Austrian AudioOC16
microphone
New retail price (MSRP)
$399
Used market: $310*
Specifications
2 of 9 values have a recorded source- Connectors
- XLR 3-Pin Male·
- Built-in converter
- no·
- Self-noise
- 14·
- Transducer
- Condenser True✓
- Sensitivity
- -39.2✓
- Output impedance
- 275·
- Phantom power required
- yes·
- Connection
- XLR-Only·
- Indexable Locales
- ·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Tonal profile
The fixed-cardioid entry to the OC line, with the same 1-inch CKR12 ceramic capsule as the OC818 but no second output and no pad. Two low cuts, nothing else to set.
Gain staging
-39.2 dBV/Pa is quiet for a large diaphragm and 275 ohms is a high source impedance by 2020s standards - four to five times a Lewitt. Give it a preamp with at least 1.5 kilohms of input impedance, which Austrian Audio itself asks for.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~78% retained value).