Nevaton
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Nevaton is a Russian manufacturer of microphones. The roots of Nevaton go back to the year 1947 when an acoustic laboratory was established at the Leningrad optical and mechanical association (LOMO). Some years later, 1954, the laboratory joined the newly formed scientific and industrial association named EKRAN.
Until 1987 this laboratory made research and designed microphones like the LOMO 19A19. In the year 1991 Nevaton LTD enterprise was formed The company was found by LOMO engineers as a new and independent microphone manufacturer and research laboratory for high-end audio transmitter.
The Nevaton homebase in St. Petersburg contains a well equipped acoustic laboratory, including one of Europe's biggest anechoic chambers as well as a small specialized factory where each microphone is hand assembled engineers. On average only 15 units leave the factory each month.
Nevaton produces all parts for their microphones themselves
Most of them are already pre-ordered, as Nevaton supplies their microphones mainly for the domestic market.
The famous filmstudios of Lenfilm, Mosfilm, theatres and opera houses like the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow New Opera, TV and radio stations are Nevaton's regular customers as well as major sound-production studios.
Nevaton microphones are of high-quality they are tuned and measured with Brüel & Kjær equipment and are run through several testing routines before they are delivered to the customers.
Nevaton's product catalogue includes stereo microphones, small diaphragm condenser mics, middle and large diaphragm condensers, tube microphones, boundary layer- and shotgun microphones and high quality miniature microphones.
