Chameleon Labs TS-2
Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Microphone
The TS-2 is a large-diaphragm multipattern tube mic. Like its SDC brother (Chameleon’s TS-1), the TS-2 was designed by and named for Terry Setter, a faculty member of Evergreen State College and occasional writer for TapeOp.
The mic’s one-inch capsule has two diaphragms; a switch on the power supply allows selection of an infinite number of polar patterns ranging from omni to figure-8.
We have received conflicting data about the mic’s capsule, but based on its source we believe it to be a 34mm capsule with 27mm diaphragms. The diaphragm thickness is 3 microns.
Like the TS-1, the TS-2 is manufactured in China, using locally-sourced parts — with the exception of a single “exotic” capacitor, used as the final decoupling cap before the transformer. Chameleon provides this capacitor to the Chinese factory.
Also like the TS-1, the TS-2 includes an over-engineered tube power supply, designed by Terry Setter. It provides a unique feature: the heater voltage is controllable by the user, allowing the mic’s character or warmth to be adjusted to best complement the source — at a cost of potentially overdriving the vacuum tube.
Included:
- TS-2 Microphone
- Dedicated power supply
- 25' 7-pin power cable
- Suspension shockmount
- Aluminum case
- windscreen
The TS-2 can be special ordered with a hand-selected tube (rather than the Chinese 12AT7). Chameleon Labs also offers “circuit changes to enhance [the mic’s] sonic character for discriminating users.”
The Chameleon Labs TS-2 is also known as: TS2.
Specifications
Pickup Patterns | Pads & Filters |
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Omnidirectional
(17.8 mV/Pa; 20 - 20,000 Hz) Cardioid (17.8 mV/Pa; 20 - 20,000 Hz) Bidirectional (17.8 mV/Pa; 20 - 20,000 Hz) |
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Capsule Dimensions | Impedance | SPL/Noise |
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Diaphragm diameter: 27mm Capsule diameter: 34mm Diaphragm gauge: 3 microns |
160 Ohms (Low) | Max SPL: 126 dB Self-noise: 18.5 dB(A) |
Weight | Length | Max Diameter | Interface(s) |
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1361g (48.01oz) | 171mm (6.73'') | 76mm (2.99'') |
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Power Specifications |
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