A classic microphone with a distinctive timbre especially designed for recording of solo vocals and solo instruments.
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Common Applications
- Vocals
- Recording
- Brass
- Radio/on air
Features
- High sensitivity and extremely low self noise
- Five switchable polar patterns for placement and application flexibility
- Two-color LEDs provide quick visual indication of selected polar pattern and output overload
- Elastic capsule suspension greatly minimizes structurally-transmitted noise from chassis vibration
- H 85 professional shock mount/stand adapter, PF 80 external pop filter and W 414 X external windscreen.
With the introduction of the NeXt Generation C 414 B-XL models, AKG sets new benchmarks for useful features, improved technical specifications, ease of use and available accessories. All of these improvements are answers to requests from ever-demanding recording studios, broadcast stations and concert engineers, but with the basic sonic character of the legendary C 414 unaltered.
Additional Features
- High sound pressure level capability and wide dynamic range
- Completely immune to electrostatic and electromagnetic interference from digital gear, computer monitors, etc. thanks to solid metal housing and transformerless output stage
- Three switchable bass cut filters and three pre-attenuation pads with LEDs for quick visual indication
- All switchable components operate in low impedance circuits for ultra-high reliability even in extremely humid conditions
Also available in stereo pair C 414 B-XL II/ST.
Technical Specifications
| Polar pattern |
Omnidirectional, wide cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, figure eight |
| Sensitivity |
23 mV/Pa (-33 dBV) ± 0.5 dB |
| Max. SPL |
200/400/800/1600 Pa = 140/146/152/158 dB (0/-6/-12/-18 dB) for 0.5% THD |
| Equivalent noise level |
6 dB-A (0 dB preattenuation) (IEC 60268-4) |
| Signal/noise ratio (A-weighted) |
88 dB |
| Preattenuation pad |
-6 dB, -12 dB, -18 dB, switchable |
| Bass cut filter slope |
12 dB/octave at 40 Hz and 80 Hz; 6 dB/octave at 160 Hz |
| Impedance |
<=200 ohms |
| Recommended load impedance |
>= 2,200 ohms |
| Supply voltage |
48 V phantom power to DIN/IEC |
| Powering |
approximately 4.5 mA |
| Dynamic range |
134 dB minimum |
| Connector |
3-pin XLR to IEC |
| Dimensions |
50 x 38 x 160 mm (2.0 x 1.5 x 6.3 in.) |
| Net weight |
300 g (10.6 oz.) |
| Patent(s) |
Electrostatic transducer (Patent no. AT 395.225, DE 4.103.784, JP 2.815.488) |
Frequency curve and polar pattern
C 414 B-XL II Omnidirectional
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C 414 B-XL II Wide Cardioid
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C 414 B-XL II Cardioid
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C 414 B-XL II Hypercardioid
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C 414 B-XL II Figure-eight
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