Engineered and manufactured in Austria, its high sensitivity and low self-noise means it can handle everything from a whisper, to extreme SPLs without distortion, making it the perfect choice for studio, live and broadcast applications. The unique ceramic capsule design is so consistent, the OC18 can be match-paired with any other OC18 or paired with any OC818 set in cardioid mode.
Key Features
The same handcrafted design as the OC818: Classic cardioid
The same handmade CKR12 ceramic capsule: Only Single diaphragm
Every Austrian Audio OC18 and OC818 is within 1dB of each other: Making any two microphones a stereo pair
Technical Specifications
Directional characteristics: Single
Impedance: 275 Ω (symmetrical)
Polar pattern: Cardioid
Load impedance: > 1 kΩ
Frequency range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Supply voltage: 48 V (< 2.2mA)
Sensitivity (all directions): 13mV/Pa
Main Connector: XLR 3 pin
Equivalent noise level: 9 dB SPL (A)
Max SPL: 148 dB SPL (158 dB SPL)
Dimensions: 157 x 63 x 35 mm
Switchable pad: -10 dB, -20 dB
Weight: 335 g
Analog Low Cut filter: 40 Hz (2nd order), 80 Hz (2nd order), 160 Hz (1st order down to 80Hz, 2nd order below)
