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MXL 990 Industries Most Ground Breaking Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

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Features

  • FET based design with transformer balanced output for a variety of applications.
  • Vintage body style with champagne finish.
  • Includes custom shock mount, mic stand adapter & carrying case.
  • Provides silky sweet high end and retains tight, solid low and midrange reproduction
  • Power requirements: Phantom power 48V (+- 4V)

Description

The MXL 990 remains one of the industry's most ground-breaking microphones. The first high quality condenser microphone to come into reach of working musicians, the MXL 990 has a FET preamp and a large diaphragm for truly professional sound quality in both digital and analog recordings. This revolutionary condenser microphone continues to astound artists with its silky, high end and tight, solid low and midrange reproduction.

Recommended Uses For Product: Streaming, Singing


Brand: MXL


Model Name: 990


Connectivity Technology: XLR


Connector Type: XLR


Special Feature: Stand


Color: Champagne


Included Components: MXL90 Shockmount, MXL 990, MT-001 Mount, Case


Polar Pattern: Unidirectional


Audio Sensitivity: 20 dB


Product Dimensions: 11.77 x 7.28 x 3.5 inches


Item Weight: 1.2 pounds


Item model number: MXL-990


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: April 4, 2008


Department: Musical Instruments


Manufacturer: Marshall Electronics


Language: Turkish


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    • INCREDIBLE sound, but lacks directions for beginners
This microphone, for its price point, is absolutely incredible. The sound is gorgeous and its exactly what I needed for audiobook reading and podcast purposes, but I can see where it would also be delightful for laying down vocals. So for those with the sound know-how, this is a big YES. HOWEVER, I'm used to working in the audio space as a beginner to intermediate and even I found it difficult to get it set-up. First of all, you can't just plug it in and use it—you have to also order the XLR cables, the converter box (I went with the Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen, which is great), and you have to have headphones with a 1/4" (6.3) jack (unlike something like the Blue Yeti which is a plug and play). THEN, you have to set up the software for the converter box AND you have to know where to plug everything and how to actually set it up to capture the sound you want. For me, I'm happy with my set-up—again, the sound is exactly what I wanted (more semi-professional to professional) BUT if you're a beginner with no prior sound experience, this might prove difficult and expensive. And also—the mic nor the converter box come with directions. You have to Google everything and download PDF's from their websites. BEGINNERS BEWARE. Everyone else, buy immediately. It's wonderful. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023 by sa4567
    • Best ever for the price. Full sound and minimal ground noise
Sounds great in all ranges, recordings have minimal ground noise. No sharp TTSS under good protection. True blessing and love it so much.
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023 by PeterChiaki
    • A very nice microphone
If you are all about owning the best in the world-- go pay the price and buy the best. But I can say that for the home recording set up I have (1 or 2 mics into a digital recorder-- acoustic guitar and voice), this is a nice microphone. Upgrading from a dynamic mic, this takes some learning: for example there is a definite recognizable difference in just a 6 inch variation in instrument direction and I think a pop filter would be useful for voice not only for its obvious purpose but to standardize the distance from the mic, as this also has a noticeable effect with only a few inches difference in distance making quite a difference in the presence. A lot of the post-processing I was doing before is now no longer necessary-particularly the bass end has cleaned up a lot and is no longer muddy and the ability to get the songs to sound good on a wide variety playback equipment is much easier now. At its usual price around $100 it might be worth sorting through the others in that price range to see how it compares -- at the $49 price they were selling it for in the sale-- it was well worth just buying. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2013 by Randall Kelley
    • Wonderful Mic at awesome price!
This mic is definitely sufficient for normal recording, especially if you run it through a vocal effects processor. I plan to get the TC-Helicon VoiceLive 2 here at Amazon eventually (I really love the gender conversion that makes you sound like a good female voice) but right now I have the KORG EMX and ESX as well as the KORG Kaoscullator Pro, and this mic works great when connected to any of those (but of course connected to a phantom power source first, the patched to the Korg devices). The fact it comes in a nice durable case with foam padding impressed me right from he start. Then I hooked it up to the included shock mount and added a pop mic filter (VERY important you use a pop filter because condenser mics are sensitive to moisture from your mouth). The sound quality is far beyond anything I'm used to, but I must confess that I was one of those poor fools who didn't even know what XLR and "phantom power" was -- I only used mics with a USB connection or the 1/8" stereo plug, and they all sound terrible compared to an XLR microphone with 48v phantom power. And even the XLR cables themselves are a dream come true! -- I was always getting so angry with the normal 1/8" cables messing up and then you have to lick them and plug 'em back in, then spin them around to get the sound to work right. (Nobody told me there was another option!) But XLR cables make it impossible for any humming or hissing sounds or disconnections of any kind since they lock in place and never need any toying with. Now I use XLR cables for all my speakers too, and for all the patch connections between my mixers, amps, and musical devices, and it has made creating music so much more enjoyable! Now I don't have to fidget with those crappy 1/8" cables anymore, and there's never any hissing or annoying humming sounds to worry about. And of course I also realized that you can't just plug your music output right in to your computer's sound card and expect to get professional recording that way -- you have to use a box that converts the music to digital and sends it via USB port to the software, and the box should have XLR inputs for mics and 1/4" inputs as well. Only problem is Amazon has so many of those boxes, I can't decide which one to buy. I want the Lexicon since they are masters of high quality sound recording, but some of the bad reviews make me worry. With musical devices, sometimes you just end up with a unit that has manufacturing defects, and unfortunately those people post bad ratings and make it seem like the product itself is to blame. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2011 by Nicholas Collette
    • Awesome, clear sound
This is an exquisite acoustic guitar mic--I put my hand on the EQs, and there's just nothing to change, nothing to improve. I bought it because of the price and the frequency response graph. It has very good sound, with flatter and more even frequency response than any mic I found anywhere near this price. I like it okay on drum overheads, too, although the cymbals were a little bright and crispy for my taste. I expect to use it on vocals, piano, and other acoustic instruments, too. I've used about 5 different large condensers, and about 3 different small condensers, and this is a tie for best, clearest sound I've heard! Notice the max SPL of 130 is not incredible--with no pad, it's not really useful for close-miking drums. Notice also that the self-noise is just acceptable at 20 dB, not good. I'm not hearing any problem with it, but I don't ever record anything really quiet. Nice looking, too, a little different. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021 by ANDREW P THWING

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