AKG Perception 820: Future Music review

“A great way to get your hands on a tube mic from a respected brand at an affordable price”.

The latest issue of Future Music magazine includes another exemplary review of AKG’s Perception mic range. On test this month is the latest release and ‘new head of the family’, the AKG Perception 820.

The brand-new Perception820 Tube delivers real tube sound quality thanks to the dual, one-inch large diaphragm capsule and the sophisticated ECC 83 dual-triode circuitry. It is not only the new flagship model of the Perception Series but it also raises the bar in its class of affordable tube microphones.

“Whilst it’s possibly almost too much of a cliché to use the word ‘warmth’ to describe a tube microphone, there’s no other word to do the job better and it’s certainly a quality the 820 oozes, with an immediately familiar and comfortably smooth sound”.

“…what this mic does do is to provide a richness of sound which is a lovely option to have up your sleeve in the studio. The nine polar positions provide plenty of choice and you’ll find what you need to get a great sound almost regardless of the source you’re looking to record”.

“This is a great sounding microphone that breaks the mould of the rest of AKG’s Perception range…this is a very good mic”.

To read the full review, pick up the October Issue of Future Music Magazine (Issue 219). The AKG Perception 820 is available now at £535.25 RRP. For more information go to http://www.akg.com/site/products/powerslave,id,1127,nodeid,2,_language,EN,pid,1127.html