B-1 Single Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

I purchased this mic to try and get some home recording done (Mostly acoustic folkey stuff). I am very happy with the mic. My budget was very limited, and so price was a key thing for me, and like many people I looked across many other websites for reviews of the mic, and not a lot of the reviews were as good as I would have liked, but due to budget I went for this mic anyway. Since purchasing the mic however I have realised that the bad reviews were simply people being equipment snobs! I can find no fault with the mic whatsoever. It does exactly what I want it to do, was easy to use, and I am very impressed with the quality of the recordings I am getting. I will say however as a simple note, (and as I believe other people have already said) you will need Phantom power for this mic. For anyone who doesn't know, phantom power is simply a particular voltage (48V I believe) DC power supply required for the mic to run. This can be acheived via a dedicated phantom power supply (£20 ish quid) or most mixing desks will supply phantom power (but check it does first!). I personally use a Behringer 802 mixer (~£45) for my phantom power. So to sum it up, I think the mic is excellent, will give you pretty decent recordings and is fantastic value for money!

This is, for me, an upgrade to a home studio mic. I don't usually bother with mics as for what I want to record a decent phone will do the job well enough. I got this and a little mixing desk (also Behringer) to hook up to my phone so I could use it as a digital 4 track. I've not done much using it yet, but I've recorded a few bits and I'm very pleased with the results. It picks up every sound in the room and the reproduction is as good as anything more expensive I've used. The case is solid and the holder for it is pretty substantial. It's not solved the ongoing problem I have with not having much in the way of talent, but as a mic it's a good thing. I think a pop filter is a must, and obviously I have a phantom power unit. For the money, I can't see me ever needing anything better. I've got a cheap Behringer XM8500 Ultravoice which is fine for anything live, this will probably never leave my house.

I've never been a huge fan of this brand but I fancied another mic for the odd bit of narration and I'm very impressed. It's a nice weighty mic with a well made grille. The sound out of the box in an untreated room is as you'd think... Passable. But once you add a little cut around 350hz to bring in some tone and drop the mids a little it sounds fantastic. I'm a big fan of the proximity effect and this provides a very good one with a nice radio-esque sound (with EQ). I guess the only minor gripe is the pad switch underneath doesn't have any felt to help stop dust but that's the only negative I can find. Self noise is also low, around -12 dba.

I bought this in March 2024, and have had no complaints about the quality of the mic. As you would expect from a condenser microphone, it is extremely responsive, and to my ear certainly of excellent quality. One thing no-one had ever told me about though, is the sensitivity of condenser mics to low temperature and moisture - I had been storing it in a cold and sometimes slightly damp environment, and found that when I plugged it in to use it, there was a quite loud background noise. I now store it indoors and this problem has never recurred. It is supplied in a good quality padded case, along with a foam pop filter, and an alloy shock mount. The shock mount is the only thing that lets this microphone kit down - 21 months after purchase, the swivel mount just disintegrated. First of all the bolt broke (even though I hadn't attempted to tighten it for a long time), then one of the side pieces just broke off with very little force on it. So the mic itself is great for the price, and given this low price I would suggest that anyone buying one also invests in an aftermarket shock mount for when the supplied one falls apart!

I did my research before buying this microphone so I new what I should expect. A good microphone at a descend price that would allow me to record demos of my music and my lectures for my online courses. The microphone performs as I expected it. It has stronger lower frequencies (I knew that) which is what I needed for recording lectures and especial acoustic guitar which sometimes has a 'silvery' tone (and B-1 takes care of this nicely). Very clear recordings (essential to any good microphone). Overall, I am very happy with the result.

I bought this to use for home recording of vocals, acoustic guitar and other instruments and am really impressed with the results so far. It comes with a padded & very solid hard case, a suspension shockmount microphone clip plus pop shield but it does require phantom power so unless you have mixer or soundcard that can provide this a separate power supply unit in necessary like the Behringer PS400 Micropower Phantom Power Supply.

For some reason the one I had had a problem with the XLR connector and I couldn't use it in upraise down orientation. However, when it worked, I could tell it was good quality. Nice, full sound, a little harsh at top end but a little cut on EQ can sort that out.Overall good value mic but seems I got a bad batch.

I record at home using GarageBand and bought this as a means to record both vocal and acoustic guitar. I chose this mic much as anything because I had already bought the Behringer interface and monitors (I like matching!) It works and sounds fantastic and records vocals and guitar perfectly. Nice case too!

Je n’est pas encore tester mais la livraison est très top d’ailleurs en ce qui concerne behringer c’est toujours la qualité a faible coup ❤️😊

Excelente qualidade, chegou certinho, tudo novo. Recomendo!

Me ha sorprendido bastante para el precio que sale al mercado. Es el primer micrófono de condensador que tengo y lo acabo de probar en una grabación. Para mí es perfecto pero si buscas algo bueno y barato este es .

I use it for high quality sound recording. It is exactly what I need

Excelente micrófono cumple con su función