Lewitt MTP 50 Wired XLR Handheld Handle for W9 Condenser Capsule

Lewitt MTP 50: The Wired XLR Handle That Makes the W9 a Cabled Condenser

The Lewitt MTP 50 is a wired handheld microphone handle, a zinc die-cast body with an XLR output that accepts Lewitt's interchangeable W9 condenser capsule to build a complete cabled handheld condenser microphone. On its own it is not a microphone - it holds no capsule and captures no sound - but paired with the W9 it becomes a wired, phantom-powered condenser vocal mic for the console. For anyone who owns the W9 for wireless use, the MTP 50 is the companion that lets the very same capsule work on a cable, so one condenser head serves both a wireless transmitter and a wired XLR rig.

How the Modular Handle-and-Capsule System Works

Lewitt's handheld system separates the two things a microphone does: the capsule listens and defines the sound, and the body carries, powers, and connects it. The W9 is the capsule; the MTP 50 is one of the bodies it can screw into. Thread the W9 onto the MTP 50's die-cast handle and you have a wired handheld condenser terminating in a standard 3-pin XLR; unthread it and the same capsule mounts on a compatible wireless transmitter instead. That modularity means the capsule sound stays constant while you choose the connection - cabled through the MTP 50 or wireless through a transmitter - depending on the job.

A Wired XLR Path for a Condenser Capsule

Fitted with the W9, the MTP 50 delivers the capsule's signal down a standard microphone cable to any console or interface. Because the W9 is a true-condenser capsule, its diaphragm must be electrically charged, so in this wired configuration the mic draws 48 volts of phantom power from the mixer or interface - the same phantom any studio condenser needs. That gives you a plug-in-and-go cabled condenser: no batteries, no RF setup, no receiver to manage, just an XLR into a preamp and the W9's detailed condenser tone arriving on the channel.

Built From Metal for the Hand and the Road

The MTP 50 handle is zinc die-cast, the same rugged construction Lewitt uses across its handheld line, so it stands up to gripping, gigging, and the knocks of transport. It presents the W9's output to the console through a standard 3-pin XLR, an easy and universal connection for any stage box, mixer, or interface. With no electronics of its own to power or fail, the handle is a simple, durable mechanical and electrical bridge between the capsule and the cable - the dependable body half of a two-part mic.

Who the MTP 50 Is For

The MTP 50 is for the W9 owner who wants to use that capsule on a cable as well as on a wireless transmitter: the vocalist or engineer who needs one condenser sound across both wired and wireless setups, the studio or venue building a wired handheld condenser around the W9, and the production standardizing on a single capsule while keeping a cabled option on hand. Remember that the MTP 50 is the handle only - the W9 capsule is required to make a working microphone - but together they turn Lewitt's interchangeable condenser into a plug-and-play XLR mic.