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Title: AKG P220?
Post by: lsd2525 on March 31, 2016, 09:06:11 AM

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

Title: Re: AKG P220?
Post by: lsd2525 on April 01, 2016, 10:32:23 AM

Guess not.....

Title: Re: AKG P220?
Post by: hoppedup on April 01, 2016, 10:50:36 AM

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.

Title: Re: AKG P220?
Post by: acidjack on April 01, 2016, 11:00:11 AM

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.

Title: Re: AKG P220?
Post by: lsd2525 on April 01, 2016, 11:20:45 AM

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

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.

Title: Re: AKG P220?
Post by: IowaClint on April 01, 2016, 04:07:35 PM

Quote from: lsd2525 on April 01, 2016, 11:20:45 AM

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

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/ (http://microphone-parts.com/)

Title: Re: AKG P220?
Post by: jefflester on April 01, 2016, 05:59:47 PM

Quote from: IowaClint on April 01, 2016, 04:07:35 PM

Quote from: lsd2525 on April 01, 2016, 11:20:45 AM

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

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/ (http://microphone-parts.com/)

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