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Awesome mic
By: That girl
Submitted: 11/8/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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I absolutely love this mic. I bought it because I already had the NT1a but wanted to try this one. It had such a great tone. Not too much high end frequencies. It perfect for my style of music. It had a warmth I wasn’t expecting. This was definitely a great buy.
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Awesome!
By: Moses
Submitted: 9/4/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Excellent tube micro the sound is clear and silky.
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Wow for the price
By: Teresa from Harlow and organic antz
Submitted: 9/6/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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Mic comes in a sturdy case and sounds awesome by far the best tune mic out there and the tune can be switched out with a telefunken or higher grade tube fantastic
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High quality tube studio microphone
By: JB Rocker from Highland Park, NJ, USA
Submitted: 10/17/2012
4 people found this review helpful.
Initial quality is impressive. Attractive metal enclosure, separate power supply, quality shock mount, and large case all are well made and seem durable.
You might use this mic for a number of applications successfully. If you are wondering if this is a good vocal mic, it's a great vocal mic. It has a nice high end that isn't exaggerated, its very quiet (self noise) and it makes most performances sound just a bit better than a perfectly flat microphone like a 414 or similar condenser. I'm not sure if its the response curve or the tube but it has a slight something that I think is flattering to my voice and to other singers I've recorded. It works well for subtle singers but you can scream at this thing and it won't distort. It colors vocals less than my Neumann stand-in, my Soundeluxe ifet7, which I like better for some applications. It has a gold stud to show you the front address side and a very usable omni mode. If you were looking for one microphone sub $1K to serve as your primary vocal mic for your studio I would put this on the short list. Also works well on acoustic guitar and hand percussion.
If you've used studio microphones before there's no additional learning curve. It does have a separate power supply with a proprietary cable which goes to the microphone. This is of high quality and it should be long enough to reach most control rooms or at least to a point where you can conveniently tie in a standard XLR off of the power supply to go to your board or AD converter. The pickup pattern is selected on the power supply rather than the microphone itself which is a little unique.
Clear, airy without seeming contrived, good low end pickup, high volume before distortion, pleasant bump around maybe 2K which maybe provides that "better" sound to vocals without being obvious. Great sounding mic with low self noise.
Your general opinion of this product.
I'm very happy with this microphone. It's not the only Rode mic I own but it's the one that gets the most use by far. Some voices are better served by different microphones but the K2 always sounds good to me, and maybe that's the best advice I could offer: This mic will work for you and sound great. Are there other alternatives? Plenty! However, I think it sounds as good as microphones that cost a lot more (certain popular mics by Blue, AKG, Shure) although this is hugely subjective (and I have and use some of those other mics too!). So, at this price point, I would say you won't regret owning this microphone and you may find it will stay in the front of your cabinet for years to come.
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Superb Quality, Excellen Value
By: Chris from San Diego, CA USA
Submitted: 2/7/2010
2 people found this review helpful.
Very impressed with the build, fit and finish. Very refined, solid, plenty of heft. Short time owner, so dependability remains to be seen, although so far so good.
Solid construction, excellent craftsmanship, first class sound quality
Very simple operation. Hook up is easy and the longer the tube warms up the better the sound.
This mic adds complexity to my voice, giving it timbre, fullness, presence, and character.
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First you get a RODE K-2, then you go make a Hit!
By: Jordan Le from Santa Ana, CA
Submitted: 2/5/2008
1 person found this review helpful.
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QUALITY:
Excellent!
FEATURES:
Enough for all Professionals.
EASE OF USE:
Just wire it up correctly and go!
VALUE:
Wonderful!
SOUND:
Sound absolutely beautiful with vivid details.
STYLE:
Rock Ballads, Instrumental Jazz.
MUSIC EXPERIENCE:
15 years pianist/keyboardist and studio engineer.
OVERALL:
I love my K-2 sound and how profesionally it's built.
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Got Tubes???
By: Matthew from Chicago
Submitted: 2/5/2008
2 people found this review helpful.
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I love this little thing and I would recomend it to anyone looking for a mic that has a rich thick sound. It is not flat and clear like the baby bottle or ksm44, but it has a little grit that fills the DAW void. Also the continously variable patterns make it a great mic for many uses including duet vocals, M/S stereo recording, ambien room mic, etc...
A little piece of foam that acts as a stabilizer for the capsule broke off and was moving around, but I sent an e-mail to the guys at RODE and they sent me a brand new unit and shipping label to return the defective unit within days.
Continously variable patterns! who can argue with that?
all quality mics require a certain amount of knowledge and care
I would give it a 10 if there were more stars on this review. I think this microphone would still be a good value at twice the price.
it has the sound that you dream about when you think of "Tube Mic"
rock, blues, jazz
enough
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Great Mic
By: Ralphstock from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Submitted: 2/5/2008
2 people found this review helpful.
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QUALITY:
Very ruggedly constructed
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Variable polar patters make this mic very usefule for different aplications.
EASE OF USE:
Very easy to use plug in and use proper micing technics
VALUE:
Forget overpriced Neumans!
SOUND:
Excellent.