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OmnidirectionalCardioidLewitt Audio LCT 340

Detachable-Capsule Pencil Condenser Microphone

The LCT 340 is Lewitt Audio’s flagship small-diaphragm condenser microphone. It is a transformerless FET design with interchangeable half-inch capsules. Currently, Cardioid and Omni capsules are provided.

Two switches on the mic body provide a variety of pad and filter options. A backlighted legend indicates the current selection for each.

Lewitt Audio LCT-340The 4-way pad attenuates the signal by 0dB, 6dB, 12dB, or 18dB.

The 4-way high-pass filter can be set to:

  • flat/disabled
  • -6dB/octave @ 300 Hz
  • -6dB/octave @ 150 Hz
  • -12dB/octave @ 40 Hz

The two included capsules use externally-polarized (true condenser) elements measuring 12mm in diameter. They are coupled to a low-noise transformerless amplifier circuit. The published self-noise figure for this microphone, 13dBA, is very low for a small-diaphragm design.

Lewitt Audio DTP 40 MtsThe mic ships with two interchangeable capsules (cardioid and omni) in a foam-lined cardboard box. It includes a rubberized mic clip (Lewitt Audio p/n DTP 40 Mts), foam windscreen (LCT 40 Ws), and leather storage pouch (p/n DTP 40 Lb).

As of 2012, Lewitt is offering the microphone with only the Cardioid capsule for a reduced price of MSRP $519.

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The mic was released in 2010.

Specifications

Compatible Capsules
Lewitt Audio LCT 340 CardioidCardioid Lewitt Audio LCT 340 Cardioid
12.5mm Cardioid capsule
Sensitivity: 14 mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 35 - 20,000 Hz
MSRP: $193.7 | Still In Production
Lewitt Audio LCT 340 OmniOmnidirectional Lewitt Audio LCT 340 Omni
12.5mm Omnidirectional capsule
Sensitivity: 14 mV/Pa
Freq. Resp.: 35 - 20,000 Hz
MSRP: $193.7 | Still In Production
Pads & Filters Impedance SPL/Noise
  • Pad: -6dB (Via Switch)
  • Pad: -12dB (Via Switch)
  • Pad: -18dB (Via Switch)
  • Filter: HPF: -12dB/octave @ 40Hz (Via Switch)
  • Filter: HPF: -6dB/octave @ 150Hz (Via Switch)
  • Filter: HPF: -6dB/octave @ 300Hz (Via Switch)
150 Ohms (Low) Max SPL: 155 dB
Self-noise: 13.0 dB(A)
Weight Length Max Diameter Interface(s)
200g (7.05oz) 160mm (6.30'') 24mm (0.94'')
  • 3-pin XLR male (1)
Power Specifications
  • Requires phantom power
  • Phantom voltage: 48 ± 4v

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