Recording King Guitars: MXL R144 Ribbon Microphone Review

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(More customer reviews)Sound is subjective, so you may disagree BUT.... This is the best sounding mic I have used that costs under $100. It's got an incredibly natural, vintage sound that does wonders for my terrible singing voice and acoustic guitars. I have mics 10x as expensive as this one, yet I still find myself reaching for it quite often.
I am not confident in the build quality. So I'm particularly careful with these mics (I own two). Knowing they are ribbons and rather cheap is somewhat unnerving. Knowing I can replace one for $88 is a plus though. It's because of the quality that I gave the mic 4 stars, not 5.
One other downside to this mic (and most ribbons) is you need lots of gain to get it up to the level that most mics operate at. While my SM57 is at 3-4 gain-wise, the R144 is up around 9. Also, do yourself a big favor and get a pop filter with it.
This is not an AKG, Neumann, Rode, insert brand name here, so if you don't expect it to be you won't be disappointed. MXL makes some very charming mics for not a lot of money. Just don't expect Rolls Royce performance when you paid for a Kia!

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