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Your cart is empty.The Avantone "Cabernet (C-series)" mics are designed to offer true professional performance. They will meet or surpass the performance and specifications of much higher priced mics. The Avantone CR-14 is truly a gorgeous looking and sounding microphone. The design, character and performance is comparable to some of the very finest Ribbon mics...but at a fraction of their cost! Avantone's rugged CR-14 microphone body and inner assembly parts are precision machined of brass. Aesthetically, it features an elegant Cabernet Wine-Red finish, accented with polished nickel trim and a black grill. The CR-14 has a unique, "retro" body design. The transformer coupled output will yield pleasing professional results comparable to much more expensive designs. Any studio can proudly offer the CR-14 as a guitar cabinet, room mic, drum overheads, vocal mic or utility room mic due to its versatility...It exudes class visually as well as sonically. Manufactured using the finest materials yielding a very solid feel, superb structural integrity and rugged reliability. The versatile CR-14 mic is able to produce professional results with a warm, pleasing sonic character. The included Custom Retro Shockmount is superb in allowing a precise positioning of the mic while inhibiting the transfer of unwanted vibrations up into the mic. This isolation allows for superior professional results. The CR-14's dual, low-mass ribbon element which enables a much better sensitivity rating than most single ribbon designs. This design lends to fast and accurate transient response, ultra-high 148 dB SPL capability, and overall stunning realism. It has a figure-8 audio directionality (pickup) pattern via front and rear, with extended sweet spots (as compared to Large Diaphragm condenser mics & single ribbon designs). The CR-14 has very low residual noise, with no internal active electronics to overload or produce distortion. It also requires no power supply. *Included Items* Avantone CR-14 Ribbon Microphone
Eric Yun - Hey Media
2025-09-04 18:06:09
Love this mic! I use it to record acoustic and vocals. Under $300, I've tried multiple Shure's, Audio Technica's, Blue's, Sennheiser's, Rode's, and this one is definitely my favorite.
somebody
2025-06-18 14:30:38
although I was able to fix it, this microphone came with a screw loose, and I had to delicately take the casing off and then put it back on with the little part that separates the upper and lower metal panels.
DB
2025-06-09 09:02:52
This is more a review on the shockmount than anything with the mic. The mic - I think is a FANTASTIC ribbon, that I have used on main vocals (in conjunction with a nice condenser) to give really rich retro bottom end and mid range that condensers don't have. Warm, wonderful mic.My main issue is the odd shape means you are limited to it's supplied mic holder and it is not tight enough to always hold the weight of the mic (it's weighty). So after a couple uses I've already found that my mic slipped through and hit the floor! Which is awful. It's a detail, but a detail that can quickly destroy a good mic.
Sidney Washington
2025-05-11 17:21:46
I just love the sound of this mic.One of the best sounding mic in this or higher price range.I have two of them
Edward Cabral
2025-03-14 18:44:58
Received it, pulled it out of the case it came in and when I put it right side up I heard nothing but little tiny metal sounding rattling inside the microphone didn't even try to plug it in and see if it works I know that ribbon microphones are sensitive as it is.. but there shouldn't be any dingling rattling sounds coming from the microphone when you move it. it came damaged right out of the box.. as for quality it sucks as for sound sound I'll never know
vladinecko
2025-02-03 12:02:22
I use this mic to record acoustic violin via https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E6T56EA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1. This is by no means a professional setup but I'm guessing if you're reading this, you're not a professional either.The reason I take points away is because how difficult it is to get proper positioning of my instrument for the sound to come out clean and full-bodied. My Scarlett 2i2 doesn't quite power it enough to pick up the nuances of the instrument and in most cases, I can barely get any clean signal into my DAW. I don't really blame Avantone for this, it's a ribbon mic after all and so I need to power it better. But as mentioned above, I don't like that this mic requires so much specific angling to get a true sound out of it. When I'm performing a piece to record, the last thing I want to think about is how my instrument is facing the microphone.It's a lukewarm to no recommendation from me.UPDATE: I added a star to this review because I felt it was unfair to blame Avantone for having to position the mic correctly. It's really not that big a deal in hindsight and when the instrument faces the mic or its back, the sound is pretty consistent and quite natural for the setup I have. After a few months of use, I realized that I actually like the sound it produces and so I believe this is, at minimum, a 4-star product.
EZ Beatz
2024-11-28 10:01:32
Crystal clear vocal recordings with reduced work on the mixing end. Highly recommended to anyone who doesn't have more than $300.00 to spend on a mic!
Customer
2024-11-15 14:43:09
The mic came in DOA, thought they checked them out when they arrived in the US...guess this slipped though the cracks. May order another one, gonna mull it over first. Not an Amazon issue, they’re first class.
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