The Bottle is Blue’s flagship tube condenser, combining low noise and excellent transient response with a system of eight optional interchangeable capsules (called the “Bottle Caps”).
These bayonet-mount capsules can be exchanged to provide different tonal characteristics and pickup patterns while the power supply remains on. The Class A discrete amplifier circuit of The Bottle is a thoroughly modern homage to the past, with a design utilizing a single hand-selected EF86 pentode vacuum tube in triode mode.
To avoid the use of extraneous circuits which may degrade signal integrity, no pads or filters are incorporated into the Bottle’s schematic.
Hand-built, hand-tuned, hand-tested
Class A discrete amplifier circuit with hand-selected EF86 pentode vacuum tube in triode mode
Capsules can be swapped “on the fly” for extreme versatility
Integrated capsule shockmounting
Custom wound output transformer
Includes B6 capsule, our renowned 9610 Tube Power Supply, Champagne tube mic cable, and ATA flight case
Resolution Magazine
By any measure, the Bottle is a stunning microphone — aesthetically, sonically and technically.
Blue Microphones B0 Large Diaphragm Bottlecap
24mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule
Sensitivity: mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 20-20,000 Hz
MSRP: $649 | Still In Production
Blue Microphones B1 Small Diaphragm Bottlecap
18mm Cardioid capsule
Sensitivity: mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 35 - 20,000 Hz
MSRP: $649 | Still In Production
Blue Microphones B2 Figure-of-8 Lg Diaphragm Bottlecap
24mm large diaphragm Bidirectional capsule
Sensitivity: mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 35 - 20,000 Hz
MSRP: $649.95 | Still In Production
Blue Microphones B3 Cardioid Mid-Size Diaphragm Bottlecap
22mm Cardioid capsule
Sensitivity: mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz
MSRP: $649 | Still In Production
Blue Microphones B4 Perspex Sphere Pressure Omni Small Diaphragm Bottlecap
18mm Omnidirectional capsule
Sensitivity: mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz
MSRP: $849 | Still In Production
Blue Microphones B5 Pressure Omni Large Diaphragm Bottlecap
25mm large diaphragm Omnidirectional capsule
Sensitivity: mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 35 - 20,000 Hz
MSRP: $649 | Still In Production
Blue Microphones B6 Cardioid Large Diaphragm Dual Backplate Bottlecap
24mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule
Sensitivity: mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 20 - 18,000 Hz
MSRP: $649.95 | Still In Production
Blue Microphones B7 Cardioid Large Diaphragm Single Backplate Bottlecap
24mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule
Sensitivity: mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz
MSRP: $649.95 | Still In Production
Neumann M 7
large diaphragm Cardioid capsule
Sensitivity: n/a mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 40 - 16,000 Hz
MSRP: n/a | discontinued
Neumann M 8
large diaphragm Bidirectional capsule
Sensitivity: n/a mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 40 - 8,000 Hz
MSRP: n/a | discontinued