AKG C414 B-XL II 5-Pattern Condenser Microphone

3 switchable bass cut filters. 3 pre-attenuation pads with LEDs. High sensitivity. 5 switchable polar patterns.

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Overall User Ratings

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

"Stunning sound. True, True, True"

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:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 3/11/2006

Style of Music: all

Musical Experience: Sax player, Engineer 30yrs. plus

Location: Portland Or.

Feature:
The best all around mic for the recording studio.

Quality:
I've never dropped one of these mics but then any great sounding condenser mic is fragile.

Value:
If your looking for a serious mic for the recording studio, this the one.

Desirability:
Beautiful!

Sound:
The sound is awesome and true. Sax, Guitar, Vocals(male or female), Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Overheads, Everything.

Ease of Use:
Easy to use.

Support:
n/a Havn't needed them.

Overall:
This is the type of mic that will never be outdated. I've used these mics new and old for over 20 years!

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"You have to buy this!It is kinda expensive but its worth 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:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 5 out of 10

User: a customer from Yahoo.com

Submitted: 7/17/2006

Style of Music: Hard rock/ Screamo/Punk/Hardcore/Metalcore

Musical Experience: Active Musician

Location: LA,NV,USA

Quality:
Ive had it for a while and nothing ever happend and probabally never will.

Value:
It is the best ive ever gotten. I would have payed double for it.

Desirability:
If you dont own one. Get one now! If you have anything else you need to get this.

Sound:
Sound is the best!

Ease of Use:
It is very easy to set up. Just plug everything in, And put a few more things on and youre ready.

Overall:
Omg BEST EVER!

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AKG C-414 B XL II Customer Review

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 7/29/2005

Value:
expensive but rivals neumans

Sound:
amazing figure 8, mid-side mic choice.

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"HOLLA AT THIS MIC!"

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

User: a customer from aol.com

Submitted: 2/14/2008

Style of Music: Gospel, R and B, Hip Hop, Rock

Musical Experience: Active Musician, Recording Engineer, Band Director, Minister of Music, Singer, Song Writer, Producer

Location: Jamaica Queens New York

Feature:
All the accessories were great. The plastic shock mount was flimsy and broke but everything packaged was essential.

Quality:
Everything was great. My only complaint was the shock mount which broke (plastic). The price for another one is over a hundred dollars. Thats retarded.

Value:
For the price Im very happy with the sound

Desirability:
its sexy in the shock mount.

Sound:
I don't have any equipment i plug it into the back of my pc and record and the sound is amazing. When I finally did get equipment the sound was unmatched and thats compared to my neumann.

Ease of Use:
Plug and play

Support:
They were iight.

Overall:
Great sound, nice look, cheap plastic shock mount that cost over one hundred dollars to replace. Overall good mic. About the same as the CAD 6000 which is cheaper.

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