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AKG C1000S Stage and Studio Condenser Microphone

50-20 kHz response. Requires 9-52 Vdc phantom power or internal 9 volt battery and includes SA43 stand adapter.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           9 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           9 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           10 out of 10
Support:
           9 out of 10
 
 

"Two for the price of one! Go for it!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: RappinKim
Submitted: 4/2/2006

 

 
Feature:
Very versatile. Comes with a little cap to change the pick up pattern of the microphone to a hypercardoid. In addition, if you have a mixer with no phantom power, this would be a good microphone, because a 9 volt compartment within the capsule of the microphone is available as an alternate to phantom power. And the battery lasts up to 220 hrs!

Value:
For its price, it is very affordable. I rate this with the shure beta 81 microphone. The price for one beta 81, you can get two akg c1000s

Desirability:
planning to get more!

Sound:
I like it. Very good sound, especially if you are using them as overheads for drums, or for the hi-hats. In addition, they are very versatile with using for a choir and piano. I have used them in all applications for worship in my church. They are also a more fuller sounding microphone for our female singers because they lack the low mid range in their voices.

Ease of Use:
Do not use too many of these in a live application. Though it sounds great, do remember that condenser microphones can reduce the amount of headroom on your board.

Support:
No problems with this mic. I can use two more

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"Money Well Spent..."

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from verizon.net
Submitted: 7/7/2007
Style of Music: Folk/Blues/Ragtime (Acoustic Guitar Player)
Musical Experience: Hobbyist
Location: York, PA

 

 
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Feature:
Has an on/off switch that can't be operated accidentally. I like that. Has the ability to narrow the patter (which is how I use it all the time). Too early to tell what is missing. I'm not primarily a vocalist so I'm not sure what else it should have. It seems to offer what I need.

Quality:
It appears to be very well made. I like the color. I get bored with the black microphones that are everywhere. So far it has held up well, though I'm not rough with it by any means. I treat it as though it cost me a couple of grand, etc.

Value:
If the bass was a little less overbearing I would have given it a 10. I'd say it was good value for money. It seems to do what I bought it to do. Sounds great. Have had only compliments on the sound of my guitars when using this microphone.

Desirability:
I like the color. I like the 'look' of it. But what's more important is that it does what it's supposed to do...and it does. So I'm happy.

Sound:
For my voice I'm very pleased with it, though I mostly use it now on my acoustic guitars, and rarely use it for my voice anymore. The only reason I didn't give a 10 is because I think the bass is usually excessive and I sometimes have to spend a few minutes EQing the bass to a reasonable level, etc.

Ease of Use:
I wish every piece of musical equipment was as easy to use as this microphone.

Support:
No idea. Never had to deal with AKG support.

Overall:
I'm always intereseted in seeing how I can improve the quality of my sound. So, since there are better quality microphones out there, I'm sure I'll be looking at one or two of them eventually. Otherwise I expect to be happy with this microphone for as long as I own it. Even if I find something better this one will still find use.

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"A Must-Have Microphone for Low $$$"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 6/12/2005
Style of Music: Pop, Praise and worship, Choirs, acoustic
Musical Experience: Active musician, worship leader, project studio owner
Location: Huntsville, AL

 

 
Feature:
The ability to pop a 9-volt in is very handy for live vocal situations or when using mixers with too few phantom powered inputs. The hypercardioid adaptor actually works pretty well. I have never used the presence adaptor.

Quality:
I love the quality of this mike. It's a keeper. The finish is beautiful.

Value:
Got two for $150 each way before the "two for $299" special. Big bang for the buck.

Desirability:
This is a classic mic that I enjoy owning. I think having two for stereo situations is a lot of coolness factor for $300. With excellent sound quality a given, people really react well to the look of these mic's.

Sound:
A real Swiss army knife for anyone's project studio, live sound recording, etc. I own two so I can do X-Y, ORTF and coincident stereo set-up's. Buy a stereo bar for $16 and you'll get great results on drum overheads, choirs, etc. A very versatile small-diaphragm microphone with a smooth response.

Support:
Never needed it - it's AKG.

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"Best vocal mic ever."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          5 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from juno.com
Submitted: 5/21/2006
Style of Music: rock, alternative
Musical Experience: Engineer, recording artist, songwriter, 30 years
Location: Madison, WI, US

 

 
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Feature:
This mic sounds best without the little gadgets for eq or pattern; they work, and the hyper cardioid one isolates great, but it creates a slightly megaphone-sounding peak you have to eq out. Isolation is way better than the large diaphram condensers, and is acceptible even without the attachment. The switch is annoying to turn on or off, but you never accidentally do so, to the designer's credit. The windscreen makes the pops go away quite well- and is necessary for live..

Quality:
The screen on one of mine wasn't perfect, I had to push a sharp edge in on it, but otherwise quality seems fantastic. I don't worry about dropping them, and after being left out a lot for years they still sound exactly the same as when I got them.

Value:
Cheap price for what it is- I'm lucky I can afford 2 of my favorite mics!

Desirability:
I took off the red stripes, they seemed so 'high school band gear'-looking. Not a great-looking mic, but not bad with the windscreen.

Sound:
I've been using two c1000s for a few years now- I like them better for vocals than many of the very expensive mics I've used in many studios, including the shure 414 and neumann u87, and many more costly vintage tube mics. After hearing such great reviews of the studio projects C1, I got one, also an MXL 909. The Studio Projects C1 has me scratching my head- I had high hopes- but after excitedly recording a bunch of vocal tracks with it, I couldn't escape that it had a cardboardy/tinny sound- one that I couldn't really mix out, either... I even liked the cheap MXL better- so out of curiosity I a/b'd all three, and I swear the AKG C1000 blew the other two away, hands down- really no comparison for sweetness of tone- it really has a smoother, denser sound and a very smooth and musical response in the critical frequency ranges. I wanted to like the SP mic so bad, it's such a looker- but I'm very disappointed in it and wonder what all these engineers were talking about. I use a studio projects vtb-1 for tube pre (love it!) and an Art pro VLA comp, and the C1000 beautifully portrays pretty much anything I can throw at it.

Ease of Use:
The closest, most acceptible EQ for voice, male or female- not much eq required- the treble is prominent (in a good way) and I still add some (3.5- 15 Hz), it's easier to make this mic sound great than any other.

Support:
n/a

Overall:
I would buy these again and again. I'll never be without one- my favorite vocal mic, period, any price range. Shines on acoustic too, and as stereo pair for overheads. When I bought them I thought I might be making a mistake- many reviewers hated them, after all- but this mic has such beautiful and usable character- sonic detail means nothing without character, and this mic actually has both. Sits in the mix like a dream. If I could only use one mic for a project, this would be it!

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"A great microphone for Acoustic musicians well worth considering!!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 10/23/2003
Style of Music: Folk, Traditional, Old Time
Location: Michigan

 

 
Feature:
The microphone comes with 2 capsule adapters, windscreen, clip, and unpadded zippered bag. A foam padded case for this microphone would have been a big plus without adding much to the price.

Quality:
The microphone is actually very large for a pencil style condenser and appears to be a very sturdy microphone. I haven't had the misfortune to put it through the drop test yet.

Value:
There are cheaper microphones being made in China that sound good. But the high quality, smoothness, and versatility of AKG C1000 makes this microphone an outstanding value.

Desirability:
A great sounding microphone, but falls short in looks. Offering this microphone in black would make me rate it a 10 instead of 8.

Sound:
Not high in output, but very balanced and warm with noticeably less proximity effect then many other condenser microphones.

Support:
Haven't needed any support yet.

Overall:
This microphone really shines for people like myself who need a dual use microphone for an acoustic instrument microphone and/or a vocal microphone for live sound reinforcement and project recording.

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"Great stereo acoustic miking!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          7 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 6/3/2006
Style of Music: Pop/Rock
Musical Experience: Amateur Producer
Location: Beverly Hills, CA

 

 
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Feature:
I like the case that it comes in. Other than that, its pretty straigh forward.

Quality:
Seems very solid. Its heavier than it looks. Would probably be fine if you dropped it a bunch of times.

Value:
For the price, the quality of acoustic sound is good. I don't have enough mics to compare it too though.

Desirability:
I dont think its ugly. Its a microphone. I does what its supposed to.

Sound:
The sound is great for Acoustic Guitar. I was very impressed with the detail. For my vocals however, it seems like there is too much high end. Not as warm as other mics I've used.

Ease of Use:
Doesn't get much easier. Just plug it in and turn it on.

Support:
Since I haven't needed any help yet, I'll give them the benefit of a doubt.

Overall:
For now, I use a pair to mic acoustic guitar and I'll be using that for the forseeable future. I'm already looking into a new vocal mic though because I wasn't satisfied with those results.

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"One awesome mike"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          7 out of 10
Submitted: 10/14/2005

 

 
Feature:
the way you can change the pickuppattern

Quality:
One sloid make it powerful and strong.

Value:
Yes

Desirability:
I use when I need it.

Sound:
Excllent sound

Support:
no the product works great.

Overall:
As long a own

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"Good for the price and very usefull"

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 12/8/2003
Style of Music: Pop , Dance , Simfonic , Jazz
Location: Bucharest , Romania

 

 
Feature:
Lead and Back. Vocals... Violins and Saxophone

Sound:
It's not a Neuman but it is a very good mic for the price...I used it for male and female vocals , B. Vocals , Violin , Sax Alto , Tenor and especially for sopran sax...and everybody said " woouw ". It's a good Price/Quality product. ( if you add some compressions , and a lot of eq's )

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"great mic"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from aol.com
Submitted: 10/12/2002
Style of Music: folk/pop
Location: honolulu

 

 
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this is a great mic for the price. i recorded my whole c.d. with a pair of the c1000s.from acoustic guitar to vocals and they shined. nice sound on acoustic guitars.great for buget studio's like mine.
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"Powerful and durable"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 6/27/2002
Style of Music: Electronic, spoken word
Location: Columbus, Ohio

 

 
You'll need to keep some D batteries on hand (it takes 1), but the recording quality of this mic is frighteningly good for its cost. Great for vocals, though I've used it for all types of applications to great effect. I own a Shure SM58 (a running industry standard for budget recording) but I never use it because of this microphone.
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