AKG C414 B-ULS Condenser Multi-Pattern Microphone

Description

Condition

This item is fully tested and in good working condition.  It has a couple minor dents on the backside grill.  It has some minor scratches on its casing.  It has residue stain strip on its black casing on the right side.  It does not come with a shock mount but it comes with a Shure mic clip.

AKG C414 B-ULS Overview

The AKG Model C 414 B/ULS is certainly the most ubiquitous studio condenser microphone in the United States, and very likely in the rest of the world as well. It is designed around dual back-to-back large 1 in. (25 mm) gold sputtered diaphragms for multiple pickup patterns. It is the microphone of choice for miking up vocals, grand pianos, percussions, and any other sound sources with complex waveforms.  Four selectable polar patterns allow the microphone to be used for every recording technique and two bass cut filters suppress low-frequency noise.  The microphone’s pickup patterns are easily switchable among omnidirectional, cardioid, hypercardioid, and figure-eight. Additional flexibility in the studio operating environment allows a bass cut of 12 dB/octave below 150 or 75 Hz and pre-preamp attenuation of either 10 or 20 dB. The self noise of the microphone is a low 14 dB (A weighted). On-axis sensitivity for all patterns is 12.5 mV/Pa, and for unpadded operation maximum program level is 140 dB for 0.5% total harmonic distortion. The C 414 B/ULS is one of the most accurate multi-pattern microphones available to the engineer. The far-field on-axis response for all four switchable patterns is remarkably flat, varying no more than +/-2 dB over the range from 20 to 20 kHz.

Features

• One of the world’s most celebrated studio condenser microphones
• Large 25 millimeter gold sputtered diaphragm format optimized for studio applications
• selectable cardioid, hypercardioid, omnidirectional or figure-eight polar patterns
• two-stage preattenuation pad and bass cut filter
• High acoustic level capability
• Low self noise (14 dB-A)

Specifications Transducer Principle	Condenser, externally polarized
Frequency Range	20–20,000 Hz
Polar Pattern	Omnidirectional, cardioid, hypercardioid, and figure-eight
Sensitivity at 1,000 Hz	12.5 mV/Pa =^ -38 dBV
Equivalent Noise Level	14 dB-A
Sound Pressure Level for 0.5% THD	134 dB, wide-band (unpadded) 140 dB, 1 kHz (unpadded)
S/N Ratio (A-weighted)	80 dB
Electr. Impedance	180 ohms
Load Impedance	> 1,000 ohms
Power Requirement	12–48 volts nominal Phantom powering
Connector	3-pin XLR type
Finish	Non-reflective black
Size	5.6 x 1.8 x 1.4 in. (141 x 45 x 35 mm)
Net/Shipping Weight	11 oz. (320 g)/2.1 lbs. (950 g)