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AKG C1000S

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42 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • affordable and durable
  • The construction of the unit is awesome
  • pretty versatile mic and reasonably-priced

Cons

  • does not excel in one particular
  • low-level live because of its low rejection
  • The bass and low-frequency response is rather on the poor side

Key specs

  • Studio microphone
  • Cardioid
  • 3 mA
  • Wired
  • 200 Ω
  • 73 dB
  • 50, 20000 Hz

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AKG C1000S - Pros & Cons

AKG C1000S

Pros

  • affordable and durable
  • The construction of the unit is awesome
  • pretty versatile mic and reasonably-priced
  • solid and even durable
  • and find it very useful for live performance
  • it is pretty robust

Cons

  • does not excel in one particular
  • low-level live because of its low rejection
  • The bass and low-frequency response is rather on the poor side
  • The signal of the mic is also quite low
  • s standards it s fairly noisy
  • AKG C1000s does not sound like the rest
  • brittle
  • harsh and distorted sound
  • been robbed of omni mode and continuous variable pattern
  • obscenely huge and massive compared to other pencil mics
  • condenser microphones pick up a lot more than dynamic microphones

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AKG C1000S - Full Specifications

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Technical details
Microphone typeStudio microphone
Direction typeCardioid
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Design
Colour of productBlack
On/off switchyes
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Connectivity
Device interfaceXLR-3
Connectivity technologyWired
XLR outyes
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Recording quality
Input impedance200.0 Ω
Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR)73.0 dB
Sensitivity73.0 dB
Frequency range50 - 20000
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Dimensions
Width1.34 in
Height1.34 in
Depth9.02 in
Weight11.29 oz
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Power
Power consumption3.0 mA
Operating voltage52.0 V

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