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AKG D5 S

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User ratings:
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38 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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1 editorial reviews
The life of a live vocal mic is an unforgiving one: screamed into, spat on and dropped - it's tough.On top of this they are also expected to sound good on a wide variety of voices, reject the mass ofRead more
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Pros

  • The microphone design is simple but very durable
  • price it is a fantastic value
  • actually performs pretty well

Cons

  • drunkards who occasionally tend to drop mics
  • lack of detail
  • slightly inferior to some Sennheisers

Key specs

  • Studio microphone
  • Supercardioid
  • Wired
  • 600 Ω
  • 70, 20000 Hz

AKG D5 S - Pros & Cons

AKG D5 S

Pros

  • The microphone design is simple but very durable
  • price it is a fantastic value
  • actually performs pretty well
  • beautiful sound and a lot better than
  • sound spectrum is very well balanced and EQ flat
  • Excellent price / quality ratio
  • unbeatable price for an equivalent quality
  • reliable reviews of the latest and greatest hardware and software technology
  • Excellent build quality
  • keen pricing
  • and pleasing ergonomics

Cons

  • drunkards who occasionally tend to drop mics
  • lack of detail
  • slightly inferior to some Sennheisers
  • it does suffer from the same disadvantage
  • tone was a bit less crunchy
  • vocal mics - handling noise and feedback susceptibility
  • unwanted noise on stage and not feedback too
  • handling noise to be lower and less obtrusive
  • the microphone seemed a little bit on the heavy side
  • the C5 was still a little bit on the edgy side

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AKG D5 S - Full Specifications

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Technical details
Microphone typeStudio microphone
Direction typeSupercardioid
Output impedance2000.0 Ω
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Design
Colour of productBlue
On/off switchyes
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Connectivity
Device interfaceXLR-3
Connectivity technologyWired
XLR outyes
Microphone inyes
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Recording quality
Input impedance600.0 Ω
Frequency range70 - 20000
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Dimensions
Width2.01 in
Height2.01 in
Depth7.28 in
Weight11.29 oz
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Features
Microphone muteyes
Desktop standyes

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