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MXL 990 Condenser Microphone with Shockmount | 
 enlarge | Brand: MXL
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $69.99
You Save: $130.00 (65%)
New (2) from $69.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: MXL990
Model: MXL990
UPC: 801813080643
EAN: 0801813080643
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 3/4" gold-sputtered diaphragm | | • | Attractive vintage body style with champagne finish | | • | 30Hz-20kHz frequency response | | • | 130dB maximum SPL | | • | Sensitivity: 15MV/pa |
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Product Description
The MXL 990 Condenser Microphone with Shockmount has a silky, sweet high end while retaining tight, solid low and midrange reproduction. The 3/4" gold-sputtered diaphragm creates a professional sound suited for digital and analog recording. Attractive vintage body style with champagne finish. 30Hz-20kHz frequency response. 130dB maximum SPL. Includes custom shockmount, mic stand adapter, and case. Requires phantom power....
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Good for the price but I find it a bit muddy February 28, 2005
51 out of 53 found this review helpful
It's hard to beat this mic on price. I have one and often use it for home recording projects, demos and such. It's a good inexpensive way to record vocals, but I find the sound a bit muddy, and often come back with eq to turn down some of the low-mid frequencies. Now there are a number of condensers coming out in this low price range, and I've tried a few of them and haven't yet found a cheap one I like any better than this. For finished products, I'd use a better mic if available, but this one will work with a bit of EQ and a careful ear.
The mic requires phantom power, so I got the Art Tube MP preamp to go with it. That preamp warms up the sound and really helps this mic out compared to the built-in mic pre-amps on my board.
 Great Mic For the Price September 14, 2004
29 out of 32 found this review helpful
I purchased this mic to record mandolin and acoustic guitar in my PC based home studio and couldn't be happier.
It accurately reproduces my Taylor acoustic guitar. When used in conjunction with an ART tube pre-amp, it actually enhances my low cost mandolin.
No regrets here!
Great for the price, perfect for podcasting November 16, 2005
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
I have two of these because they're SO cheap and use them mainly at home if I have a musical idea. One of the reviewers above mentioned it was a bit muddy which I totally agree with. But it's incredibly cheap and fairly detailed for that amount of money. I'm curious how it will hold up over years of use. Anyway, this is probably the perfect "step-up" mic for podcasts if you are currently recording with your computer's built-in mic or a radio shack dynamic mic. I would choose this over the m-audio mics- it feels slightly more durable.
 Mediocre Out of the Box, Great with Modifications October 14, 2007
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
The MXL 990 is one of many Chinese-manufactured condenser mics that suffer from two common problems - it is simultaneously ill-defined in the critical midrange and excessively harsh in the treble range. While the circuit used in the mic is quite clever and fairly well implemented, the sonic deficiencies lie within the condenser capsule and headbasket acoustics.
By and large, Chinese-manufactured mics use condenser capsules copied from classic Neumann designs. Unfortunately, these inexact copies fall short of delivering the magnificent midrange accuracy and smooth, sibilance-free top end Neumann capsules are known for. Most of the copied capsules deliver a sound that is often described as harsh, spitty, "eshy", sibilant or screechy. Poor headbasket acoustics compound the problems created by these capsules.
The MXL 990, like most microphones of its class, uses a multi-layer grille mesh headbasket. These multiple layers of mesh do protect the capsule from spittle and wind blasts - but at a cost. Multiple layer headbaskets have a very small percentage of open area in the grille. This means a great deal of sound is reflected back and forth between the capsule and headbasket. Cup your hands around your mouth or speak into a paper tube to get an exaggerated example of the standing wave artifacts caused by a restrictive headbasket.
What to do?
One of the great benefits of the MXL 990 and other similarly priced mics is low cost. With a very modest investment in the original microphone, it becomes an excellent platform for a microphone modification. The capsule can be upgraded and headbasket opened up.
With a suite of microphone modifications this mic, (as well as many other Chinese manufactured mics) can really become a solid performer that sounds much more like a professional tool.
AWESOME MIC December 28, 2005
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is mic is good for the price but i didnt realize that it had to have a phantom power adapter so i had to spend about 40 bucks on that and buy to more mic cords so that ended up costing me over one hundred dollars but this mic is great and looks very pro. You cant beat the price and the only problem i have with it is the you can hear everything around you when using it loud and clear. But outher than that it is the best mic i have had thus far.
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