Blue Bottle Details
The Bottle, our highest achievement in quality and innovation, is our flagship recording tool, combining low noise and superb transient response integrated with a system of eight optional interchangeable capsules (the Bottle Caps). In an instant, these bayonet-mount capsules can be exchanged to provide different tonal characteristics and pickup patterns while the power supply remains on. The Class A discrete amplifier circuit of The Bottle is a thoroughly modern homage to the past, with a design utilizing a single hand-selected EF86 pentode vacuum tube in triode mode. When combined with the versatility of our Bottle Caps, The Bottle provides the ultimate recording experience. In keeping with our philosophy of sonic purity and fidelity, we do not incorporate pads or filters into The Bottle. Rather, we believe that proper mic selection and placement eliminate the need for such extraneous circuits which only degrade signal integrity.

Blue Bottle Specifications

• Year Introduced: 1997
• Type of mic: Tube Condenser
• Polar Pattern: Various (depending on use of B.L.U.E. 1? capsules)
• Frequency Response: 30hz?0,000 hz + or -4db
• Front to rear rejection: Better than 20db
• Rated source impedance: 200 ohms
• Sensitivity: 8mV/Pa + or - 1db
• Tube: EF86
• Power Requirements: B.L.U.E. 9601 Power Supply
• Signal to noise ratio: 67db (related to 1 PA at 1khz)
• Dimensions: Diameter 3 & 3/4 inches x 14 & 3/4 length(including capsule)
• Weight: 4 lb. (including capsule)

Blue Bottle Features

• The ultimate in hand-built craftsmanship
• Class A discrete amplifier circuit with hand-selected EF86 pentode vacuum tube in triode mode
• Mic system-allows for various capsules to be swapped "on the fly" for extreme versatility
• Integrated capsule shockmounting
• Hand tuned and tested
• Custom wound output transformer
• Includes B6 capsule, our renowned 9610 Tube Power Supply, Champagne tube mic cable, and ATA flight case