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I was shopping around for a few months looking for a single mic that I could use to record my guitar while I would sing into a another mic. (SM7B)… I was going back and forth between a SM-81, a WA-14 or a AKG c214… many said to get the SM-81 but I would need a stereo pair of mics on my guitar to get the full body sound… yeah that’s too many mic stands for me in my home studio… so it came down to a Warm Audio 14 or the AKGc214… after weeks of reading reviews, and watching online YouTube videos of these two microphones I ended up going with the AKG for the simple fact that the WA-14 was a more noisy microphone, it’s off axis rejection was not that great and it does not come with a case, while the AKG does better in all those categories, and also comes with a very nice carry case…For reference, I am using a Taylor 114CE and the AKG c214 sweet spot target area for its best sound on this guitar is 3 inches forward of the sound hole, and about 2 1/2 inches under from where the neck meets the body of the guitar at about a 5 inch distance with the mic turned slightly towards the bridge. (Hope that was not confusing, it’s easier to show in a photo then to describe) With this position all that’s needed is just a little bit of compression and a room reverb with some light EQ on the effects and your golden, you will have nice lows and good highs with a slight scoop in the mids. Another thing I liked about this microphone is that it is very honest, if you use guitars made out of different kinds of materials, you were distinctly hear a difference between them with this microphone. This microphone also does pretty well with voice acting if you are looking for a mic that provides a nice crispiness top end to a voice. The only downside that I can find is not necessarily a downside, but it does lack features that some other mics have such as multiple selectable polar patterns… to be honest this should not be a dealbreaker because when using a condenser microphone 8 out of 10 times most people use a cardioid polar pattern anyways…

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I read all the reviews before purchasing the AKG c214 and I will tell ya.....its everything I could have expected and more......Great Mic well worth the money....Buy it from Zzounds...There customer service is top notch, fazt shipping and they have great payment plans. Thanks zzounds!!!!!!

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I bought the microphone roughly about a year ago. I thought the Blue Spark SL sounded great. But this? This microphone brings out the best tone from my vocals. The perfect amount of Shine on the high end with a nice smooth balance on the mids and lows. Literally struggling to find a reason to buy another microphone even if better options may exist. My Favorite microphone overall. Have and will recommend over and over again to others.

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good to hvae different mics

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WOW!!!! This is a "Great" product!!! "I couldn't believe, the sound that was coming from it". This microphone, "Takes recording to the next level".

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I previously used the "Blue Yeti Pro" for recording for the past year and a half, and after using the AKG C0214 for the first time, I was blown out of the water on the sound quality difference!! Absolutely a great purchase!!

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I've had this microphone for the past month and it has been my main mic for tracking vocals. It has a great tonal quality to it and when coupled with my UA 710 micpre I'm able to track solid vocals.

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For the money this mic is a great addition to every home studio. I have been very pleased with the sound on both slower and hard rock applications.

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I received this microphone a few days ago. Packed well, no damage, well done zZounds.com. The microphone sounds great, a vast improvement over my previous microphone (blue baby bottle). The build quality is excellent, feels very sturdy. I am very pleased with this Mic thus far. I'm well aware of the fact that each microphone is different and responds differently to individual artists, I've tried quite a few microphones and this suited my vocal sound and style, the Blue was a great microphone, I was just not overly pleased, personal preference plain and simple. I can not find any reason to deter anybody from buying this microphone.

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I bought this Mic a few months ago from zZounds and it is one sweet mic...It has a nice bump in the high end, but its NO Chinese mic at all, its an Austrlia Mic and has one smooth Pro sound.... I use this and My SM7b on vocals....this is smoother for slower songs....GET IT you wont be a sorry person....A+++++++++++++++++

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Love Akg mics, this is my second one, the P420 was my first mic. I will be buying the C414 XLII and the Lyra usb soon.

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Pends for what your using it for, sounds delicious on bongo drums too, 9 it is.

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