The Pearl ELM-B is the bidirectional edition of the ELM-series, built around Pearl’s spectacular extended rectangular capsule.
 
The 7:1 length/width ratio of the capsule means that the polar patterns looks like a standard bidirectional/figure-8 in the horizontal plane, while it vastly reduces high frequencies in the vertical plane, a property that can be extremely useful for reducing unwanted reflections from the floor and ceiling, providing the audio engineer with a valuable tool to handle poor room acoustics and challenging acoustical environments.
 
Just like the Pearl 2800 rectangular capsule, the longer ELM capsule combines the best characteristics from large and small diaphragms, i.e. low noise, detailed transient reproduction and an extremely smooth off-axis response.
 
The ELM-B is excellent as part of a stereo pair. Combine two ELM-B’s for Blumlein stereo, or pair the ELM-B with a cardioid microphone for an M-S stereo setup.In combination, the unique characteristics of the ELM series microphones make them outstanding for orchestral and choral recordings and, as a result, they can be found with symphonies and opera houses all over the world.
 
The ELM-B is finished in piano black ED lacquer with a red logo, ring and engraved model number.
 
The Features
72mm Long membrane in a figure-of-eight configuration
Pearl's unique rectangular capsule
Excellent signal-to-noise ratio
Near resonance-free frequency response
Finished in piano black ED lacquer
Red logo, ring and engraved model number
 
The Specs
Polar Pattern - Figure-of-eight
Sensitivity - 18mV/Pa
Frequency Response - 20Hz - 25kHz
Impedance - 100 ohms
Operating Voltage - 48 volts
Rec. Load Imp - 1k ohms
Current Consumption - 2.7 mA
Self Noise - 12 dBA
Max SPL - 126 dB
Connector - 3-pin XLR
Dimensions - 192 x ø32 mm/28mm
Weight - 305 g
 
Included
Wooden box
Pearl 1930 shockmount
Individual frequency graph