The SM58 of Large Diaphragm Condensers? | Audio-Technica AT2020 @DanKeenMusic

Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

I'm doing up my home studio at the moment and one investment that I've been looking to make is a stereo pair of room microphones. The Audio-Technica AT2020s are competitively priced at just £85 (~$100) but deliver a surprising level of performance as demonstrated with my various instruments.

Link to the Audio-Technica AT2020 microphone: eu.audio-technica.com/AT2020
Link to the AKG C214 microphone: akg.com/Microphones/Condenser%20Microphones/C214.html

This isn't really a comparison to the AKG C214 but it's the only large diaphragm condenser that I have here in the studio to compare it with. Considering it's less than a quarter of the price, I think it holds up remarkably well.

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The SM58 of Large Diaphragm Condensers? | Audio-Technica AT2020

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