AEA KU5A Series Windscreen

AEA KU5A Series Windscreen — a custom-fit WindTech foam windscreen for the AEA KU5A microphone, eliminating the need for a separate pop filter during close vocal recording and protecting the aluminium ribbon from wind blasts at outdoor performances and live reinforcement applications.

The KU5A already has the most extensive internal ribbon protection in the AEA lineup — a multi-layer system of fabric and foam between the outer grille and the 1.8-µm aluminium foil. Even so, a vocalist recording at very close range or a microphone exposed at an open-air festival can generate air blasts that exceed what the built-in protection is designed to handle. The KU5A Windscreen adds an external foam layer engineered for acoustic transparency: modelled to leave the microphone's tonal character and supercardioid polar pattern intact while providing effective mechanical shielding against plosives and wind.

Pop Filter Replacement Without Sonic Trade-Offs

A standard pop filter on a separate stand between a vocalist and a microphone reduces effective working distance, restricts movement, and requires additional rigging. The KU5A Windscreen slips directly over the microphone body and lets a vocalist sing inches from the grille without risk of ribbon damage from air bursts. The KU5A's built-in high-pass filter — activated by the external push-button switch at 6 dB/oct, 283 Hz — manages proximity effect; the windscreen manages air blasts. Together they form a complete close-range vocal system. For touring acts using the KU5A on stage, the windscreen removes the remaining weather risk at outdoor festival appearances.

Acoustic Transparency as a Design Requirement

A windscreen for a ribbon microphone must be engineered differently from one for a condenser — uneven high-frequency attenuation through foam audibly disrupts the KU5A's characteristic response. AEA modelled the KU5A Windscreen specifically for acoustic transparency: WindTech foam minimises tonal change while maintaining full plosive and wind protection. The result is a windscreen that can be used without the sense that the microphone sounds different with it on — which for a ribbon mic of this class is the threshold of practical usefulness.

KEY FEATURES

• Custom fit — designed exclusively for the KU5A body dimensions, slip-on mounting with no tools required.
• Pop filter replacement — enables close vocal recording without a separate stand-mounted filter.
• Outdoor protection — effective ribbon shielding at festivals, outdoor stages, and location recording sessions.
• Acoustic transparency — WindTech foam engineered for minimal impact on KU5A tonality and polar pattern.
• Material: WindTech foam, black.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Type: Foam windscreen
• Foam manufacturer: WindTech
• Colour: Black
• Compatibility: AEA KU5A (exclusively)
• Mounting: Slip-on directly over microphone body
• Note: Hygiene product — all sales final, no returns accepted
• Country of manufacture: USA (Pasadena, CA)