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LONG STORY ... SKIP TO CONCLUSION AT END, FOR THE SKINNY: Yeah, i didn;t like the C1000S at first, but it is has grown on me, for its versatility, cheap price (~$150 at guitar center & sam ash), full-range (20 - 20K Hz), and fairly decent detail, at least compared to most dynamic mics in the same price range. I've also done sound for Swapan Chaudauri, a few times over the past several years. A few years ago, he showed up with a C1000S...we had been using an SM57, which sounded OK in this somewhat-boomy venue (chapel, cross shaped w/dome overhead). We used the C1000S, and he liked it, but i didn't... i thought it lacked the treble peak of the SM57, which we needed to cut through this boomy venue. (... i didn't even like the Senn. 441, as much in this venue -- the detail was lost, and those SM57's just cut through!) Anways, the next time he came, he brought an akg C3000. This was in a different venue, a rectangular shaped room. Here the C3000 sounded pretty nice, very full, with good detail. I didn't A/B any other mics here, though. Finally, the last show I did for Mr. Chaudhuri, (last fall) was at a smaller chapel, with a rectangular room that had good projection from the stage area. Most of the seats here had a good direct sound with minimal refelctions off the walls. This was a sarod/tabla show..we had some time before the show, so we decided to test various microhphones. The sarod player (Amjad Khan, I think) went back and forth between a Senn. 441 and a C1000S, and they both sounded good. He finally decided on the C1000S. Then, Mr. Chadhuri tested mics, starting with the SM57. It sounded punchy and bright, but without a lot of detail, and lacked the low bass. Then, he tried a C1000S. It sounded better, had more detail, more bass, and a pretty flat reponse. Then, we went to the Senn. 441. And by far, this sounded better. It seemed to have a little more detail, and had a "fuller" tone..the C1000S seemed a but thinner. Mr. Chaudhuri agreed and went with the 441. CONCLUSION: So, I'd say the C1000S is a pretty versatile mic -- can be used for drums, stringed than any other condensor mic i have used instruments, and i also like it for vocals. It has more feedback rejection (almost as good as a dynamic), and has more detail than any dynamic mic in this price range. And while it may not have the detail and fullness of Senn. 441, it is about a quarter of the price. and Jon- i think they would be great for sampling....very versatile! - Chris > >> I absoltuley love my AKG C1000S, condenser microphone. > >this is a fantastic mic for tablas. Swapan Chaudhuri brought his to a >gig i >mixed for him and i was knocked out. > >m.c. AVIRIS Experiment Coordinator (Interim) 818.398.7890 (avec cel phone) 661.276.3020 (lab @ DFRC)