If you haven"t heard of AKG"s C 414, you"ve no doubt HEARD it. That baby is in practically every big recording studio around. It"s also a stage favorite. And a broadcast favorite. You get the picture. Why are we telling you all this? Because the AKG C 214 was made to be the cost-effective alternative to that high-end C 414. So now all of us with a project studio can actually put that AKG sound to work on our recordings. Not a bad thing, right? Definitely.