AKG C214 Professional Large-Diaphragm Condenser MicrophoneEngineered Excellence The C214 professional large diaphragm condenser microphone has been designed as a cost effective alternative to the high end C414 family. Like the C414, the C214 offers a supreme one inch capsule on an integrated suspension to reduce mechanical noise. A switchable 20dB attenuation pad allows recording of loud sources of up to 156dB SPL. A switchable bass cut filter allows close up recording with almost no proximity effect. The