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CardioidJZ Microphones BH-2

MSRP: $1,745 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

JZ Microphones BH-2

Description

The BH-2 was designed to be a less-expensive version of the BH-1. It retains the unique body style of the BH-1 (albeit with a second-generation shockmount/damper design), omits one of the two capsules in the BH-1, and has a fixed cardioid pickup pattern in place of the BH-1’s 3-way, two-diaphragm design.

variable-sputtered diaphragm on JZ BH-1 microphoneThe picture shows the “variable sputtering” in which irregularly-sized drops of the gold alloy are applied to the film substrate used in the diaphragm.

The hole in the microphone body reduces unwanted reverberation caused by sound waves hitting the flat surface of the mic; JZ engineers designed a new type of shockmount to fit into this hole.

The BH-1 has a list price of 1095€.

The JZ Microphones BH-2 is also known as: Black Hole SE, BH2.

The mic was released in 2008.

Pickup Patterns Pads & Filters
  • Cardioid (20 - 20,000 Hz)
Diaphragm size Impedance Max SPL
27mm (1.06'') 50 Ohms (Low (50-1000 Ohms)) 134 dB
Weight Length Max Diameter Interface(s)
270g (9.52oz) 203mm (7.99'') 51mm (2.01'')
  • 3-pin XLR male (1)
Power Specifications
  • Requires Phantom Power
  • Phantom voltage: 48 ± 4v

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