Earthworks is a company renowned for their naturalistic, high-end sound—and now that sound is conveniently available for live streamers, podcasters, gamers, and radio show hosts in the EARTHWORKS ICON PRO : XLR STREAMING MICROPHONE. This hand-tuned cardioid condenser XLR 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's ultrafast response time will provide a clarity of recording that can help you stand out from the pack. The microphone certainly looks the part, with its screen-ready stainless steel finish and broadcast-style, end-address design. 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. Plus the built-in windscreen and pop filter help control common problems such as breath noise and vocal plosives.
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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 11.67 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 pops from plosives, so you can say phrases like "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.
Microphone | |
Primary Applications | Broadcast, Podcast, Web-Streaming |
Form Factor | Stand/Boom Mount |
Intended Sound Sources | Speech/Voice Over |
Sound Field | Mono |
Operating Principle | Pressure Gradient |
Capsule | Condenser |
Polar Pattern | Cardioid |
Orientation | End Address |
Circuitry | Solid-State |
Pad | None |
High-Pass Filter | None |
Tone Adjustment | None |
Gain Adjustment | None |
Indicators | None |
On-Board Controls | None |
Windscreen | Built-In |
Performance | |
Frequency Range | 20 Hz to 30 kHz |
Maximum SPL | 139 dB SPL Peak |
Off-Axis Rejection | 4 dB at 60° |
15 dB at 120° | |
17 dB at 180° | |
Impedance | 65 Ohms |
Load Impedance | 600 Ohms |
Sensitivity | -34 dBV/Pa |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 79 dB A-Weighted |
Equivalent Noise Level | 16 dB SPL A-Weighted |
Connectivity | |
Output Connectors (Analog) | 1 x XLR 3-Pin Male (on Mic) |
Headphone Connector | None |
Power | |
Bus Power | None |
Operating Voltage | 24 to 48 V (Phantom Power) |
Physical | |
Colour | Stainless Steel |
Mounting | Mic Clip (Included) |
Included Case | None |
Included Filters | None |
Construction Material | Stainless Steel |
Dimensions | ø: 1.6 x L: 5.1" / ø: 40.6 x L: 129.5 mm |
Weight | 1.5 lb / 0.7 kg |