Rycote CA-08 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone

The Rycote CA-08 is a compact cardioid pencil condenser for studio and field recording, built on Rycote’s low-noise preamp and capsule design.

The CA-08 gives slight directionality with a virtually flat response from 70 Hz to 20 kHz, dropping off gradually below 60 Hz. It sounds like the rest of Rycote’s microphones, so it cuts together cleanly with them. It works singly or in matched stereo pairs. This page is for one microphone; the stereo pair is sold separately.

The capsule is a broadcast-quality back electret, individually fine-tuned and housed in machined aluminum. It feeds a compact, ultra-low-noise preamp in non-corrosive machined brass. Self-noise is 13.0 dB-A, and the mic takes up to 133 dB SPL. The fine-tuned mechanical RF shielding has been tested against digital wireless systems and walkie-talkies. The gold-plated Neutrik XLR takes P48 phantom power. The mic fits these Rycote windshields: the 5 cm SGM Foam, Classic-Softie, Short Fur Softie, and Super-Softie; the Nano-Shield Kit NS1-BA; the Cyclone Small; the Modular Windshield WS 10 Kit; and the 19/20 mm Baseball.

Features

• Cardioid pencil condenser microphone
• Virtually flat from 70 Hz to 20 kHz
• 13.0 dB-A self-noise
• 133 dB SPL maximum (1% THD)
• Fine-tuned mechanical RF shielding
• Gold-plated Neutrik XLR, P48 phantom power
• Machined brass preamp and aluminum capsule housing
• Includes hard case, mic clamp, and foam