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Introduction
The Miktek CV3 is a large-diaphragm tube condenser microphone offering nine pick-up patterns The CV3’s sound is
truly large and produces a musical response that will please artists, producers and most seasoned engineers alike The
bottom end is big, warm and tight, with mids that are present and even, along with a high frequency response that’s
sweet and airy The CV3 is ideal for recording single vocalists, and perfect for acoustic instruments, groups of vocals,
piano, string ensembles, winds, overheads on a drum kit or as ambient room mics The CV3 utilizes the MK9 capsule
developed by Miktek This unique capsule features dual 1-inch diaphragms manufactured using 5-micron Mylar with
a 0 4-micron layer of evaporated gold, which is precisely tensioned, mounted to carefully-tuned backplates, and set
back-to-back to create the final capsule Tight tolerances and special attention to precise machining of the backplate
produce a linear off-axis response that ensures the accuracy of the microphone The CV3’s electronic circuit design is
unique and features a US made custom designed Miktek transformer together with the implementation of high quality,
hand-selected exotic components Together with a subminiture pentode tube, in which the high-voltage circuit has been
uniquely implemented, the microphone challenges the performance of the best-in-class industry standards without
hesitation The Miktek CV3 is hand-built using components from the US, Europe and Asia, and is tested and packaged
in Nashville, Tennessee, USA Each microphone includes its serialized frequency response graph created during final
testing The CV3 is packaged with its swivel mount in a wooden box, which is set inside an aluminum case with the
included power supply unit, 7-pin XLR cable and shock mount
