Miktek C5 (Single Mic) Reviews

4.9/5.0 based on 5 customer reviews

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Chris McCown

We recently had a shootout with the C5 vs. several other well known (and much more expensive) small-diaphragm pencil condensers on an acoustic guitar. The Miktek C5 won hands down. It's got a warm full sound that isn't typical with pencil condensers. Shimmery high end, excellent bottom end, and very smooth midrange.

Ron Daniel

The Miktek C5 is BY FAR my favorite mic for acoustic guitar in the studio.

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Customer Reviews

Michael S. Kinser
from Portland, IN
September 9, 2012Music Background:
Home recordist/musician

Another C-5

This review may seem a little redundant since some of what I am about to say I covered in my review of the Grace m101 micpre. But I digress. I bought my 1st C-5 a couple of months ago and was absolutely amazed at how good it sounded on acoustic guitar, my main app by the way. Fast forward a couple of months.... I order another C-5 and a stereo bar so I can record the acoustic (a 1955 Martin d-28) in stereo. I know in theory you buy a matched pair to record in stereo. But I (obviously) didn't. So how did the two mics "sound" side by side ? Amazing, wonderful, beautiful , outstanding...well you get the idea. The C-5 ships with a frequency graph plot and these two mics, tho a couple of months apart, their respective plots showed only 1-2 dB difference at around 12K. Did I hear a difference? Nope, would some one else hear a difference, maybe. But since it's in my studio and I didn't, the point is moot. Quality tells, the proof is in the "sound" pudding. Bottom line, singlely or in pairs, the C-5 is an amazing mic.

Michael S. Kinser
from Portland, Indiana
February 26, 2012Music Background:
Home Studio/Musician

One Word: Wow !

Put this mic through a Grace m101 pre, and on the 12th fret @ about 12" out of a 1955 Martin D-28. That old guitar never sounded so good. The C-5 captures what my ear hears, only better. Amazing mic.

Nashville Don
from Nashville, TN
February 5, 2012Music Background:
Hobbyist

Favorite vocal mic, as well

I use it on acoustic guitar, but it's great on vocals, better than any I've tried (nearly all Rodes, USA CADs, ADK). I even like it better for vocals than the Miktek C7 as it's truer, more transparent. Now I have to sell a bunch of mics, since this is the main one I use now.

Preston White
from MT
January 15, 2012Music Background:
Engineer/Musician

My New Go to SDC!

Got to use my new Miktek C5. WOW! The guitar sounded like the guitar and the banjo sounded like the banjo! I have many small diaphragm condenser but this one is now my go to. I had the pleasure of meeting Mike from Miktek last December. It was great to meet someone so passionate about their products! After hearing this mic I plan on purchasing more Miktek products.

Jackey Yow
from Malaysia
September 4, 2012Music Background:
producer,arranger,engineer,song writer

You Record what u hear~~~

im using it for acoustic guitar recording... i cant record my Taylor GS richness and sweetness before i get this Miktek C5...

It capture very nice sweet tone at 12th - 14th fret .

is a "WONT REGRET" SDC Microphone!!!