http://www.akg.com/site/products/powerslave,id,1080,pid,1080,nodeid,2,_language,EN.html
SICK!
Sexy
That looks really nice...It is almost $400 cheaper than the 414 and likely sounds really sweet.
But, you could score a AT4050 for the same price. If the 214 comes down in price (it likely will), it will rock the party!
looks sweet, but is ONLY a cardioid
Quote from: Bean on May 18, 2008, 04:22:43 AM
looks sweet, but is ONLY a cardioid
And judging from the P48 voltage, its must be an electret too. I wonder AKG is about to unvail a complete updated electret line? Now that would be cool.
Has anyone actually used one? The price is good at ~ $600. How's the sound??
Quote from: boojum on May 18, 2008, 09:54:06 PM
Has anyone actually used one? The price is good at ~ $600. How's the sound??
QFT
Anyone used one?
spyder9, how do you arrive at the conclusion that this must be an electret design? The spec sheet references a patent which I downloaded and read; nothing there mentions or (to me) implies an electret.
--best regards
Quote from: Bean on May 18, 2008, 04:22:43 AM
looks sweet, but is ONLY a cardioid
yeah but for people that use this mic exclusively for instrument/amp micing on the road it works great b/c that is the main setting that they use on the 414s. Now they don't have to worry about setting pickup pattern and getting the same performance at a lower cost. May not be the best all around mic for a taper, but it has its place in the market. I am sure they will sell well.
Quote from: NOLAfishwater on May 20, 2008, 11:45:58 AM
Quote from: Bean on May 18, 2008, 04:22:43 AM
looks sweet, but is ONLY a cardioid
yeah but for people that use this mic exclusively for instrument/amp micing on the road it works great b/c that is the main setting that they use on the 414s. Now they don't have to worry about setting pickup pattern and getting the same performance at a lower cost. May not be the best all around mic for a taper, but it has its place in the market. I am sure they will sell well.
I ran my 414's cards 90% of the time. But I'm also a creature of habit.
Quote from: DSatz on May 20, 2008, 12:10:47 AM
spyder9, how do you arrive at the conclusion that this must be an electret design? The spec sheet references a patent which I downloaded and read; nothing there mentions or (to me) implies an electret.
--best regards
Voltage, my friend! The variance is always a dead giveaway. ;)
12 to 52 V Phantom power to IEC 61938
Quote from: spyder9 on May 20, 2008, 09:13:15 PM
Quote from: DSatz on May 20, 2008, 12:10:47 AM
spyder9, how do you arrive at the conclusion that this must be an electret design? The spec sheet references a patent which I downloaded and read; nothing there mentions or (to me) implies an electret.
--best regards
Voltage, my friend! The variance is always a dead giveaway. ;)
12 to 52 V Phantom power to IEC 61938
That means nothing! My Beyerdynamic MC930 will also power off 12-48V. In fact, I run them off 18V in the field. They are externally polarized condenser. How? They have an internal DC-DC converter that bumps the input up to 50V for the capsule. The electronics runs off something like 10V.
Richard