BC10
Perform at your best – every time
The Symfon BC10 is a professional, high-quality microphone designed for precise and natural sound reproduction. It combines outstanding sound quality with rugged construction and high reliability – qualities that make it well suited to professional use.
The BC10 was developed with demanding live performances in mind, yet delivers sound quality that rivals the best studio microphones. It provides detailed, balanced and true-to-life reproduction, even under challenging conditions.
The microphone excels on vocals, but also performs very well on instruments. Whether it's delicate strings, clear and warm wind instruments or dynamic percussion, the BC10 reproduces each instrument's character and nuances with great precision.
Symfon BC10 – professional sound, ruggedly built and ready for the stage.
Key Design Details
Distortion-Free Signal
The microphone capsule delivers a distortion-free signal even at high sound pressure levels, while maintaining a very smooth and balanced frequency response.
Shock-Mounted Capsule
The BC10 capsule is shock-mounted and mechanically decoupled to prevent mechanical noise from the microphone body from reaching the capsule.
Feedback Resistance
One of the BC10's most important advantages is its excellent resistance to acoustic feedback.
Transformerless Electronics
Top-quality SMD components were chosen to deliver a transformerless microphone with an excellent signal-to-noise ratio, wide bandwidth and a large dynamic range.
The BC10 combines all the acoustic, electronic and mechanical qualities expected of a professional microphone.
Operating Instructions
The microphone must be powered by external 48 V phantom power. Phantom power can be supplied by a mixing console or by a separate phantom power supply.
The microphone handles both close and distant sound sources. For close-up use, the filter can compensate for the low-frequency boost caused by the proximity effect. The pad switch adjusts the microphone's sensitivity and maximum sound pressure level to suit the sound source.
The LED indicators show the selected switch setting and confirm that 48 V phantom power is present.
XLR Connection
The BC10 connects via a 3-pin XLR connector with the following pin configuration:
- 1Ground
- 2Hot (+)
- 3Cold (−)
Pad Settings
0 dB
This setting provides the highest sensitivity combined with the lowest possible self-noise, and is intended for sound sources at medium or long distances.
−10 dB
This setting provides more headroom and is intended especially for loud sound sources and close miking.
Filter Settings
The filter has three settings with the following functions:
Top Position
Precisely compensates for the low-frequency boost caused by the proximity effect for sound sources 10 cm (4") or closer to the microphone.
Middle Position
Flattens the bass frequencies for sound sources 10–60 cm (4"–2 ft) from the microphone. This setting is also useful for recording more distant sound sources, as with the flat setting, but with additional reduction of low-frequency noise.
Bottom Position
Provides a flat frequency response for sound sources more than 60 cm (2 ft) from the microphone.