MXL 990s Review

History: I've been playing guitar for 38 years. I've been writing songs for 37 years. I do not play in a band. I'm more in the singer-songwriter vein

Purchase: I purchased this from Musician's Friend to update my home recording set up. I paid $59.99 for it.

What I Like About This MXL 990s: Bass roll-off switch. 20 dB pad/attenuation switch. The sound. It has a warmer sound and higher output than any other condensor microphone in its price range.

What I Do NOT Like About The MXL 990s: I wish MXL would ship it with the USM-002 shockmount instead of the MXL-90 shockmount--or in the alternative, provide consumers with the option to upgrade to the USM-002 for a slightly higher cost--say $5 to $10 more.

MXL 990s Quality Rating: Construction of this unit is very rugged. My wife knocked my mic stand over while cleaning a week ago--and the thing still works.

Review Summary: While I would not place this in the same league as a Neumann or a Royer, it holds its own against anything else with a street price of under $150.00--so that certainly puts it in the same league as AKG or Audio-Technica.

Rating of this MXL product: 5

This MXL 990s Microphones Review Submitted By: Dave

Review Date: 2008-02-12