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Studio microphone for ultra-resolution recordings - LEWITT LCT 540 S

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LCT 540 S // LEWITT Sound Sample // Piano

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The engineering of this particular piece of cutting-edge audio technology asked for a forward-thinking approach toward capsule and circuit design. As a result, a way of experiencing sound at infinite depth and absolute precision came to life; its name, the Lewitt LCT 540 S. Get involved with tone and sound in ways unheard and bring your recordings to perfection by capturing all the fine-grained characteristics that constitute each moment of your performance. Rediscover your instrument and voice on a whole new level of musical detail.

Lewitt's unique approach toward electronics and capsule design makes the microphone better than human hearing. With the LCT 540 S, a new benchmark was set in terms of capturing fine-grained details of your recording source. It allows you to record details of your voice and instruments that usually wouldn’t even be audible. Makes every detail count.

With its cutting-edge circuit and capsule design, the LCT 540 S features an impressive dynamic range of 132dB to capture everything from loud to subtle. You won’t hear the self-noise of the mic even after heavily compressing the signal. Material recorded with the LCT 540 S is fit for extreme processing.

The human hearing threshold is very frequency-dependent. It is less sensitive toward low and very high frequencies and most sensitive around 2–5kHz. With Lewitt's specific and unique approach toward circuit and capsule design, they were able to realize self-noise that'll stay below the threshold of hearing across the entire frequency spectrum.

To measure the self-noise of the LCT 540 S, Lewitt built a unique device. It's ten times more massive than conventional ones, weighing over 9,900 lb. in total. This amount of mass will dampen frequencies up to a 1/10,000th of their sound pressure. The frequency range from 20Hz to 20kHz is dampened by 60dB, up to 80dB on the higher frequencies.

Perfect match technology
Every single LCT 540 S undergoes a series of measurements followed by adjustment of the polarization voltage to achieve the same sensitivity in every LCT 540 S ever produced. This way, you can form a pair when you buy another one later on.
LEWITT LCT 540 S Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
LEWITT LCT 540 S Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
LEWITT LCT 540 S Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

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  • Developed in close cooperation with world-renowned producers and audio engineers
  • First and foremost designed to be an outstanding vocal microphone
  • 1" true condenser studio microphone
  • Self-noise below the threshold of human hearing
  • Ideal for extreme processing
  • Low-cut filters and attenuation
  • Cardioid polar pattern

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Type
  • Condenser, externally polarized
Acoustical operating principle
  • Pressure-gradient transducer, externally polarized
Transducer Ø
  • 1"
Diaphragm
  • 3 micron gold-sputtered Mylar
Polar pattern
  • Cardioid
Frequency range
  • 20Hz–20kHz
Sensitivity
  • 41 mV/Pa, –28dBV/Pa
Self-noise
  • 4dB (A)
Max. SPL for 0.5 % THD
  • 136dB SPL, 0dB attenuation
Signal/noise ratio
  • 90dB (A)
Dynamic range
  • 132dB (A)
Attenuation
  • 0dB
  • –6dB
  • –12dB
Low-cut filter
  • Linear
  • 80Hz (6dB/oct)
  • 160Hz (6dB/oct)
Internal impedance
  • 68 ohm
Supply voltage
  • 48V ± 4V
Current consumption
  • 3.6 mA
Microphone enclosure
  • Zinc die-cast
Connector
  • Gold-plated 3-pin XLR
Microphone dimensions
  • 6.22" x 2.04" x 1.42"
Microphone net weight
  • 13.1 oz.

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