Topic: AKG P220?

[lsd2525]

Just saw this mic pop up on sale at Sweetwater. Anyone had any experience?

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/P220/?utm_source=gearnet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gn20160330

[lsd2525]

Guess not.....

[hoppedup]

Here's a show on archive taped with these:

https://archive.org/details/jj2011-04-10.akg_p220.flac16

Sounds pretty good. It is stage lip, though. So probably pretty optimal conditions.

[acidjack]

The "perception" are AKGs lower-end and AFAIK Chinese-made line of mics. If you remember the old C1000/C3000 I'd assume they're more in line with that in terms of sound and quality control. The real question is how these compare at that price point, which I don't know.

Archive show does sound good -- as hoppedup said, also pretty optimal conditions and a pretty easy thing to record.

[lsd2525]

Thanks, I didn't even thing about searching the archive. 

I'll have to give that listen when I get home (can't at work). I'm hoping at that price point that they would be better that a LD by someone like MXL.

[IowaClint]

Thanks, I didn't even thing about searching the archive. 

I'll have to give that listen when I get home (can't at work). I'm hoping at that price point that they would be better that a LD by someone like MXL.

MXL LD's can be modded to hell and back.  Such as new main boards and capsules.  Might want to look into that. 
http://microphone-parts.com/

[jefflester]

Thanks, I didn't even thing about searching the archive. 

I'll have to give that listen when I get home (can't at work). I'm hoping at that price point that they would be better that a LD by someone like MXL.

MXL LD's can be modded to hell and back.  Such as new main boards and capsules.  Might want to look into that. 
http://microphone-parts.com/

The P220 can be modded as well:
http://microphone-parts.com/pages/akg-p220-mods