Centraverse CVG Gooseneck Microphone - Black, Cardioid Condenser Mic with 12-inch Neck and Inline Preamplifier, Includes Windscreen & Mounting Flange (CVG12-B/C)

I installed these for a small church that was having sound issues on the front of the stage. Installed two of them, one for the lectern, and one for the lay reader. The improvement on quality is exponential compared to where it was! The quality of these mics is exceptional. Highly recommend for anybody who wants to get rid of batteries and hardwire their system, while improving their sound clarity and quality.

This is a top performance mic, its sounds are prety clear. I would really likes to have the one with the mute button and red ring, but was not offered. Still is very awesome.

I have been using this model of microphone for years. I have installed them in may churches and other venues. It is a good brand, good price. The XLR connector on the bottom of the mic has never failed on any of the microphones I have in service. BE SURE TO HAVE THE PHANTOM POWER TURNED ON FOR THAT CHANNEL OF YOUR MIXER. This mic will not work without "Phantom Power" if your mixer does not have Phantom Power you can add a phantom power supply between your mixer and this mic. If your mixer only turns on phantom power for the whole mixer, that is fine. There is no harm having phantom power on input channels that don't need it.

Works great. We use it on a basic podium and it isn’t too long. I do wish that it was only bendable at the top but that’s a personal preference. Now if I could only get people to talk into it. Side note: when I take it off the podium, I feel like I could host a game show in the 70s.

Original April 9, 2013 review: The photos for this item are extremely misleading; CVG12-B/C and CVG18-B/C do NOT include a mute button or red light-ring mute indicator. This is the only reason I gave it three stars. Otherwise, the quality is outstanding, as you'd expect from Shure microphones. CVG12S / CVG18S = With Mute switch/LED, Inline Preamp CVG12RS / CVG18RS = With Light-ring, Mute Switch, Inline Preamp Apparently none of these models are available in the USA market. (Why???) As for the CVG12-B/C and CVG18-B/C, B means it's black, and C means it's cardioid... which is the currently case for all model variations. Also, just in case you aren't aware: If you want your mic setup to look like the one in the photo, you need to also buy the ~US$60 CVD desktop base, lest you're OK with using the supplied flange mount, drilling holes into your desk, and keeping your mic mounted at fixed position. Finally, the 18" (or 12") is literally the length of the gooseneck only, both the stiff and flexible portions. It does not include the base nor the microphone length. [i.e., it is measured from the bottom of the microphone (not the tip), to the top of the base (not the bottom, and I'm not talking about the CVD base either).] Hope that makes sense. ----- Amended September 3, 2014 review: It seems Shure (or someone) has taken notice and has corrected the photos on both Shure's site and Amazon's site, so I've changed my review from three stars to four. Thank you, whoever did that. Now the only reason I didn't increase it to five stars is that the aforementioned mics still aren't sold in the USA, which is disappointing, and was one of the reasons I purchased this in the first place. After reading some of the other reviews, yes, this thing needs phantom power. If you're connecting it to a computer, the Shure X2u XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter is a great option, and is what I use. This mic won't work on its own. If you haven't noticed already, everything Shure carries a steep price premium. That's the biggest downside to this mic. It's really only worth the money if you have a (professional) reason for buying such a mic, or you just like having nice high quality things with money to blow. (This guy. *points thumb at chest*) If the latter, your life isn't going to get stupendously better or anything, no matter how much you like the sound of your own voice. Enjoy the mic!

nice microphone, impressed with how responsive it is!

Very pleased with the entire transaction.

Cannot be more pleased with the results of this Shure podium mic. We bought the 12" neck version instead of the 18" as the longer one would likely be too close to the preacher with this particular pulpit. We purchased this to initially start with a live stream of the church service and did not have any sound system in place yet. There are other background noises going on during the service and this mic does a fantastic job of only picking up the speaker. Sounds great through the mixer and on YouTube. There's a more expensive Shure podium mic (costs 200+) and I debated whether that would be a better choice, but this one was less than half the cost and works very, very well. NOTE: This mic came with a Shure plastic mount, but it is definitely not a "shock mount". Do yourself a favor and also buy an Audio-Technica AT8646QM Microphone Shock-mount Plate. It's around $60 (also available on Amazon), but will isolate the mic from any finger tapping, page turning, (or pulpit pounding!) that may occur and make this mic that much better.

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Es el más básico solo trae la base de plástico para empotrar en podium

usato su altare chiesa, perfetto... no ho ordinati altri 2 per ambone e sede.

I was a bit concerned about purchasing this podium mic as it was a lot less expensive than the one it was replacing, but I have been completely impressed. The gain is slightly higher than our previous mic. It does an excellent job of picking up voices in front and slightly to the side as should be for a cardioid mic. No hiss or noise problems.

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