Neumann KM 183 Minature Studio Condenser Microphone (Nickel)

The KM 183 omnidirectional can trace its roots back to the enormously successful KM 184 cardioid microphone, a microphone successful in becoming a market standard in essentially no time at all.

The heir of the road-tested KM 83, in use globally since the seventies with much aplomb, the KM 183 is a pressure transducer with a boost of approximately 7 dB at 10 kHz in the free field. In the diffuse sound field it enjoys a flat frequency response and, during standard usage, there is no colouration of sound over a wide pickup angle.

Neumann’s "Series 180" contains three neatly miniaturised microphones with patterns to fulfil the criteria set by any studio. Thanks to its enhanced mechanical build and deliberate omission of modularity, the "Series 180" is designed for cost-efficient production and home recording studios. All the mics in the series are finished with either matte black or nickel.

As is the case in the KM 100 system, the "Series 180" microphones have the same transformerless circuitry. The end product is beyond superb technical specifications and each microphone functions seamlessly, even if the input of following equipment happens to be unbalanced, for example, as in some DAT recorders. The output of the "Series 180", as in all Neumann microphones, is balanced and phantom (48V) powered.