Warm Audio WA-67

Return of a legend

The 1967 original became one of the most sought-after and widely used studio microphones of its time, used to record a huge collection of some of the most memorable songs of the last 50 years - from the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Temptations to Nirvana.
The original microphones are still sought after, but pristine examples often command more than $8000, putting them out of reach for most studios.

Fortunately, Warm Audio has now changed this scenario by releasing the new WA-67! The WA-67 is based on an EF86 pentode tube and has the same smooth and creamy sound as the original. It refines all signals and is fast becoming the first choice for vocals, guitars, drum toms and overheads, piano, brass and strings.

To do justice to the characteristics of the custom-built capsule and EF86 tube, Warm Audio has fitted the circuit with boutique components of the highest quality. Polystyrene capacitors with oversized capacitance, polypropylene capacitors from Wima and a large output capacitor from Solen are used. The custom large core transformer from Lundahl plays an important role in the WA-67's buttery smooth high frequency response and huge three dimensional sound.

Features:

• Tube large-diaphragm condenser microphone

• Faithful reproduction of the classic pentode tube circuitry

• EF86 pentode tube for creamy, smooth clarity and brilliance

• Specially manufactured Swedish large-core transformer by Lundahl

• Specially designed vintage-style brass replica of the K67 capsule

• Gold-coated Mylar diaphragm, 6 microns thick

• High bandwidth polystyrene capacitors

• Boutique capacitors from Wima and Solen

• Nickel-plated brass microphone body and headgrille for optimum acoustic performance

• Premium 7-pin connector cable from Gotham Audio

• Polar pattern: cardioid, omnidirectional, figure-of-eight

• Switchable 80Hz high-pass filter

• Switchable -10db attenuation

• Frequency range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz

• Nominal impedance: 200 Ohm

• Nominal load impedance: 1 kOhm

• Equivalent noise level (A-weighted): 17 dBa

• Maximum SPL for THD 0.5%: 138 dB

• Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted): 78 dB

• Scope of delivery: WA-67 microphone, elastic suspension, microphone holder, power supply, 7-pin microphone cable, wooden storage box