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Aston Microphones

Origin

microphone

$299

Used market: $235*

Find at ThomannManufacturer datasheet

Specifications

4 of 6 values have a recorded source
Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male·
Has Built In ADC
no·
Transducer Type
Condenser True✓
Sensitivity dBV
-32.5✓
Phantom Power Required
yes✓
Connection Architecture
XLR-Only✓

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal Profile

1-inch gold-evaporated capsule, cardioid, with a -10 dB pad and an 80 Hz low-cut. Self-noise is 18 dB(A) and max SPL 127 dB - both a long way behind the Lewitt and the Neumann here, and the reason it is cheaper.

Gain Staging Advice

Aston publishes only 23.7 mV/Pa, measured into 1 kohm; -32.5 dBV/Pa is that converted. Output impedance is not published at all, so a claim about how it behaves on a low-impedance input cannot be made from the datasheet.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~79% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026