The KMN16 is definitely it’s own brand new cardioid-only thing, brought about by the same developer as the Elation Microphones KM Series. There’s also a KMN15 cardioid-only, but in the few samples I was able to find, finely going over NIKFI’s website, my ear consistently was more excited about the 16, which seemed to have a more interesting texture and more intimate sound. If I was going for a more accurate sound, the 15 would be the one.
Still, to be honest though, I was surprised to find in its tiny booklet that the 16 has the more top-end boost between the two. It also has about a 40mV/Pa sensitivity! All this obviously indicates it was designed for far-field. Funny how, based on the samples, I thought the 16 might be nice for spot miking.
I was told they both have large diaphragms, but based on the glimpses I catch, it seems more like a medium-size, to my surprise. If guessing around 20mm or so.
Regardless, this microphone is no joke and clearly all designed from the ground-up as much as possible, from the inside out! It’s lovely.
As you can see, the capsule is on quite a long stand and sits pretty-high up in the egg.