AKG D-190E
Documentation on the AKG D-190E is thin, and even the period record is fragmentary. HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (1981, p.212) listed it as a cardioid dynamic microphone for speech or music performance and recording, with a frequency range of 30-15,000 Hz, sensitivity of -52 dBm, and 200-ohm impedance. The same directory (1981, p.104) noted a packaged variant, the D-190SPL, which paired two D-190E cardioid dynamic microphones with a stand.
AKG's own advertising in HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (May 1978, p.17) offered the D-190E in microphone pairs aimed at recordists. The ad promised smooth response with a gentle lift through the mids for clean, crisp results. That's ad copy, but it suggests AKG pitched this mic for home and studio recording, not just stage work.
Beyond those listing entries and ad pages, the archive has no design details, original pricing, or introduction date for the D-190E. A brochure or a genuine period review would fill a real gap in the record.
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