Earthworks Icon Pro Streaming XLR Microphone (Stainless Steel)

XLR Streaming Microphone for Professional Gaming, Podcasting, Live Streaming & Broadcasting

Earthworks is a company renowned for their naturalistic, high-end sound-and now that sound is conveniently available for podcasters in the Earthworks Icon Pro Streaming XLR Microphone. This microphone brings the build quality and tone of a pro-studio microphone to the home-broadcasting or streaming environment. Whether you make unboxing videos, stream game play, or host a podcast, the Icon Pro will provide a clarity of recording that can help you stand out from the pack.

The microphone certainly looks the part, with its stainless steel finish and its broadcast-style, end-address capsule. But more important is the sound: Earthworks have crafted a mic that responds incredibly to the human voice, all while rejecting room sound, minimizing handling noise, and keeping any self-noise to a thankful minimum-even when you're recording at high volumes.

Delivers a Great Sound

This is an end-address small-diaphragm condenser microphone with a cardioid polar pattern for minimizing the sound of acoustically imperfect rooms. On the tech side, the mic has been fashioned to deliver a rise speed of 11.7 microseconds, which means it reacts quickly and impeccably to the subtleties of your voice. A hand-tuned, extended-frequency response of 20 Hz to 30 kHz ensures the mic not only reacts to your voice, but captures it in a true-to-life manner.

Flawless Performance

The microphone works out of the box with your audio interface to deliver studio-quality sound right off the bat. It's able to handle an SPL of up to 139 dB, which is quite high, and will come in handy for video-game playthroughs where one might be audibly surprised by the sudden arrival of a virtual enemy. Low-noise construction means the mic won't generate hiss or other machine sounds when driven hard. And, a built-in pop filter ensures you won't incur p-pops from plosives, so you can say phrases like "p-pops from plosives" without distorting the recording.

Quality Accessories for a Quality Product

The Icon Pro offers an integrated M2-R ball adapter, so you can mount the mic on any stand or boom. This mount comes courtesy of Triad Orbit, a company famous for their studio-quality modular mic stands and mic-placement solutions. A 3/8" thread is also included to bolster compatibility with all sorts of stands.

Features:

• Hand Tuned
  Exceptional speed makes vocals even richer, fuller, and more detailed.
• Extra Headroom. More Dynamic Range.
  Simple. Beautiful sound. Effortlessly.
• Not your Grandparents' Broadcast Mic
  This is the microphone that belongs on camera with you - reflecting your style and brand. After all, you're on screen for a reason.
• Lightning fast. Rise Time Speed of 11.67 microseconds.
  Ideal for streaming, podcasting, interviewing, gaming, web conferencing, and content creating.

Specifications:

• MICROPHONE TYPE: Condenser
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz - 30kHz
• POLAR PATTERN: Cardioid
• DIAPHRAGM SIZE: Small
• MAX ACOUSTIC INPUT: 139dB SPL
• POWER SOURCE: 48V Phantom Power
• NOISE: 16dB SPL (A weighted)
• COLOR: Stainless Steel
• DIMENSIONS: 5.137″ x 1.6″
• WEIGHT: 1.5 lb

Includes:

• Earthworks Icon Pro Streaming XLR Microphone (Stainless Steel)
• Triad-Orbit Micro M2-R Retrofit Short Stem Orbital Mic Adapter
• 3/8" Thread Adapter
• Limited 2-Year Warranty