Ahuja GMB-6C Mic Stand

Ahuja GMB-6C Mic Stand

The Ahuja GMB-6C is a heavy-duty microphone base for Ahuja electret condenser gooseneck microphones, built from die-cast aluminium so it stays planted on a lectern, conference table or counter. It is more than a weighted stand: the base contains a battery housing for two AUM-3 pencil cells providing 3 V to power the condenser microphone, an on/off switch so the user can mute the microphone at the base, and a supplied 10 metre shielded two-core cable terminated with an XLR connector and a phone plug for connection to a mixer or amplifier. Anti-skid feet keep the base from creeping across smooth table surfaces when the gooseneck is adjusted or the switch is used.

Key features

• Heavy-duty die-cast aluminium base for stability
• Designed for Ahuja electret condenser gooseneck microphones
• Built-in battery housing for 2 x AUM-3 pencil cells (3 V)
• On/off switch at the base for local microphone control
• 10 m shielded two-core cable supplied
• XLR connector and phone plug terminations
• Anti-skid feet for grip on smooth surfaces

Why the base matters in a gooseneck system

A gooseneck microphone is a system of three parts: the capsule and stem, the base, and the connection to the sound system. A light base lets the whole assembly tip when the stem is bent or the table is bumped, and it slides when cables tug at it. The GMB-6C’s die-cast aluminium housing gives the assembly real weight low down, which is where stability comes from, and the anti-skid feet add friction on polished wood, laminate and glass-topped conference tables. That steadiness protects the microphone’s position, so the capsule stays at the distance from the speaker’s mouth that the sound operator set during the sound check.

Power for condenser microphones

Electret condenser gooseneck microphones need a small DC supply to work, and not every mixer input provides it in the form these microphones expect. The GMB-6C answers that with its own battery housing: two AUM-3 pencil cells supply 3 V from inside the base, so the microphone works with any standard microphone input without depending on phantom power from the desk. Pencil cells are available everywhere and take seconds to change, which suits installed systems in schools, places of worship and meeting rooms where the equipment is used by many different people. Checking the cells before an important event, and switching the microphone off at the base afterwards, keeps the power side of the system reliable.

Switch and cable

The on/off switch on the base gives the person at the microphone direct control: a chairperson can silence the microphone for a private remark, and a lecturer can mute page-turning and coughs between segments. The supplied cable is 10 metres long, shielded and two-core, which is enough to run from a central conference table or lectern to a mixer at the side of the room without extension leads. Shielding helps protect the low-level microphone signal from hum over that distance, and the two terminations — an XLR connector and a phone plug — cover the input types found on PA amplifiers and mixers, so the base connects to most installed systems without adapters.

Typical applications

The GMB-6C belongs wherever a gooseneck microphone is used from a fixed speaking position: lecterns and podiums, boardroom and conference tables, council chambers, reception and enquiry counters, training rooms and houses of worship. In multi-microphone conference setups, several bases can be lined up along a table, each giving its speaker a powered, switchable microphone position with a consistent setup from seat to seat.

For users of Ahuja electret condenser gooseneck microphones, the GMB-6C completes the installation properly — a weighted die-cast base, self-contained battery power, local switching and a long shielded cable in one unit designed for the purpose.