Warm Audio WA-14 Condenser Microphone Overview:The WA-14 utilizes fully discrete classic circuit topology, including an all-brass CK12 style capsule design by “Lens Kondensator” and a custom premium CineMag USA transformer. The WA-14 can be used on an array of sources, which includes: punchy and warm intimate lead vocals, aggressive guitars and heavy percussion. The WA-14 provides a realism and thickness that is true to the vintage sonics, but now at an affordable price. All-brass Capsule Created By WarmThe LK12-B-60v is an all-brass, edge-terminated capsule that captures all the smoothness, rich top end, and other sonic qualities of the original CK-12 capsule. Using the backplate of the more modern CEK-12 variant as a basis, this capsule overcomes many of the manufacturing limitations of the original hand-made capsule which made it prohibitively complex and difficult to manufacture consistently or in high numbers. The o-ring and housing are all made from brass (no teflon parts), and our capsule diaphragm is 24k gold sputtered and skinned using 6 micron, NOS Japanese PET film (mylar). The end result is a very consistent, reliable capsule which matches the frequency response and tonality of the classic.Features:Pattern Select SwitchThis switch selects the polar pattern for the WA-14. The three polar pattern options are (from left to right) Cardioid, Figure Of Eight, and Omnidirectional.Adjustable PadThis switch pads the microphone’s output. The three available positions are (from left to right) -10, 0,and -20db.XLR OutputThe WA-14’s output is a balanced, gold-contact 3-pin XLR which accepts a standard XLR to XLR shielded microphone cable. Specifications: