SE Electronics - RN17 OMNI

SMALL MEMBRANE CONDENSER MICROPHONE Omnidirectional polar pattern version of the wonderful RN17 microphone. RN17 factory stereo pair.

Designed in collaboration with Mr. Rupert Neve, the RN17 redefines the capabilities of a Small Diaphragm Condenser.

This is the world's first pencil microphone with a high-performance transformer, manually wound and manufactured on a large scale.
The second product of the sE / Rupert Neve collaboration, work on the RN17 began with a discussion between Rupert and Siwei Zou about the advantages and problems of small diaphragm capacitors. I said: That transformer is too big. This is a small capsule microphone. Impossible.
According to Siwei, 'The problem with SDCs is that they have a very clear sound, the SPL is high, but the sound is very cold, not like with a large diaphragm. The quality of the transformer can make the sound much better. But that little transformer, nobody can do it. '
Rupert said to me, 'I want THIS transformer. I said to him: That transformer is going to be too big. This is a small capsule microphone. Impossible. He said: I want the impossible to be possible. '

You can read more of this fabulous microphone and get a lot of technical details, videos and sound examples here: https://www.seelectronics.com/se-rn17-rupert-neve-mic