Earthworks directional microphones have patented near-perfect polar patterns. The sound across the entire front hemisphere is remarkably uniform and is flatter at 90 degrees than most microphones are on-axis. The SR Series have an incredible transparent sound quality, offering near-perfect polar response and high rejection of sounds at the rear of the microphone, resulting in less leakage and more gain before feedback.Extended frequency response to 30kHzMulti-purpose directional microphoneMore gain before feedback than other microphonesLess leakageTextbook perfect cardioid polar pattern with natural on- and off-axis performanceProvides excellent results for both live performance and recording applicationsExtreme accuracy in the time domain for faithful reproduction and no smearing or distortionTransparent sound qualityShorter diaphragm settling time to prevent quieter attacks from being blurred by earlier louder attacks