Designed and made in Australia, the M5 is a compact ½” cardioid condenser microphone with low noise and a full frequency response. A result of many years’ experience building the award-winning NT5 microphone, RØDE has succeeded in making a high-quality ‘pencil’ style permanently polarized condenser that will impress even the most demanding of artists and engineers. Ideal for studio recording and live on stage, the M5 is equally at home on a range of acoustic instruments, choirs, or anywhere you would employ a small diaphragm condenser microphone, either individually or as a stereo array. This matched pair has been carefully selected to ensure a variation of no more than 1dB sensitivity between the microphones.
M5 Specifications
| Acoustic Principle | Pressure Gradient |
| Active Electronics | JFET impedance converter with bipolar output buffer |
| Capsule | 0.50" |
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| Address Type | End |
| Frequency Range | 20Hz - 20kHz |
| Output Impedance | 200Ω |
| Maximum SPL | 140dB SPL (@ 1kHz, 1% THD into 1KΩ load) |
| Maximum Output Level | 13.5mV |
| Sensitivity | -34.0dB re 1 Volt/Pascal (20.00mV @ 94 dB SPL) +/- 2 dB @ 1kHz |
| Equivalent Noise Level (A-weighted) | 19dB-A |
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| Weight | 80.00gm |
| Dimensions | 100.00mmH x 20.00mmW x 20.00mmD |
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