Wunder Audio CM50S

Wunder Audio CM50 Suprema – a professional large-diaphragm tube condenser microphone featuring an original Neumann-style M50 spherical capsule design. With an incredible lineage in Hollywood film scoring, the CM50 S has been used worldwide in Decca trees for recording soundtracks to major motion pictures including Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, the Hobbit film series, Harry Potter, and Marvel films. Widely employed by legendary scoring engineers Shawn Murphy and Tom Steel at premier sound stages including Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox, Sony Scoring Stage, Abbey Road, and other top studios worldwide.

The CM50 Suprema represents the best available microphone for orchestral recordings, featuring a response that rises slightly and becomes increasingly directional at higher frequencies when exposed to direct sound, while remaining flat in a diffused sound field. Beyond soundtrack recording perfection, this microphone is essential for capturing room sound with drums, giving instruments tremendous volume and depth—recordings sound flat without it. The distinctive slanted grille limits resonance effects by presenting a continuously varying profile to the capsule, reducing standing waves for the most natural sound obtainable—very pure and pleasantly warm. The larger grille volume provides enhanced capsule breathing room, contributing to exceptional openness.

The CM50 Suprema features a small pressure transducer embedded in a 40mm diameter Lucite sphere—a cutting-edge recreation of the historic M9 capsule used in the original M50. By mounting the miniature capsule within the large Lucite sphere, all standing waves larger than 40mm are eliminated, completely canceling proximity effect. No other omnidirectional microphone can achieve the naturalness of the CM50 S sound. The original Telefunken MSC2 tube (military-grade NOS) provides superior performance over the AC701. Wunder Audio has enhanced their vintage-inspired design with Suprema Silver Gold Oil capacitors featuring 99.99% silver and 1% gold metallization, creating exceptional image depth with enhanced sound staging, air, and transparency. The vintage-authentic M250 style seven-pin Tuchel connector provides superior EMI/RF rejection. The proprietary PSU features universal voltage compatibility and complete RF/Wi-Fi interference shielding.

KEY FEATURES

• Large-diaphragm tube condenser with spherical capsule design
• True to vintage Neumann M50 design with modern enhancements
• Legendary lineage: used on Star Wars, Hobbit, Harry Potter, Marvel film soundtracks
• Employed by top Hollywood scoring engineers at premier sound stages worldwide
• Best available microphone for orchestral recordings
• Rises slightly at higher frequencies with direct sound, flat in diffused field
• Essential for huge drum sounds and capturing room ambience
• Small pressure transducer embedded in 40mm diameter Lucite sphere
• Historic M9 capsule recreation with Mylar diaphragm
• Eliminates all standing waves larger than 40mm
• Completely cancels proximity effect
• Unmatched naturalness in omnidirectional mode
• Slanted grille design minimizes resonance and standing waves
• Vintage-authentic grille (used as historical M50 replacement parts)
• Larger grille volume for enhanced capsule breathing room
• Original Telefunken MSC2 tube (military-grade NOS)
• Upgrade from ultra-miniature AC701 tube
• Suprema Silver Gold Oil capacitors (99.99% silver, 1% gold)
• Enhanced image depth, sound staging, air, and transparency
• M250 style seven-pin Tuchel connector with superior EMI/RF rejection
• Proprietary PSU with universal voltage compatibility

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Type: Large-diaphragm tube condenser microphone with spherical capsule
• Capsule: M9 capsule (historic M50 design)
• Capsule Configuration: Small pressure transducer in 40mm diameter Lucite sphere
• Diaphragm Material: Mylar
• Polar Pattern: Omnidirectional (optimized)
• Frequency Response: Rises slightly at higher frequencies with direct sound, flat in diffused field
• Proximity Effect: Eliminated by spherical capsule design
• Tube: Original Telefunken MSC2 (military-grade NOS)
• Grille: Slanted design, vintage-authentic (compatible with original M50)
• Connector: M250 style seven-pin Tuchel (introduced 1961)
• Connector Feature: Screw-on design with superior EMI/RF rejection
• Capacitor: Suprema Silver Gold Oil, 1uF capacitance
• Capacitor Metallization: 99.99% silver, 1% gold
• Capacitor Purity: Silver min. 99.97% typ. 99.99%; Gold min. 99.97% typ. 99.99%
• Dielectric: Polypropylene
• Power Supply: Proprietary Wunder Audio PSU, dual-pole neutral-fusing
• PSU Features: Universal voltage, 30-turn trim pots, RF/Wi-Fi shielding
• Mount: One-piece newly designed yoke mount
• Case: Foam-lined quarter sawn oak box in velvet-lined tweed case
• Included: CM50 S microphone, spherical capsule, plush oak box, power supply, yoke mount, cables, Fender tweed carrying case with leather trim and combination lock