Reference Cardioid XXX Anniversary

Common name: Manley Laboratories Reference Cardioid XXX Anniversary

Production Status: Discontinued / Vintage

The Reference Cardioid XXX Anniversary is a limited edition of the standard Reference Cardioid featuring a custom pearl scent white finish with red accents and with the addition of a Manley Power switch-mode power supply. The microphone shares the same electronic attributes as the Gold Reference Series, but has a centre-fixed cardioid-only capsule with a thicker gauge (6 micron) gold sputtered diaphragm. With the similar film thickness and construction, similar high frequency resonance (a little edge), similar proximity effect and pretty good immunity from pops and sibilance problems, the Reference Cardioid XXX Anniversary more closely recalls how many of the vintage European tube mics such as the beloved U47 sounded like when they were new. Its rich tonal balance and liquid character is consistently admired for instruments such as guitars, drum overheads, saxophone, and especially vocals.