AKG D-190E (c. 1981)
Surviving documentation on the AKG D-190E is thin. A period buyer's-guide listing and a few scattered ads are about all that remains in the record. What exists shows a cardioid dynamic microphone for speech or music performance and recording, part of AKG's late-1970s/early-1980s mic lineup.
HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (1981, p.212) listed the D-190E with a 30-15,000 Hz frequency range, -52 dBm sensitivity and 200-ohm impedance. The body is compact, 1.75 inches in diameter by 5.5 inches long, and weighs 12 oz. The same publication's May 1978 issue (p.17) ran AKG advertising for pairs of its dynamic mics, aimed at recordists chasing a clean master tape. The ad describes a smooth response with a slight mid-frequency rise and a gradual bass roll-off. The surviving ad copy doesn't clearly name the 190E, but the description fits this line of AKG dynamics.
Known specs:
- Cardioid dynamic microphone, for speech or music performance and recording
- Frequency range 30–15,000 Hz
- Sensitivity −52 dBm
- Impedance 200 ohms
- 1.75" dia × 5.5" L; 12 oz
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