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The latest in the MXL is the 992 (available exclusively from Musician's Friend), a large-diaphragm, solid-state condenser mic.
The 992 offers a lot to be pleased with. It's physically a big, beefy mic with a cardioid polar pattern and FET electronics. There's a 150Hz lowcut filter (too high for my taste, but effective nonetheless) and a 10dB pad. The mic offers ruler-flat response to 3kHz, then there's a rise to +6dB at 8kHz and a fall to -3dB at 20kHz. This peak helps with clarity and presence, but it sidesteps added harshness. The 992 can...