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The
Flamingo Vintage is tuned to
provide a sweet, warm vocal sound with
high-frequency roll-off as associated with
the most famous vintage tube microphones.
"The Flamingo Magic Ear" uses an extra large
ear-shaped transducer which provides a
unique, resonance-free, warm and full vocal
sound. The irregular shape of the capsule
removes circular resonances and reflections.
As a result, it has a warm, clean, more
dense and natural tone without the typical
round capsule resonance effect.
All models
have unidirectional cardioid polar patterns
and introduce a new physical design in the
industry. The large,
acoustically-transparent head construction
keeps sound details as close to unaffected
as possible. The combination of massive
body, internal capsule shockmount,
integrated head shockmount and the included
compact external shockmount work together to
reduce rumble and outside infrasonic
interference as well as mechanical shocks.
The
internal vacuum tube preamplifier is a Class
'A' full discrete circuit and provides very
high output, flat audio-response and
ultra-low noise and distortion. The
carefully selected 6267 vacuum tube is
mounted inside a massive heat sink on an
isolated internal shockmount. The large
custom-wound Permalloy humbucking audio
transformer balances the output signal,
isolates the microphone from external
interference and adds even more "analog
warmth" to the sound with wide frequency
response and minimum saturation.
The
Flamingo microphones come with a
sequential, soft-starting power supply unit
which protects the tube from excessive
currents while cold, and mutes audio until
high voltage has been applied and the tube
is stable. Sequence progress is indicated by
LEDs while a digital readout shows actual
plate voltage. The output connector uses
gold-plated contacts for noise-free
termination.
The Flamingo Standard
has a polished violet body and "The Flamingo
Vintage" has a black matte body. The "Magic
Ear" version is available only by special
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