Visually and sonically precise, the matte EARTHWORKS ETHOS XLR : SUPERCARDIOID CONDENSER MIC is a broadcast condenser microphone built to impart a competitive, detailed quality to your voice for podcasts, narration, audiobooks, and more, helping it stand out in a world of speech-centric content. Like many mics that made Earthworks a big name, the ETHOS utilizes a small-diaphragm condenser capsule, which allows it to deliver nuanced and accurate vocal recordings with extended highs.
While it is common for broadcast mics to have cardioid polar patterns, the ETHOS features a supercardioid response, enabling more focused capture of your voice with less background noise. The combination of low-noise circuitry and high SPL handling make it a strong performer, even in today's demanding production standards. Whether hung from a boom arm or affixed to a mic stand, the supplied mount from Triad-Orbit lets you get optimal and stable mic placement without trouble.
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Voiced for Your Voice
However your voice sounds, the ETHOS is designed to faithfully capture it. You can be sure that the tone of your podcast, narration, commentary, or audiobook will be unmistakably you.
The Detail of a Condenser
The ETHOS utilizes a small-diaphragm condenser capsule to ensure accuracy and revealing detail across its tonal spectrum.
Extended Bandwidth
With a frequency range of 20 Hz to 30 kHz, the ETHOS enables every element of your voice to be recorded clearly, with no loss of highs or lows.
Focused Pickup
A supercardioid polar pattern allows the ETHOS to pick up primarily what's in front of it (your voice) while rejecting much of the off-axis room reflections and background noise.
Tech Details
Foam Windscreen
By reducing noise from breaths and wind, the supplied foam windscreen helps you achieve clean vocal recordings.
Key Specs | |
Form Factor | Stand/Boom Mount |
Capsule | Condenser |
Polar Pattern | Supercardioid |
Frequency Range | 20 Hz to 30 kHz |
Maximum SPL | 145 dB SPL |
Microphone | |
Form Factor | Stand/Boom Mount |
Intended Sound Sources | Speech/Voice Over |
Sound Field | Mono |
Operating Principle | Pressure Gradient |
Capsule | Condenser |
Diaphragm | 0.6" / 14 mm |
Polar Pattern | Supercardioid |
Pad | None |
High-Pass Filter | None |
Tone Adjustment | None |
Gain Adjustment | None |
Indicators | None |
On-Board Controls | None |
Windscreen | Foam (Included) |
Performance | |
Frequency Range | 20 Hz to 30 kHz |
Maximum SPL | 145 dB SPL |
Off-Axis Rejection | 2 dB at 60° |
15 dB at 120° | |
25 dB at 180° | |
Impedance | 65 Ohms |
Load Impedance | 600 Ohms |
Sensitivity | -34 dBV/Pa |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 78 dB A-Weighted |
Equivalent Noise Level | 16 dB SPL A-Weighted |
Connectivity | |
Headphone Connector | None |
Power | |
Operating Voltage | 24 to 48 V (Phantom Power) |
Operating Current Consumption | 10 mA |