AKG C7 Reference Condenser Vocal Microphone Overview
The C7 provides legendary AKG sound quality thanks to the custom-tuned super-cardioid condenser capsule. The AKG engineering team carefully blind tested each step of the development process, creating a mic with pristine clarity and a sparkling high end that lets the singer’s voice shine through. In addition, the C7 handles extremely high SPL levels without distortion, ensuring that it can keep up with any vocal performance. The C7 microphone is designed to solve many common problems musicians face on stage. First, the C7 prevents feedback, the nightmare of every stage performer, by delivering a perfect super-cardioid polar pattern throughout the entire frequency spectrum. Additionally, the C7 eliminates handling noise through an innovative, built-in mechano-pneumatic shock absorption system. The system features a unique rubber layer surrounding the capsule, ensuring that vibrations from the housing are not transferred to the capsule. AKG searched extensively to find the right rubber to meet the specification, ultimately working with a Viennese company to source a patented material with such strong absorptive properties that it lands completely flat when dropped.
- Handheld condenser vocal microphone
- Custom-tuned supercardioid condenser capsule
- Pristine audio fidelity with sparkling highs and full-bodied sound
- High-definition audio performance
- Capable of handling high sound pressure levels
- Open-space capsule technology for minimised handling noise
- Proprietary shock absorber suspension
- Multi-layer pop filter system eliminates sibilance and plosive sounds
- Rugged zinc alloy construction with spring steel grill
- Type: 3/4-inch back electret condenser
- Polar Patterns: Supercardioid
- Audio Frequency Bandwidth: 20 - 20000 Hz
- Equivalent Noise Level: 21 dB-A
- Sensitivity: 4 mV/Pa
- Signal to Noise: 73 dB-A
- Max. SPL for 1 percent THD: 150 dB
- Electrical Impedance: 600 Ohms
- Recommended Load Impedance: 2000 Ohms