The popular Hamburg Edition microphone has a finely-tuned response curve designed to replicate a vintage, late 1950’s German tube (Valve) mic. The Hamburg Mk 8 offers a mellow, robust tonality. ADK President and Founder Larry Villella says: “The Hamburg has a robust quality that tends to round-out the tone of the source. It is really great on vocals, reeds and bass elements.” It is great for strings, reeds and thin vocals or singers with sibilance issues. If your sound source needs warming up or smoothing out, the Hamburg will do the trick. End-users of ADK Audiophile Mics are a Who’s Who of the Music World for good reason. The ADK Audiophile series of condenser mics were created for critical recording environments and fine acoustic sources. When your tracks really matter, ADK Audiophile Series delivers Stellar Performance at affordable prices. Founders Larry Villella and Brian Hutchison founded ADK in 1998. Their partnership with a Belgian design wizard and a PhD from Australia resulted in a range of superb microphones that quickly became favorites of engineers, artists and producers. 11 years and 50,000 microphones later, ADK is tracking TV shows, movies, and CDs all over the world! Why are ADK Mics so popular? Because ADK creates world-class microphones that superstars adore, yet are philanthropically priced so the average guy can afford them. SPECS: Type: Class A Pressure Gradient FET Condenser Microphone; Polar Pattern: Fixed Cardioid;Sensitivity: 15mv/Pa; Impedance: 200 Ohms; S/N Ratio: 81dB (Ref: 1 Pa / A-Weighted); Equivalent Self-Noise: 13dB (A-Weighted / IEC 268-4); Max SPL @ 0.5% THD: 126dB / 140dB (0dB/-14dB Switchable PAD); Total Dynamic Range: 127 dB; Low-Cut Filter (HPF): Flat / 89Hz; Power Requirement: Phantom Power 48V ± 4V; Body Color: Silver