The Black Knight uses a large dual diaphragm capsule and is designed for detailed and neutral sound - with transparent highs, smooth midrange with minimal presence and close to flat low-end response. It has a unidirectional cardioid polar pattern.
The Black Knight is based on a dual diaphragm large size true electrostatic capsule. Highest quality 6-micron Mylar film active diaphragm is sputtered with Violet's special formula of gold mixture, and tensioned on precisely made brass backplate. It provides faster transient impulse response, minimum sound coloration, better low frequency response, and allows the capsule to handle louder sound pressure levels. Each capsule is carefully checked for all parameters and measured in an anechoic chamber for optimum performance.
Unidirectional cardioid polar pattern effectively reduces ambient studio noise, but the frontal incidence angle is optimally wide. Integrated head’s swivel mount allows you to position microphone head without stand adjustments. The microphones head-grille is made of brass mesh and acts as a very open acoustic filter that minimizes internal resonance effects.
The internal solid state preamplifier is based on class-A fully discrete transformer-less electronic circuitry, built using the best quality selected components. The circuit is designed under the highest audio standards and provides a linear frequency range, high dynamics, low self noise, and very low audio distortion of all types.
The Black Knight requires stable 48 V Phantom power. Phantom power is available from external microphone preamps and mixing console inputs or from separate phantom power supply units. Some units, though rated as 48 volt sources, may supply inadequate and/or unstable phantom power, which can result in distortion and degraded performance. Please check your phantom power source under real microphone load.
The Black Knight comes with a compact external elastic shockmount. Rugged microphone construction effectively reduces stand rumble, outside infrasonic interference and mechanical shocks. The large external elastic studio shockmount is available as option.
Technical Info
Transducer type
electrostatic
Operating principle
pressure gradient
Diaphragm's active diameter
27 mm
Frequency range
20 Hz to 20 kHz
Polar pattern
unidirectional - cardioid
Output impedance
50 ohms
Rated load impedance
1000 ohms
Suggested load impedance
>500 ohms
Sensitivity at 1000 Hz into 1000 ohms load
33 mV/Pa
S/N Ratio CCIR 468-3 weighted
76.5 dB
S/N Ratio DIN/IEC 651 A-weighted
87.5 dB-A
Equivalent noise level DIN/IEC A-weighted
6,5 dB-A
Maximum SPL for 0.5% THD at 1000 ohm load
134 dB
Dynamic range of the internal preamplifier
128 dB
Phantom powering voltage on pins #2 & #3 of XLR
+48 V (+/-4 V)
Current consumption
<2 mA
Output connector
3-pin XLR male, gold plated contacts
Signal polarity toward pressure on a diaphragm produces positive polarity voltage on XLR pin #2 relatively to pin #3
Dimensions
208 mm x 44 mm
Weight
450 g
Personal use items that are used at your mouth or in your ear cannot be returned once opened due to health laws. This includes all microphones, guitar talk boxes, ear plugs, and in-ear earphones. 
