AUDIO-TECHNICA AT5040 CARDIOID CONDENSER MIC State-of-the-art hi-def audio Audio-Technica has earned a loyal customer base by offering pro-quality mics at project studio prices. Their new AT5040 is making serious noise in the higher end of the market. It features four matched diaphragms that work together to create a large rectangular element, which combines the best characteristics of both large- and small-diaphragm condensers. An internal shock... 

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Audio-Technica AT5040 FOR THE AUDIOPHILE WHO KNOWS IT’S HIP TO BE SQUARE Flying in the face of convention, Audio-Technica broke new sonic ground with their AT5040. Ditching the traditional circular diaphragm, the AT5040 features a set of four low-mass rectangular membranes arranged like the panes of a window. The result is a sound that’s as full and vibrant as any large-diaphragm microphone, but with the crisp transient handling of a pencil condenser....