Microphone sounds very good, I am not dissappointed at all. I would highly reccomend this microphone especially for the price. I recorded my son playing our upright piano and I am very happy with the sound. The recording was comparable to piano CD's we have. For those people who are interested I placed two microphones (the ones I am reviewing) near the back of the piano. The recording and sound was pretty clean, especially considering it was a home recording). I wanted and was able to capture a pretty "clean" sound, from this point one can add reverb to replicate different hall effects if I desire.

The feature set for this microphone is absolutely the best and of high quality. The shock mount is impressive as well as the microphone carrying case.

Very good quality all around. The microphone itself has a nice heavy solid feel. It is also nice to look at. Everything about this microphone including the accesories gives one a quality feel.

I shopped around for microphones, compared specifications, look at the functionality, looked at accessories as well as read reviews. There is no other microphone you can touoh for this price given all of the above. I bought two and may buy two more.

I haven't dealt with the company yet, but I am giving them the benefit of the doubt, there should be a NA rating along with the 1 to 10 rating. The instruction booklet should give more information/pictures in how to use the shock mount as well as explaining that there is a 3/8" brass adapter which needs to be removed to fit the standard 5/8" microphone mount.

Aesthetically this is a very appealing microphone. The foam head accessorie is a bit large, brings some chuckels but isn't unattractive. Besides the microphone all the accesories have an appealing and quality look and feel to them as well. Before I even opened up the microphone case my wife saw the microphone case and was impressed with the case design. One nice thing about this design is that it is unique enough that people will identify with it quickly.

Hobbyist

Jazz & Rock

Amazing sound for the price, sold my Neumann TLM 103 after comparing with the B-1.

A hard case, windscreen and shockmount on a mic at this price point is unheard of.

Overall quite good but the same fit and finish of a Neumann, it's more comparable to a Rode NT-2 (at 1/3 the price).

For the money amazing. If there is anything that can beat it at three times the price I'd be shocked.

Very cool, makes vocals sound alive.

Alternative rock

Have only used SM57's previously and am not an experienced recordist, but this bugger sounds great to me. Sound is clear and airy and "right there" instead of lurking off in the far corners somewhere -- no hint of the muddy dark tone that always plagued me before.

Has bass rolloff and an attentuation pad, which do their job. Included shockmount is really high quality -- all metal and convenient to use. Case is surprisingly good. Foam spitguard is odd-looking but effective. Those complaining of the thread adapter: LOOK AGAIN! There is a brass 3/8 adapter screwed in. Remove it to find 5/8-27 threads!

Nice construction, every part smooth, strong and well-fitted.

I am finding it hard to believe something so nice is priced so reasonably. Very much worth the price.

Haven't broken it yet, no experience with factory support.

Professional-looking. Studio now looks like I may know what I'm doing.

Straight-ahead Jazz

Excellent for vocals

Attuation switch very useful

Sounds great on everything.

Very well made quite heavy.

Yes.

Have not needed company support.

9 out of 10

Lifelong musician, singer guitarist

Rock, Pop, Blues Folk

I only had a Nady, a Radio Shack microphone and a Shure SM 57 so it seemed quite an improvement. I use it with a Yamaha mixer with phantom power. I now have a Rode K2 which costs almost 7 times as much and the Rode sounds a bit better, but not 7 times as much.

It comes with a high quality case and a very nice shock mount. It also has bass rolloff and an attenuation pad.

It does not require any learning curve.

Very solid, bullet-proof.

Excellent value.

Never needed support.

It is for people that want a good condensor microphone at a very low price.

hobbyist

rock

I am a professional recording artist

A little bit of everything

The sound quality of this microphone is pretty good. I bought it around 2003 and I still use it till this day. I use it to record hip hop and r&b music and I have had no one complain about the sound yet. Most are actually surprised that such a cheap mic can sound this good. I know it may not beat out your top brand microphones and I will admit I have not tuned my ear to know the difference between all the famous mics, but this microphone is a must have.

It comes with everything you need to put the microphone on a stand and start recording. It has a roll of which is useful if you live in urban areas like I do. It help by keeping the lower frequency sounds from entering your mix.

You plug it in and go, it does what a condeser mic should do.

The quality is par none, especially for the price. I will always keep one of these around just because its so good yet if someone drops it I know it will last and if not its easy to replace. I have traveled to many cities with it outside of its case and it has not changed the sound one bit. Very sturdy.

I feel as if I have gotten my moneys worth and so much more. I love this microphone and I am only recently updating to different mics in my home studio. This is perfect for people with a budget that want to just get some work done.

Never needed to call. I heard they are slow to respond but hey, your not paying for support with these products you are paying for the product only. If you are worried about getting support I suggest going with a company that builds that into there product price.

IT looks like a nice microphone and could sit on the same shelf as your high end mics and unless someone saw the Behringer label, they would not think twice about it.

Engineer, Producer

Hip Hop, R&B

this mike fools everyone

case, shock mount and wind screen included

all I can say is its sweet looking, and appears to be built to last

like I said before everyone who hears the takes think I'm using something much much more costly

never had to call them!!!

i dont know about "sex appeal" but it is indespensible at this point

active musician, engineer

rock

It sounds ok, the mic does what it has to do and gets the job done for the price. Its not up to par with other mics that cost just a few bucks more. The only problem I really have, is it really seems i have to crank the Pre to get it cookin.

It has some cool extras, not top notch but if you are an at home musician or hobbyist there is no reason you need a whole lot more.

Its a Mic, you plug it in, turn on phantom and use it.

I like this mic fair enough, although, if i lost it i would probably go for a slightly better mic. Still, i wont deny that it makes a good introductory mic.

Its a hundred bucks. It records. As i said before though, if it broke i would probably get a slightly better mic and spend a few more bucks.

Never had to use it.

it looks nice, but the beringer logo on the side tells people its cheap.

hobbyist

Industrial

Great sound. The presence boost is most welcome on vocals. In most cases it doesn't need any eq at all. Clear and transparent (but with a nice punch!).

The filters (on the mic) are very useful. If you switch the "-10db" filter on, you can probably even use the B1 on stage! The little metalic case is most stylish and the handle is top notch too.

Heavy, stylish, good.

An amazing micro almost for free! What else do you want?

Didn't need it yet. But, with so many products and retailers, it must be good, yes?

Very cool. The girls stare at it and want to touch it. (lol)

Amateur. But how I wish I could go pro.

Alternative Rock.

I also own a Shure 55H Classic Dynamic Mic which retailed for around $160, this sounds 5x's better than this, with the exception of this being a condenser mic tho. Sound was "there", very clean and crisp, extremely low noise, I believe I didn't hear no noise at all! I use on vocals only, with the addition of a Presonus Preamp... Very rich sounding.

Features are good for the price, I mean its mike, they only have a few features if any.

Very cleanly made, durable construction.. Spidermount very solid as well..

Worth every penny, works well for home recording hobbyists or musicians.

I called Behringer 3x's to ask them about one of their mixers, very friendly and helpful, sounds like they know what their doing.

HipHop - Rap

I think it's definitely a good mic to start out with. A first condenser when you record your vocals at home, or acoustic guitar etc... The truth is, you get bored of it... personally as I learned more and more about working on the audio, parallely I was groing out of the mic. So now that I want to move up and try my tricks on a better mic... I would, still, recommend this to begin with.. Its a decent mic, FOR 100!!

Hey.... not all have -10 dB and low cut filters!

plug and play, or so they say...

Its a condenser mic... DON'T DROP IT MAN!!!!!

For the money.. it's a good deal.. But I, at this point, would have bought another one.... Rode nt1 maybey.. AT 4040....

I dunno

It's like a purdy flower.... I like the look...

Sound technician, bedroom studio owner!

hip-hop, urban music....

NOT BAD FOR A 99.00 MIC. I WAS SURPRISED!!!

THE B-1 IS OK FOR WHAT IT IS A GENERAL PURPOSE RECORDING MIC.IN THE STUDIO OR OUT ON THE RUN IN CLUBS,AT CHURCH ETC....

MADE VERY WELL,HEAVY DUTY CASES AND RUGGED ELECTRONICS.

VERY CONSERVATIVE PRICE FOR THE QUALITY OF THE MIC'S THEY BUILD..

HAVENT HAD TO USE DONT KNOW!!!

IT'S OK...I DONT NEED A SEXY MIC TO GET GOOD SOUND...FOR WHAT EVER THAT MEANS ...........SEXY MIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SENIOR BROADCAST ENGINEER/RECORDING ENGINEER. 44 YEARS..

ROCK,JAZZ,POP, ETC.

Sounded good until 2 years later it started creating it's own wind/rumble sound out of no where. I checked all of my equipment & connections and noticed it was the microphone making the worst wind/rumble/pop sounds ive ever heard.

For its price i didnt expect any features other then the standard cutoff settings. Comes in a great pro-finish looking briefcase that contains/holds the: The microphone,windscreen & shock mount

It's a simple XLR connection from the microphone to the mixer or/preamp. No manual or/ technical help needed for that.

Being my 1st condenser microphone, i didn't know exactly what's the difference in quality. But since using it often i now know, It's pretty flat-naturally so it 'NEED's an eq & compression to give it more depth & warmer tone. It's very sensitive & picks up the smallest background noise.

It's a good microphone if you want some added 'presence' in the 12khz range & above.

I've havent had to call there support line yet but now that my microphone has gone psycho, it's out of warranty.

Nothing other then the price that makes it Want-able.

Producer

alternative,pop,rock,r&b,rap,jazz,drum&bass...

I'm ham radio operator using this mike is awsome this mikephone is hotter than heil goldline mikephone,i heard from other and going to buy one used mine is good shape like new ! this mike went from s5 to s7 now s9 with this mikephone the mike is stronger than heil goldline that is why bh-1 went to s9 on my single report i use it every morning durning my weather net on 80 meters ! this mike is a keeper ;) when you use the make sure audio mixer my mixer is xenyx802 there is button is called: phantom it will work as long the button is pushed in !

this mike is used for ham radio, i love this mike better it hotter mike that i found !

my single went to s9 on single report on my ham radio !

Crisp. Clean.

You get a case, mount, windshield, cutoff switch. Wow

Really seems sturdy and very professional looking metal finish.

Wow! There's actually many cheaper condensers now that the far East is making them all, but this one seems tough to beat.

In the past, I've contacted Behringer by email and heard back within a day or two.

For the money, it's a real beaut.

Active Musician

Folk, Rock

How does it sound? It sounds like a $100 condensor. NO, it does not sound as good as a TLM 103 or other high end mics. For the money, yea I guess it is a good deal maybe. I would personally go for the Studio Projects B1 in the same price range. This mic does not sound like $500+ condensors... sorry.. it does't even sound like $200-300 condensors.

Comes with decent shockmount and case... nothing special... nothing bad.

Chinese made, it looks OK I guess, it seemed to be pretty sturdy.

I would go for the Studio Projects B1 in the same price range.

Active Musician

Hip-Hop, Alternative, Tons of Stuff.

i have owned 3 of these microphones, and they all sounded pretty decent until they quit working, all in identical fashion.

came with a nice case thar is at least still useful.

no instructions neccesary.

as i said, all 3 of my behringer b-1 microphones have ceased to function properly (i don't smoke, and i treat my equipment with great delicacy). first you notice a questionable low volume rustling sound, much like wind passing across the microphone. after a short while this progresses into full blown squealings and popping, with an unmanagable bass rumble. at that point, the mics no longer pick up sound. the random popping/squealing/rustling/rumbling is kind of interesting, but it's not at all the sort of use i was hoping to get from these mics. VERY VERY SHODDY. if you decide to buy one of these, you should consider your selection more of a "loan" of indefinate length rather than a "purchase".

stay away unless you enjoy wasting your money.

hopeless

it's very sexy looking, i'll give it that. might be cool if you could hang it from a matching necklace, serious "bling factor" there.

active musician

soft electro shoegaze

I haven't used mics upwards of 300 dollars but what I can say is that this is honestly the best sounding mic I've used. It sounds better than an AT3035, an MXL 2001 (this sounded close but the highs were just so much more defined with the behringer when eqed), an oktava mk319, shure sm 57 lots of stuff... basically most of the mics in the 100-200 dollar range. This one beats them all in my opinion. However, EQing and compression is a must... I don't care what these people say, this mic (and most) will not sound their best without optimizing it's spectrum.

typical.

Something is wrong with the jack but it doesn't effect the mic when it's mounted so oh well.

great value... I'd pay up to probably 20 bucks more but I'm cheap. The Oktava Mk319 and AT3035 sounded really similar with some kind of housing echo added... this mic blows them away.

Never dealt with them.

looks pretty.

Recording Engineer, Active Musician

Rock

For the price the sound is incredible! People cant believe that I record my tracks in an apartment. - Elevatedmind Productions

I use this for mostly choirs, distant miked, and individual instrument soloist purposes. It works for the purpose - they tend to sound a bit better in halls with not very good acoustics - and is very sensitive, but very feedback resistant. Sounds like a what a large diaphragm mic should sound like, but tuned for clarity. Overall, satisfactory for the price. Can beat some mics costing 3-4 times the price for certain applications.

Does what a mic should do. Low cut/pad switch works well and is thoughtful but NOT NOISELESS when you turn the switch, especially after a few months. MUTE, and i REALLY MEAN MUTE, the channel if changing switch positions for the sake of your speakers. Some 'think-i-know-it-all-about-sound' guy turned the switch when i was checking something else during sound check - fried some speakers in that one move. YOU WERE WARNED!!

Plug, set and play, really...

First is the above-mentioned switch. And the case it was provided with is falling apart. But that's after 6 years...

It's a deal for the price.

Behringer Malaysia distributor sucks. That's all i can say. I owned other stuff which had some QC issues or just simply was trashed and needs repair, and it needed quite a long time of arguing with the technician and send-backs before it was ok.

It actually looks like a pro mic. Sounds quite like one. Feels solid. So... Can mics really be sexy?

Sound Engineer

Everything from traditional choir/orchestras to modern rock/RnB stuff. Tend to do a lot of Christian stuff.

Hey,i need a new mic.hey,i need a new CHEAP mic.Hey,that Rode is too pricey for me.Why not the behringer? I admit it.The B-1 is perfect if you're a fan of that thin,cheap sound,that really irritating thing known as Resonance.But hey,it's under 100 dollars so who cares,right?

Lemme make it clear that this is NOT a 100 dollar condenser.Half the money you spent were Accessories.The awesome-looking case,the Shockmount and the Pop-Up,ball-type windscreen all cost money,Add the cable,and you got about 40 dollars of pure,lousy condenser microphone.

Hey,it's a godsend to stupid people.Are you one of those idiots that don't know what a mic looks like?Get a new hobby.Everyone else,this one's easy.

B E H R I N G E R . High Quality till i die-so i reccomend a different brand.

What do you know?Our first good grade!And why?Because of the features.

When i want an answer to one of my questions, i want it from intelligent,dilligible people.Actually,i just want an answer. So there's no point in waiting for 3 hours on the phone while that behringer secretary drinks her coffee.

I want it!This one's good for practicing on my darts!

Whatever you read about Behringer, Yes some of their products really are of very bad quality, had a Europower mixer that broke down on its third use. But whatever, Behringer mics are OK, very OK indeed. The B1 is a nice sounding microphone that can compete with any condenser mic in the price range. The sound of the B1 is cristalclear, nice and even. Good for male and female vocals. OK, ist not a Neumann, but you won't get a Neumann for that price. I can highly recommend the Behringer B1, however the quality of Behringer products, their microphones are good.

Check out the Behringer website, Its got a roll of switch, and -10 attenuation is possible too, comes with shockmount, carrying case and popfilter,not a bad package actually, especially for that price

As any condenser mic

I have the B1 since a about 3 years now, it never has let me down.

Well, the B1 is good value for money

I only can talk about their German support, I needed Behringer support in regards to a Behringer mixer. Now, to be honest, their support is no good, they are unfriendly and unhelpful, Sorry Behringer, but this is the truth

zZounds is asking about the "sex appeal" of this product, what a stupid question, IT IS A MICROPHONE; - I have sex appeal, not the mic

In regards to sound I give this mic a 9, its not The Best - BUT - considering its price it deffinitely is one of the best. The Behringer B1 was my first large diaghramm condenser.I now own this for a few years and it never has let me down. I seriously think the B1 is one of the best sounding mics in this price range. Using it on vocals and acoustic guitar,- I like to state that the mic sounds natural, crisp and clear. Deffinitely better than most other chinese made condenser mics. Behringer has a bad reputation but with the B1 it seems they want to make up for that.

Well, there are the usual features, check on the Behringer website

Its as easy to use as any condenser mic, just keep it in the case when not on use and use a pop screen when singing into the mic

I have my Behringer B1 since a few years, used it a lot and it never has let me down. So it seems to be of a very good quality. If you hold it in your hand actually I think you can feel it is very good quality.

The Behringer B1 certainly is good value for money

This I guess is what might break Behringer if they do not get their act in order. I once needed their support in regards to a Behringer mixing desk. If there is anything that will break the Behringer company it is their support, at least here in Germany. When I emailed them regarding a problem with the desk my email was ignored, not answered. So I had to re-send the email several times to finally get a reply. This reply was not satisfactory in regards to my problem. After all it took more than six month until I finally got a satisfactory reply to a simple (but not stupid) question. Speaking to their tech. support here in Germany - I find them rather unfriendly. Sorry Behringer, but that is my experience with your support.

zZounds here asks: "How would you rate the "sex appeal" of this product?" We are talking about a MICROPHONE here,- Sex Appeal-?????? are you gone mad.

prof musician

allI get payed for

perfect clear but over exageret in hi freq...so alittle eq-ing s necessary..and u must use a class A preamp..w w important don t use cheap preamp liKE little BEHRINGER UB use one moore expensive..300$

great..f u have great voice s ok ,but f you re voice s not ok goo for expensive mic .for start 500$

remember a goot preamp..minimum 300$ minimum gain posiible

s ok f you re voice s ok..good f acoustic guitar

perfect

Great sound. Mostly used on Vocals. Compares to more expensive mics.

The switch is a nice addition for $100 mic.

Very little editing required to get a good recording. Noise is very low.

Great Quality on the vocal tracks I recorded. Have not used it for anything else.

Can't beat the price

N/A

Great sound for the price, crystal clear signal, we compare it with Noiman, it had 10 percent less queality under the same conditions!

Switch, give u the possibility of different kinda recordings.

U just put it in ure mixer and turn on the phantom... Hehehe...

Very good quality for the price.

Great value for 100 bucks...

Dont need one. I have it for 3 years, and it works just perfect.

I have it.

Active musician , sound designer

regge, dub, trip hop, jazz...

The sound of this is very silky. That would be a good thing, except it doesn't really have the bottom end to round it out.

For a 100 dollar mic to have a rolloff switch and pre-attenuation device (pad)? Not bad at all. But if you're into stereo miking get a B2 with the switchable polar patterns. For the XY, M-S, etc...

Ehhh would be a lot easier to make sound good with outboard EQ. But you don't have extra money laying around for EQ, that's why you're looking at this! I know. I've been there.

Nothing on it has broken with me. But I'm very careful with it. I still have the moisture absorber thing in the case with it.

For the price, it's a good condenser mic.

I've never dealt with them.

Haha. Part of the reason I wrote a review for this was to see if they actually ask you the "sex appeal" of a product. Well believe it or not they do! But yeah, it's hot. Only problem is I'm a dude, and I can only fit a female end in it. (XLR. Get it? Sound geek joke.)

Recording Engineer, Musician

Rock, Alt. Country, Americana, Pop

For a hundred dollars? Well, the sound is acceptable, but not great. It's clear and reasonably crisp... but gets very muddy quickly with proximity and has a rather natty harshness to it. No real air or depth, but ok for spoken word things as long as you compess and add some clever EQ. I work in radio, and alot of presenters prefer to use an SM58 over this, even though it's way cheaper. If you're serious about sound, you are better off going a bit more expensive.

Frankly, too many features... pads and roll-off etc are all well and good, but your money would be better spent on sound quality.

Again, I find having little switches on your mic is annoying. Radio presenters tend to fiddle with them, messing up your studio set up... it's just more things to worry about. Otherwise... it's a microphone... plug and play.

Actually pretty sturdy for a behringer item. We've been using this 24/7 for over two years in our production and broadcast studios and people have bashed and knocked it all over the place, and yet it still works just as well as it did when we first got it.

It's good value for the price, but I personally wouldn't buy such a low-priced condenser. you are better off saving your money for a Rode.

Never used it.

I don't care about 'sex appeal'... it doesn't look ugly.

Radio Producer, Studio Engineer, Active Musician

Electronica, Rock, Radio Jingles, Spoken Work

it sounded great for a $100 mic, I was REALLY impressed. TILL the pos broke..

who cares, it broke

who cares it broke

Behringer just plains sucks in the quality control department (if they even have one) my mixer crapped out and this mic, no more beringer for me. VERY disappionting too because the stuff had GREAT sound.

IT broke

LOL, till I ship it and pay for the cost, IF they even covered the repairs.... so I didn't bother, sucked up the loss and took it as a life lesson.

not unless someone heads to chine to teach quality control. I won't be purchasing anymore behringer products.

I HAVE NO TIPS BUT ITS JUST HORABLE I WASTED MY MONEY

This mic produced the worst recordings I have ever made. It was so bad that I switched back to a mic from radioshack that cost me $28. The audio recorded was very soft and scrambled.

It came with a shock mount. SO.

As I said before very soft and distorted recordings with this mic. Oh, and it broke!

Not worth the money, buy a cheap mic before getting this piece of crap.

I guess its my problem now.

nothing is sexy if it doesnt work/perform. It was a good addition to my studio if I wanted something to look at.

warm sound. Transparent, clear.

Good shock mount and hard shell case.

The mic seems very well made. For $100 this is a steal. I'm buying a few more for my recording applications.

YOU SIMPLY WILL NOT FIND A BETTER MIC FOR THIS PRICE.

I haven't had any problems with this within the year I've used it, so I haven't had to get support. Registering is simple and can be done online.

Feels great in your hand.... and looks great in it's mount.