Warm Audio WA 44

Delivering the iconic tonal experience at the center of recording and broadcast history, the WA-44 faithfully recreates the warm and vintage tones of the legendary RCA 44 ribbon mic of the 1930s.  With a boutique-quality build design, the WA-44 is manufactured with exacting quality standards to match the most prized original vintage mics.

The WA-44 pairs a full-length, 99 % aluminum, custom-crafted Japanese ribbon with a heavy, true-to-size Neodymium magnet powered by a USA-Made CineMag transformer to accurately deliver that classic ribbon tone with added durability. True to the original, the WA-44 captures powerful bass with a pronounced proximity effect, lush mids, and a tamed top end, reducing excessive high end harshness.

Like its inspiration, the WA-44 excels on loud audio sources and removes side-address noise with the tight figure-8 polar pattern. A great choice for vocal recordings that benefit from a reduction in high-end frequencies, the WA-44 is also ideal for capturing haunting horn sections, resonant acoustic instruments, sultry strings, flat drum sounds, deep piano tones, and much more. Weighing in at 3kg ! and including a Star-Quad shielded Gotham XLRcable connector and embroidered case, all of these components come together to revive a classic mic with a premium, vintage build.

• Polar pattern: Figure Eight
• Frequency response: 20Hz – 20,000kHz
• Max. sound pressure level: 140 dB SPL
• Output impedance: 270 Ohm
• Custom CineMag USA transformer
• Powerful neodymium magnet
• 2.5-Micron thick ribbon: 4.7 mm x 59.7 mm
• Pigtail XLR Gotham cable with Star Quad shielding
• Dimensions: 318 x 120 x 70 mm
• Weight: 2.8 kg
• Includes 3/8″ microphone stand attachment, embroidered microphone bag and case