The Rode M5 Cardioid Condenser Microphone, Matched Pair are premium-grade small-diaphragm condenser pencil mics designed for studio and live recording applications. From drums to choirs, and acoustic guitars to pianos. You name it, these microphones excel on it. Thanks to their low noise and full frequency response, the M5s will relay every source with an incredible degree of accuracy, no nuance will be missed. You'll find that achieving great sounds is as simple as setting up the microphones, connecting them to your desk or interface and pressing record. Their ultra-discrete design guarantees the finest performances and capture possible. This enables you to get up close to the source for optimised recordings without generating "red light fever". With no more than 1dB of sensitivity between each microphone, you'll be provided with an ideal stereo representation of each and every source. Whether you work on-the-road, or in-the-studio, be the engineer that gets the call thanks to Rode.