ASTON MICROPHONES Element £160 BUNDLE PRICE
When is a condenser microphone not a condenser microphone? When it’s the latest inconceivably designed creation to spring forth from within Aston’s Hertfordshire-based headquarters. Element is a fixed-cardioid moving-coil design but, unlike standard dynamic microphones, the Element requires 48v phantom power. The mic’s low-cost high performance is the result of 18 months of development and deliberation by Aston head honcho James Young and chief designer Trevor Szynk in tandem with more than 4,000 customers invited to comment on the mic’s character.
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Much new technology was developed in Element’s construction process, not least of which is the groundbreaking capsule technology Aston calls Ridyon. The name is derived from the Element’s performance, said to offer the transient response of a ribbon along with the detail of a condenser and the punch of a dynamic.
It’s an unusual-looking mic, reminiscent of an electric shaver or, as others have remarked,
