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Nady RSM-8A

Bidirectional Active Ribbon Microphone

The RSM-8A is a large-geometry Chinese-made ribbon mic in the style of Nady’s RSM-2, but with a phantom-powered preamp circuit built into the mic body — as well as a switched -10dB pad (on a ribbon!) and HPF.

THe 50mm long ribbon qualifies this mic as a long ribbon, short path ribbon architecture.

The Nady RSM-8A is also known as: RSM8, RSM-8, RSM8A.

The mic was released in 2008.

Specifications

Pickup Patterns	Pads & Filters
Bidirectional	Pad: -10dB (Via Switch) Filter: HPF: -12dB/oct @ 100Hz (Via Switch)

Ribbon Construction	Impedance	SPL/Noise
50mm long, 2-micron aluminum ribbon	200 Ohms (Low)	Max SPL: 140 dB Self-noise: 17.0 dB(A)

Weight	Length	Max Diameter	Interface(s)
816g (28.78oz)	185mm (7.28'')	69mm (2.72'')	3-pin XLR male (1)

Power Specifications
Requires phantom power Phantom voltage: 48v

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