Ugliest microphone ever?

Borg · Post by **Borg** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:05 pm

I think I've laid my eyes on the ugliest microphone ever made by man - The Audio-Technica AT822:

It's the Stupid Deal of the Day at Musician's Friend. Now how is that possible? Who's ever going to pay $200 for that mushroom??

A smart addition to any musician’s gear kit at a very stupid price!

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:51 am

It actually does a nice job for remote/live recordings where two mics would be inconvenient for whatever reason.
note that it is a "stereo" mic.

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:56 pm

That is fugly! Looks like someone's sat on it.

Doesnt look too bad in use, however:

(a similar one)

The Rode NT4 probably looks slightly better, for a coincidental pair type config:

Or the sleek Zoom H4 (even though it's a recorder too):

Some stereo mics are visually hilarious, though:

Looks like something out of StarFleet.

But if it sounds good...

Borg · Post by **Borg** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:36 pm

Stephen wrote:It actually does a nice job for remote/live recordings where two mics would be inconvenient for whatever reason.
note that it is a "stereo" mic.

Yeah, I'm sure it works well. It's just that it's so freakin ugly!

The ones you posted Timo were great to see! Is it AT who made that flat microphone too? Well the Zoom ain't bad looking. Kinda chubby though. But it really gets bad when you put on the windscreen:

But the last mic is nothing but cool.