone for acoustic instruments, such as piano, acoustic guitar, upright bass, violin, cello, wind instruments, drums and percussion. Its high rejection at 120° without off-axis coloration makes the KM 185 a perfect problem solver in demanding applications, such as recording the snare drum while suppressing spill from the hi-hat. Although the KM 185 is not specially optimized for the human voice, it is often used for classical vocals and whenever sonic authenticity is paramount. Due to its small size, the KM 185 is visually unobtrusive and well suited to TV and radio applications.

• Uniform hype cardioid 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

Neumann’s KM 180 Series: KM 185 microphone is  a New Standard of Quality microphone. For more advance products of superb quality From NEUMANN at amazing price , switch  to our store Sound Town Electronics.