Superlux D 107 Series, TOP 248, TOP 258, D 107A, D 107B User Manual

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G O A N G - F A N N C O . , L T D .

2009, SUPER LUX I nc.
LB10D1070 1TC (Rev . 1)

G O A N G - F A N N C O . , L T D .

User Guide

D 107 Series

Dyn amic Voc al Micr ophon e for Prof essio nals

Sp ec ifi ca ti on s

Dyn amic m icrop hone

Type

Pola r pat tern

Uni -di rect ion al (Su per- card ioi d), ro tat iona lly s ymme tri cal ro und
microph one axis, whil e maintainin g uniform frequ ency response( Figure 1)

50 t o 16,0 00 Hz (Figu re 2)

Fre quenc y resp onse

250 Ω

Rat ed imp edanc e

Max . SP L (1 kΩ load)

160 dB SPL (THD≦1 % 1kHz )

The D107 Ser ies o perat es be tween -10 to +50 ( 14 to 122 )
wit h rel ative humi dity betw een 0 to 95%.

Env ironm ental cond itio ns

Net weig ht

188 .0 gra ms (6. 6 oz)

Sen sitiv ity (a t 1,0 00 Hz Open C ircui t Volt age)

-5 4dBV /Pa ( 1.8 5mV/ Pa) 3d B , 1 Pa=9 4dB SPL

Three-p in profession al audio conne ctor (male XLR ty pe)

Con necto r

The D107 Serie s incl uding the p roduct and p ackag es fo llow t he
ins truct ion of EU 20 02/95 /EC an d com ply to RoHS .

RoH S

Fin ish

Metal st ructure, stren gthened stee l grille head and s cratch-resi stant titani um
coatin g for D1O7A, and te xtured black sa tin body for D10 7B

Dim ens ion s

Φ42 .3mm x 1 52m m (1.6 7in . x 6.0 0in. ), Fi gure 3

Positive pre ssure on diaphr agm produces po sitive volta ge on pin 2 with
respect t o pin 3

Pola rity

Dim ens ion s (Fig ure 3 )

2000 Hz

4000 Hz

8000 Hz

250 Hz

500 Hz

1000 Hz

TYPIC AL POL AR PATT ERN (Fi gure 1)

TYP ICA L FRE QUEN CY RE SPO NSE (Fi gur e 2)

FREQUENCY IN Hz

Frequency Response

RELATIVE RESPONSE IN dB

dB

10

-10

-20

20 50 100 200 500 1000 2 000 5000 10000 200 00 Hz

0

D10 7A

D10 7B

Buildi ng on the success of Superlu x D108 se ries voca l micropho nes,
Superl ux no w pre sents the D107 series dyna mic microphone which is a
milest one in the world of profess ional v ocal mi crophones, exhibit ing
except ionally uniform freq uency response not only on-a xis, but also off­axis. And D107 se ries inher its the ba lanced ton e and natu ral sound profiles
and structure of D108 series. With its more compact and ergonomica lly­design ed body and easy hand ling, the D 107 series brings a new concept in
profess ional vocal us e.
D107 se ries comes with two ver sions, one is D107A de signed for re cording
with tailored v ocal resp onse best tor cl ose mikin g, and the other is D10 7B
best for l ive sound perf ormance with a ta ilored bass pun ch response.
The m odular d esign of the D1 07's caps ule with its go ld-plated connecto rs
permit s e asy separati on of the grille and ca psule from the bod y o f the
microph one, facilit ating mainte nance.
The D107 h as a super-cardio id pickup pat tern which is olates the ma in
sound so urce while minim izing backgro und noise.
Constr ucted o f dura ble me tal wi th a strength ened m esh gr ille, foam f ilter
and shock- mount system to cut down ha ndling noise, the D1 07 i s v ery
sturdy, withsta nding even t he occ asional dropping while still producin g a
sound quali ty th at is uns urpassed. No matter wheth er in door or o utdoor,
singin g or speech, the D107's p erformance will satis fy the most demanding
profess ionals.

De sc rip ti on

! D107A fo r Recording with t ailored vocal re sponse best to r close miking

! D107B fo r performance w ith tailored en hanced bass pu nch

! Balanc ed tone and truly n atural sound re production

! Ideal for professiona l vocal use with i ts brig htened midrange, bass roll

off and care fully crafte d frequency resp onse, provid ing excelle nt
presenc e

! Super-card ioid capsule g ives exceptio nally high gai n before feedba ck

! High sou nd pressure leve l capability

! High qua lity ON/OFF sw itch with locki ng plate

! Modula r design capsu le with gold coat ed connector s

! All-me tal con struction with strengthen ed stee l gril le head and scratch-

resista nt titaniu m coating for A v ersion an d textured black sa tin body for
B versio n

Op ti miz ed p ic k up p att er n

! For the mo st demanding pro fessionals

! New comp act size combin es minimizat ion and optimi zation

Ne w co nce pt s fo r pr ofe ss io nal v oc al m ic

Fe at ur es

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Ac ce sso ri es

Sup plied acce ssor ies

Opt ional acce ssor ies

Mic rophon e cli p ---- --- --- - --- ----- H M38S
Car rying pouch

--- ----- --- ----- ----- ---

Foa m wind scree n, var ious c olor ----- ----- - --- ----- ---- S40
Table stand ---- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- - HM6
Adj ustab le boo m stan d --- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- MS1 31
Ins trume nt boo m stan d --- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- MS10 4

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MS13 1

Adju stabl e

boom s tand

MS10 4

Inst rumen t

boom s tand

HM6

Table s tand

S40

Foam winds creen

HM3 8S

Mic rophon e clip

Car rying p ouch

Type of transducer

About Frequency Response

Suitabl e for working at cont rolled environment, or for acoustic measuremen ts.
Althoug h people pers uit flatness , but for none- professiona ls, it is a chal lenge to make s
it works as e xpectation .

Flat

Based on year s of practical experien ce of pro use rs. There are c urves to be b uild for
various applicat ions, so that i t is v ery simp le to u se the microphone for th e purpos e.
Limitin g bandwidth, a nd emphasing a re typical skil l.

Popular curve re sponse

Incorpo rating sw itchable filters t o ellimin ates inte rference, such as sub-sonic filter t o
cut air-condition er and floor vibra tions. And al lows f ull fl at whe n used in controlled
environm ent.

Variable response

Directivity

Knowing your microphone

Superlu x provides v ariety sel ection of m icrophones for professi onals and amatures. To
know your m icrophone is th e first step to su ccessful resu lt.

Mounting the microphone

Maintainence

Pressure gradient microphone is ver y sensiti ve to v ibration. Suitable shock m ount for
high performa nce m icrophone is necessary for extreme low noise recordin g. Stu rdy
stand can set the microp hone excatl y at the sweet s pot and keep i t there. Choo se heavy
duty microphon e stand for studio conden ser mi crophone which weights much more
than hand le microphone .

Superlu x prov ides wide range of mi crophone stands for variou s dem ands. Big Foot
Willie is spec ially de veloped f or large condense r microph ones that able to suppor t 2
large micro phones with st ereo bracket fo r single point s tereo recording .

Extensi on foot on all t he 'E' v ersions s erve to mount hea vy studio microphon e in lim it
space liv e sound applic ations.

Using a handheld microphone

For b est sign al to noise ratio, distance from th e handh eld micro phone t o the sound source
shall be as sh ort as possib le.

For higher ga in before feedba ck and lowest back ground noise, th e microphone sha ll be
pointed d irectly to th e sound source . (refer to th e illustrati on below) Th e sensitivi ty of a super
cardioid mi crophone is hig hest on axis and l owest at 120 to 13 5 degrees.

To avoid interferenc e between multipl e micropho nes, each sound s ource shal l be pi cked-up
by on e microp hone, u se as less m icrophones as p ossible in one space, or tu rn-on a s less
microphon es as possible a t the same time.

To reduc e cross talk be tween microphones , an 1:3 guide line s hall b e foll ow: The dista nce
between m icrophone A to th e sound so urce A is " 1", the di stance bet ween any o ther
microphon e to the sound sou rce A shall be more th an 3 times.

When the (super) cardioid micro phone get c loser to t he sou nd so urce, the lo w freq uency
response is boost ed, as s o call " proximity effect". Experience singer t akes adva ntages of the
proximity e ffect to improve th e r ichness of his/ her voice or to incre ase the bass of the
instrume nt as if an extremely high qualit y equalize r is used. Same idea to reduce th e bass by
increase th e distance to red uce the bass whe n needed.

Reflectin g surface a ffect sound as well. Be ware of these surfaces s uch as wall, table, or f loor.
Place the m icrophone aw ay from the hard s urfaces or di rectly contac t these surfa ces to form a
pressure zon e microphone.

When using th e microp hone out door or in w indy env ironment, addition al foam wind screen
helps to redu ce wind noise.

Keep gril l pop scree n clean to avoid degrading the s ound quali ty. Do not e xpose the
microphon e at high humidi ty/tempera ture environme nt to avoid dama ge.

Condens er microphone sh all be kept in low humi dity environm ent for best soun d
perform ance. Store the c ondenser mi crophones in ai rconditione d room or dehumi difier
to keep away form moisture. Clean air is another impo rtant factor. Keep away from
smoking e nvironment to a void tar residu als.

Durable and si mple stru cture, op erates in all ki nds of environment s. A go od dynam ic
micropho ne is capab le to oper ate at ver y high sou nd pressure level with out distor tion.
Due to structure limit, dy namics can not be b uilt as s mall as c ondenser, b ut dynamic s
don't requ ire power to oper ate.

Dynami cs

Narrower than cardioid pattern. Su itable for m ultiple mic rophone setu p. Least sensit ive
angle poi nting toward si de to rear where mo st stage monit ors are locate d. Same
proximit y effect as cardi oid microphon e.

Super Cardioid

90°

20-50mm

180°

0°

90°°

120 ~13 5° °

120 ~13 5° °

Monit or

Loudsp eaker ( s)

P.A . Syste m

Loudsp eaker

Reco mmend ed

Loud speak er Loca tions

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