Behringer B-1 Single Diaphragm Condenser Microphone, Silver

I've never been a huge fan of this brand but I fancied another mic for the odd bit of narration and I'm very impressed.It's a nice weighty mic with a well made grille. The sound out of the box in an untreated room is as you'd think... Passable. But once you add a little cut around 350hz to bring in some tone and drop the mids a little it sounds fantastic. I'm a big fan of the proximity effect and this provides a very good one with a nice radio-esque sound (with EQ).I guess the only minor gripe is the pad switch underneath doesn't have any felt to help stop dust but that's the only negative I can find.Self noise is also low, around -12 dba.

Good studio sound quality and great value for money

This is, for me, an upgrade to a home studio mic. I don't usually bother with mics as for what I want to record a decent phone will do the job well enough. I got this and a little mixing desk (also Behringer) to hook up to my phone so I could use it as a digital 4 track. I've not done much using it yet, but I've recorded a few bits and I'm very pleased with the results. It picks up every sound in the room and the reproduction is as good as anything more expensive I've used. The case is solid and the holder for it is pretty substantial. It's not solved the ongoing problem I have with not having much in the way of talent, but as a mic it's a good thing. I think a pop filter is a must, and obviously I have a phantom power unit. For the money, I can't see me ever needing anything better. I've got a cheap Behringer XM8500 Ultravoice which is fine for anything live, this will probably never leave my house.

Really great microphone for those getting into the condenser mic world. It's durable, lasts and sounds really good.I think it does have around 5dB self-noise but that's to be expected for the price.Good balanced highs and lows with not too harsh mids. A mixer can be used of course to change these if you do not like it.

I purchased this mic to try and get some home recording done (Mostly acoustic folkey stuff). I am very happy with the mic. My budget was very limited, and so price was a key thing for me, and like many people I looked across many other websites for reviews of the mic, and not a lot of the reviews were as good as I would have liked, but due to budget I went for this mic anyway. Since purchasing the mic however I have realised that the bad reviews were simply people being equipment snobs! I can find no fault with the mic whatsoever. It does exactly what I want it to do, was easy to use, and I am very impressed with the quality of the recordings I am getting.I will say however as a simple note, (and as I believe other people have already said) you will need Phantom power for this mic. For anyone who doesn't know, phantom power is simply a particular voltage (48V I believe) DC power supply required for the mic to run. This can be acheived via a dedicated phantom power supply (£20 ish quid) or most mixing desks will supply phantom power (but check it does first!). I personally use a Behringer 802 mixer (~£45) for my phantom power.So to sum it up, I think the mic is excellent, will give you pretty decent recordings and is fantastic value for money!

I ordered this a while back, when the price was around the £60 mark, even now the Behringer B1 is still excellent value.The microphone is heavy condenser microphone which produces fantastic results. We're looking to switch all our (expensive) microphones to the B1's just to have a consistently good sound.The carry case is excellent, and very handy to keep the microphone free from damage and dust. I'd recommend also purchasing a microphone stand which can be found via Amazon too.One thing worth noting, the Behringer B1 does require phantom power in order for it to work, though if you don't have a mixer or desk that supports it, you can pick up the Behringer Xenyx 502 which does support the B1 adequately. Behringer Xenyx 502 mixer

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Really happy with this mic. I know microphones a little after a few years of studying music technology and 15 years in bands. This is great for everything except the stuff you would book an expensive studio for anyway.I am on my second one after I leant one to a pal years ago and never go it back; though that one is in regular use and still works I beleive!