AKG C414 XLS Reviews

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8 years ago

A great classic

Love it. Much better than my previous (budget) AKG. Lots of polar patterns to play with although I use regular cardiod pattern for most of the time. No hi frequency bump that can plague the more budget oriented condensers.

A bit on the expensive side (for me) but worth it every cent.

9 years ago

What a mic!

It's a wonderful mic. Recording the cello, one of the most difficult instruments for recording, the sound is so nice, with details and without edges. I cannot find the words... It is really a beautiful mic!

9 years ago

very good microphone

A microphone is very good and detailed

9 years ago

this is a great workhorse microphone...

I use it for male-female vocals, ethnical string and wind instruments in my studio. I satisfied for every recording operation. ?t has very flat-linear frequency response and great detail. If you can buy only one condenser microphone for everything, this mic for you...

12 years ago

What a microphone!

I bought this on a whim because I needed a high quality microphone in my home studio. In hindsight I would have bought something better for vocals as this gives more of a bright, airy sound. On an acoustic guitar, you basically can't beat it! Very nice microphone indeed!