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Markus & Shon are back with pair of tempting, well priced and pristine sounding Austrian Audio condenser microphones -- the CC8 (small diaphragm) and OC16 (large diaphragm). We grabbed a Martin & Co. OM-28 and a classical guitar too, plugged the ‪@AustrianAudio‬ microphones into an ‪@ArturiaOfficial‬ MiniFuse 2 audio interface and had some fun recording this acoustic guitar focused microphone shootout for you.

You'll hear each audio sample twice: first with the OC16, followed by the same performance as it was captured by the CC8.

No compression nor equalization or other tone altering software was applied to microphone audio. We kept it as raw as possible and you'll hear what these microphones sound like on a medium sized acoustic guitar played finger style, strummed with a pick and also some classical style playing.

Our first impression is that both of these microphones do a great job of describing an acoustic guitar with precision, clarity and dynamics. The microphone preamps of the Arturia AudioFuse 2 worked well -- there was plenty of gain and lots of headroom. You don't need an expensive preamp in order to enjoy these microphones (though preamps with flavour don't hurt at all either).

Maar's Music has been an Austrian Audio dealer for several years and we're quite thrilled at the growth of the product line and the service and support offered by ‪@KorgEriksonMusic‬ (Austrian Audio's excellent distributor to dealers like Maar's Music)

00:00 Intro
02:08 OM-28 finger style -- OC-16 & CC8
02:54 OM-28 strumming with pick -- OC-16 & CC8
03:38 Nylon String classical piece -- OC-16 & CC8
04:15 Closing Comments

We hope you'll enjoy our demo video as much as we did sharing it with you -- life's too short to take oneself too seriously all the time -- we love making music and having fun at the store!

‪@canplaymusic5760‬
‪@martinguitar‬

Maar's Music is a family owned, locally staffed music store located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. We've been providing great tips, advice, gear and service for over 30 years.

Austrian Audio may seem like the new kid on the block in the microphone and headphone market, but this isn't the case when it comes to world class engineering & product design expertise!

A little more background information about Austrian Audio:

Following the closure of the AKG offices in Vienna, we set out to create something new, challenging, and respectful to our heritage. Opening our doors in July 2017, Austrian Audio was born.

Armed with a wealth of experience and a mission to make passion heard, our team of experts were ready to take on the industry giants by striving to produce products that embody the sound and engineering excellence one would expect from a company with our history.

We started with a core team of 22 former AKG personnel from management, acoustics, electronics, test and measurement, mechanical design, RF/wireless, and software and firmware – and are continuing to grow.

We may be relatively new, but the skill, knowledge, and tradition lives on at Austrian Audio, backed by over 350 years of cumulative engineering experience. And we’re not only focused on heritage: keep an eye on where our journey is taking technology, audio, and us!