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TF-5

Premium Small-diaphragm Condenser Cardioids

The TF-5 represents a new standard for small-diaphragm condensers. Offering the hallmark clarity and airiness you’d expect from a world-class ‘pencil’ mic, with a warm, natural character that sets it apart, the TF-5 is uniquely versatile. 

Offered in a precision-matched pair, the TF-5 is the perfect microphone for a wide range of applications where incredible accuracy and detail is required, from stereo orchestral recording to capturing the nuances of an individual performance when used as a spot mic.

Description

Premium Small-diaphragm Condenser Cardioids

The TF-5 represents a new standard for small-diaphragm condensers. Offering the hallmark clarity and airiness you’d expect from a world-class ‘pencil’ mic, with a warm, natural character that sets it apart, the TF-5 is uniquely versatile.

Offered in a precision-matched pair, the TF-5 is the perfect microphone for a wide range of applications where incredible accuracy and detail is required, from stereo orchestral recording to capturing the nuances of an individual performance when used as a spot mic.

The New Standard

The TF-5 represents a new standard for small-diaphragm condenser microphones. Its state-of-the-art capsule is precision-engineered to sub-micron tolerances, giving it unprecedented consistency of tone and response. Crafted to perform magnificently in the most demanding musical recording applications, the TF-5 represents the ultimate expression of RØDE’s manufacturing and acoustic design expertise.

Unique Versatility

The TF-5 offers the hallmark clarity and airiness of other small diaphragm microphones and adds to this a warmth that is often lacking in mics of this type, making it uniquely versatile. The TF-5 performs brilliantly in a stereo pair for recording everything from drum and pianos to entire orchestras, or on its own for capturing the nuances of acoustic instruments or percussion.

Designed In Collaboration With Tony Faulkner

Pioneer. Legend. Maverick. Many words have been used to describe Tony Faulkner, the prolific and award-winning classical music recording engineer. But few of those words adequately capture his contribution to the field of music recording; his prolific career, his technical innovations and the body of wonderful recordings that feature his name. RØDE is proud to have worked with Tony in crafting this exceptional microphone.

Specifications

Acoustic Principle
Externally biased condenser
Active Electronics
JFET impedance converter with bipolar output buffer
Polar Pattern
Cardioid
Frequency Range
20Hz – 20kHz
Frequency Range
30 Hz – 20 kHz ±3dB // 20 Hz – 20 kHz ±4dB
Output Impedance
63Ω
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
80 dB
Equivalent Noise
14 dB SPL (A-weighted, as per IEC651)
Input SPL @ 1% THD
135 dB SPL (1kHz @ 1% THD, 600Ω load)
Sensitivity
-29 dB re.1 Volt/Pascal or better (35 mV @ 94dB SPL @ 1kHz)
Dynamic Range
112.6 dB (1kHz @ Max SPL)
Power Requirements
7mA @ 48V phantom power

Mechanical Specifications

Weight: 114g
Length: 98.7mm
Diameter: 20mm

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