Behringer C-2 Studio Condenser Microphones (Pack of 2)

These mics get mixed reviews depending on users' expectations. Are these the best mics you'll buy? No. Can you buy better? Absolutely. Are they worth £40? Yes! If I'd spent £200 on these mics I'd have described them as noisy and disappointing, but these are not expensive high quality mics. They are budget mics, and as such they are great. I compared them to an AT835b (shotgun mic, worth much more), and for indoor use found them a good substitute with similar sensitivity. Size is the first thing that hits you, as they're look tiny at just 9.5cm long and 2cm wide. Outdoors, they're not so good as they have poor wind/pop rejection. They do have a little internal hiss if you wind the gain up, but they have a sensitivity of -41dBV, so you shouldn't need crazy amounts of gain, and the specs imply they are good for loud sources (up to an SPL of 140dB at 1kHz, 10dB more with the cut engaged - that's airshow loud). They are a little "toppy" above 10kHz, but you can EQ that out if necessary. I'm not disappointed with these. For the money you get a pair of functional mics, good for drums, guitar amps, crowd mics, and "off axis" speech (so your plosives don't pop the living daylights out of them) for indoor video (eg about 8 inches above and in front of a subject, out of shot).

Whilst I wouldn't say I was a professional music producer, after studying music tech at college I do feel confident in being able to determine whether something is of an acceptable quality for an enthusiast on a budget. I really do think these things are great. Getting two microphones for £45, I wasn't really sure what I was going to receive. Especially when I have used fairly expensive mics (nothing ridiculous costing, mainly mid range rode and shure microphones) at college and further at University. This was exacerbated when I opened the package to find that they are small, I mean really small. They are fairly heavy for their size and feel of nice quality in the hand with the aluminium finish. They come in a 'nice for the price' carry case that seems to be well padded to protect them well enough with all of the accessories and the mics themselves packing up into a small area, great for on the move recordings. Small note about the incidental pairing stand that they come with, I thought (quite possibly stupidly) that the stand would act as a table mount and hold the mics up. Whilst that is the case without xlr's attached, attached it topples over straight away. Not an issue as a stand is better practice anyway but thought id mention it. Having quickly set them up through my alesis io2 audio interface onto cubase I set about recording my acoustic guitar and vocals as well as just general sampling. They sound great, nice and clear free from distortion etc. Really excellent, especially considering the price point. They need a fair amount of gain from my alesis to get a decent signal through to cubase but once that's sorted they record acoustic guitars very well. For such a small diaphragm they do a good job of picking up low end, maybe too much so when it comes to vocals (probably just my untrained boomy voice haha) for my taste. I do plan to try them out recording a brass band and continue to use them as acoustic bedroom mics. Whilst im not going to lie and say these things are big boy killers (they really arent) they will do a brillinat job of semi professional music production, which in the end is exactly what i bought them for, for a fraction of the price of two Audio Technica Mics or other budget options.

This brand is astonishing value for money. I have bought other Behringer items. These mics come with a good protective carrying case and extra mounts. -10dB switched too! Recording of Gibson sj200 (strum) and a Martin OOO Koa (finger pic) were high fidelity! You could clearly hear my mistakes! Used the sound hole and 10th fret at c12" distance positioning (dual mounted on one stand). Obviously you need XLR cables and a phantom power recording apparatus. In my case a Zoom R16 with 2 phantom power channels (usable across 2 banks of 8 channels). Gain at about 7.5 and monitor channels flat. These are great value for money additions to your recording capabilities.

Whilst I do not feel these are as good as some of the reviewers make it sound I do feel it represents great value for money. Mine do generate a tiny amount of background hiss, but nothing that a noise gate cannot fix. I mainly got these to mike up a really nice acoustic guitar, and at last I have microphones that make it sound like it is. They are not a magic bullet, I am still learning how to get the best out of them, the time experimenting is paying off. I am convinced I would have to spend a lot of cash (that I do not have!) to do better. Warning - you must have phantom power, if you do not they will not work. I record to computer with an Alesis io2 so I am OK. The combination make for a great low budget PC recording solution, especially as I use them with free & open source software (Linux OS with Ardour, Muse sequencer & Hydrogen).

I'm blown away. Came in a plastic carry case complete with pre-cut foam inserts etc. Includes a mount as well. The pair I received are more than sufficiently close in performance (one might be slightly more sensitive to electromagnetic noise than the other - I did try swapping the cables and mixer inputs etc - I think it's one of the two mics specifically...) that we happily use both as a pair to pick-up congregational singing etc in a church. I mentioned a little susceptibility to noise on one of the two mics. I need to be clear - the mics are positioned 30ft+ away from the centre of the congregation, and ~10 feet from the closest person. So we have the gain cranked right up. You put these in front of a singer, or (probably more likely) close to an acoustic instrument - you're going to have no issues whatsoever. Is this a Shure mic? No. Yet you're here looking at the product. If you're on a budget, I'm confident this is going to outperform 90% of other products for the price. If it doesn't, Amazon will let you return it for free. Highly recommended, where the application makes sense.

Purchased to record my upright piano. Has done a great job at recording. A sample can be found under James//is on spot

Considering the price, they're great mics. I've only used them for drumming so they're blended with much more expensive mics but for the money, these are amazing.

Love the clarity of sound i get from these, little hum if you turn gain too high but that's expected might get another 2 for the guitars

非常に素直な音質で録音できて目を瞑れば音が見えるし異常なほど格安で入手できる。あと業界共通の規格に対応したマイクホルダー付きなので殆どのマイクスタンドに固定できる。文句なしの星6。

Çok acayip bir set! Bariton akustik gitar, çeşitli kasalarda akustik gitarlar, süper iş görüyor! İyi bir miks sonrası dört beş kat pahalı bir versiyonundan asla ayırt edemezsiniz. İçinden çıkan stereo mount ile yaramaz. Rode’un uygun bir mount modeli var, onunla beraber kullanırsanız takım tamamdır.

Relación calidad-precio insuperable. Si nunca has operado micrófonos de condensador, los recomendaría mucho como tu primera opción. Son muy versátiles y el precio es ridículamente bajo. La montura que incluyen, para usar los dos sobre una sola base, y la caja dura, son excelentes extras. A pesar de ser muy asequibles, un profesional les puede sacar provecho. Una excelente opción para tener a la mano en el estudio o en vivo. Los he utilizado para microfonar percusiones y batería, pero pueden utilizarse con múltiples instrumentos.

... das Ergebnis ist der Hammer! Kaufentscheidung: Hab nach einem möglichst kurzen Kleinmembran-Mikrofon gesucht, um es an einer Canon C70 als Aufsteckmikrofon für Umgebungsgeräusche im Dokumentarbetrieb (bzw. als Referenz zum Synchronisieren mehrerer Kameras) zu verwenden. Das Sony ECM-XM1 Richtrohr, das ich auf meinen C200/C300 Kameras verwende war mir einfach zu groß für die kleine Kamera. Außerdem bin ich mit dem Ergebnis so eines Shotgunmikrofons schon lange unzufrieden, da (vor allem in kleinen Innenräumen) ein sehr halliger Ton aufgenommen wird, und ich die Richtwirkung eigentlich nicht brauche. Ein Kleinmembran-Mikrofon mit Nieren-Charakteristik sollte zwar etwas weniger Lautstärke, aber dafür weniger Hall liefern. Also hab ich mir die letzten 3 Wochen alles an Youtube Videos zu dem Thema reingezogen, was ich finden konnte - Ergebnis: Ich bin jetzt Profi was den Vergleich zwischen 1 Million verschiedener Mikros betrifft - hab aber nach wie vor keine Ahnung ob meine Idee funktionieren könnte. Also hab ich einfach das allergünstigste Angebot (von einer bekannte Marke) gekauft, dass Amazon im Angebot hatte - das Behringer C-2 im Doppelpack für Stereoaufnahmen. Erster Eindruck: Die Mikros fühlen sich wertig an, das Zubehör wirkt brauchbar. Mehr gibts da nicht zu sagen. Erster Test: Hab eines der beiden Mikros an den XLR-Eingang 1 gehängt, das alte Sony an Eingang 2. Dann bin ich von der Kamera weg, hin und her und um die Kamera rum gelaufen und hab vor mich hingesprochen. Und dann hab ich mir das Ergebnis angehört. Ja, das Behringer ist erwartungsgemäß etwas leiser, dafür um so viel klarer im Ton, weniger Hall und (damit hatte ich gar nicht gerechnet) es hat auch eindeutig weniger Grundrauschen! Zweiter Test: Also hab ich das C-2 an einer Tonangel befestigt und etwa 30 cm über meinen Kopf platziert. Als Vergleich hab ich diesmal meine Sennheiser G3 Funkstrecke mit ME2 Lavalliermikrofon an den zweiten Eingang gehängt. Was soll ich sagen? Klar, das Lavallier klingt voller (da näher an der Audioquelle) aber das C-2 klingt erstaunlich gut. Würde ich glaub ich in manchen Situationen sogar dem Anstecken vorziehen. Dritter Test: Jetzt, wo ich schon so in Fahrt war, hab ich auch noch das Rode NTG4+ Shotgun auf die Angel montiert, und mit dem C-2 verglichen. Eindeutiger Gewinner - das C-2 (wobei man dazu sagen muss, im Freien, würde das NTG wegen seiner sehr gerichteten Bauart wieder die besserer Wahl sein). Fazit: Für € 56,- ein Paar Kleinmembran-Mikrofone zu bekommen, die diese Qualität liefern ist unglaublich! Ja, es gibt garantiert Mikros mit besserem Klang, aber allein der Schritt hin zu einem "brauchbaren" Kleinmembran war ein Sprung nach Vorne! Jetzt bin ich gespannt, wie groß der Unterschied zu einem € 100,- oder € 200,- Mikrofon ist (oder zu einem € 2.000,- Shoeps ;-) )

Tres bonne qualité