Beyerdynamic M-500
Documentation on the Beyerdynamic M-500 is thin. No sales literature, pricing or production dates survive in the archive. What the record does show is a professional microphone that Audio (February 1978, p.91) listed under the model name "M500N (C)," with manufacturer specifications.
According to that listing, the M-500 was a pressure-gradient microphone with a rated frequency response of 40-18,000 Hz within 2.5 dB of the nominal curve. Each unit shipped with an individual chart record of its own measured response. It had a built-in male connector, a Switchcraft M3M or equivalent. It also had an integral windscreen and a four-stage "pop" and blast filter, which suit close-miked vocal work.
- Operating principle: pressure gradient
- Frequency response: 40–18,000 Hz, within 2.5 dB of nominal curve
- Output connector: built-in male, Switchcraft M3M or equivalent
- Features: integral windscreen; four-stage pop and blast filter
Beyond that review listing, almost nothing else is documented for the M-500 in the available record.
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