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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: blu666z on October 28, 2003, 02:16:20 PM

Title: akg c422
Post by: blu666z on October 28, 2003, 02:16:20 PM

Anybody here ru one of these?  Saw one in the Rig Pics section.  Jesus that thing is a whopper!

-Kevin

Title: Re:akg c422
Post by: blu666z on October 28, 2003, 03:30:33 PM

Or if anyone has heard a tape w/ them.  Opinions?

-Kevin

Title: Re:akg c422
Post by: DaryanLenz on October 28, 2003, 06:07:56 PM

Get in contact with Nick Georges, NicksPicks.  If I look, I think I have a couple shows he sent me done with that mic. PM me and remind me to check when I get home this evening.  If I find them, I am sure I listened to them so you can have them.

D

Title: Re:akg c422
Post by: blu666z on October 28, 2003, 06:18:54 PM

Found his page a little earlier.  Thanks for the heads up though!

-Kevin

Title: Re:akg c422
Post by: rockumal on October 28, 2003, 06:32:59 PM

Isn't the c422 like two 414's but permanantly xy in one body?

Title: Re:akg c422
Post by: rockumal on October 28, 2003, 06:34:20 PM

Er... housed together I mean, not one "body"

Title: Re:akg c422
Post by: plucks on October 28, 2003, 06:42:03 PM

Here's the link to the updated C422...the c426:
http://www.akgusa.com/c426b.html

Phil

Title: Re:akg c422
Post by: bush on October 30, 2003, 12:59:37 PM

Quote from: rockumal on October 28, 2003, 06:32:59 PM

Isn't the c422 like two 414's but permanantly xy in one body?

Close, but not exactly...thye are housed in one body, but they are adjustable to provide from 0 to 180 degrees angle between the caps.

and have a spearate box to select the polar patterns

Title: Re:akg c422
Post by: Nick's Picks on November 08, 2003, 11:06:26 AM

hey now...
it is basicly two c414 mic capsules (ck12, I belive) mounted coincident.  It does XY of variying degrees, M-S and blumlein.
Great mic.
However, I think the small diaphram c34 stereo mic sounds better.  My ear just favors the small diaphram sound over the big ones.
Still, i'd own another c422 in a heartbeat.  I've pulled some pretty nice stuff w/that sucker.  Great stage mic.