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Apex Electronics 180

Detachable-Capsule Pencil Condenser Microphone

The Apex180 is a pencil condenser with two interchangeable capsules, providing omni and cardioid pickup patterns. Phantom power is required.

This mic is believed to be manuactured in China by Alctron; it is a rebranded HST-01A.

The self-noise for this mic is very high at 24dBA. Competing vendors claim superior noise performance for their lookalike mics.

The 180 comes with a standard mic clip. A shockmount (Apex IMC-9) is available separately. See also the Apex 185, which is a matched pair of upgraded 180-like mics, with a pad and HPF.

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Specifications

Compatible Capsules
Apex Electronics 180 Cardioid Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: 14 mV/Pa Freq. Resp.: 30 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: n/a | Still In Production Apex Electronics 180 Omni Omnidirectional capsule Sensitivity: 14 mV/Pa Freq. Resp.: 30 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: n/a | Still In Production OktavaMod MJE-K47H large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a mV/Pa CHARTFreq. Resp.: n/a MSRP: $349 | Still In Production

Pads & Filters	Impedance	SPL/Noise
n/a	200 Ohms (Low)	Max SPL: 125 dB Self-noise: 24.0 dB(A)

Weight	Length	Max Diameter	Interface(s)
125g (4.41oz)	133mm (5.24'')	25mm (0.98'')	3-pin XLR male (1)

Power Specifications
Requires phantom power Phantom voltage: 48v

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