Does the AKG P170 require phantom power?

P170 Small-diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Mic Features at a Glance: Polar pattern: Cardioid. Frequency range: 20Hz-20kHz. Requires +48V phantom power.

Are AKG microphones any good?

The AKG C214 is one of AKG’s best condenser microphones, offering a great balance between quality and cost. While not the most affordable mic on the market, for a studio microphone under $500, it’s really impressive. I’ve had the pleasure of using one of these on several occasions.

What is the difference between AKG P120 and P220?

The AKG P120 is a back-electret microphone that offers excellent value for money in comparison to the vast LDCs on the market but doesn’t sacrifice sound quality. The AKG P220 is a true-condenser microphone with a more traditional 1” capsule that offers a wider frequency response and higher SPL handling than the P120.

Are small-diaphragm mics good for vocals?

Small-diaphragm condensers are great-sounding small microphones but ultimately are best suited for instrument-recording. That said if you happen to have a small-diaphragm condenser laying around and need to do some vocal recording, then, by all means, grab a pop-filter and put the microphone to use.

Is Blue Yeti condenser or dynamic?

Yeti is a side-address condenser microphone, so you can capture the best sound by going face-to-face with it.

What kind of microphone is the AKG 170?

The AKG 170 Instrumental Microphone is a ½ inch small diaphragm instrument microphone. As such, it is made for capturing instruments rather than voices. To be more specific, the AKG 170 instrumental microphone is a cardioid pencil condenser microphone.

What makes AKG p170 instrumental microphone so good?

All metal body helps it to stand up to day to day abuse and accidents without breaking or getting damaged. Switchable attenuation pad for high SPL applications up to 155 decibels SPL. Phantom power source needed to use this microphone.

Is there a switchable attenuation pad for AKG 170?

Switchable attenuation pad for high SPL applications up to 155 decibels SPL. Phantom power source needed to use this microphone. Cardioid design makes the AKG 170 Instrumental Microphone sensitive to the sounds presented directly in front of it and less sensitive to the sounds behind and off to the side of it.