SMALL MEMBRANE CONDENSER MICROPHONE 'Designed in collaboration with Mr. Rupert Neve, the RN17 redefines the capabilities of a Small Diaphragm Condenser.
This is the world's first pencil microphone with a high-performance transformer, manually wound and manufactured on a large scale.
The second product of the sE / Rupert Neve collaboration, work on the RN17 began with a discussion between Rupert and Siwei Zou about the advantages and problems of small diaphragm capacitors. I said: That transformer is too big. This is a small capsule microphone. Impossible.
According to Siwei, "the problem with SDCs is that they have a very clear sound, the SPL is high, but the sound is very cold, not like with a large diaphragm. The quality of the transformer can make the sound much better. But that little transformer, nobody can do it. ''
Rupert told me: '' I want THIS transformer. I said to him: That transformer is going to be too big. This is a small capsule microphone. Impossible. He said: I want the impossible to be possible. '' With an audio transformer of this magnitude, the RN17 is capable of providing amazing clarity at ALL frequencies, not just the highs. The midrange is detailed and advanced, the bass is full and precise, and the entire microphone has balance and space that has never been achieved before with a small capsule microphone.

You can read more of this fabulous microphone and get a lot of technical details, videos and sound examples here: https://www.seelectronics.com/se-rn17-rupert-neve-mic '