Only $50 for Pair! - Behringer C-2 Matched Studio Condenser Microphones - Review and Sound Samples

Here's my review of the Behringer C-2 Matched Studio Condenser Microphones set that you can buy as of January 2021 for about $50. These babies sound truly great, and the price is just unbelievable. I'm playing my 1965 Guild D50 in this video, and running into a Focusrite Scarlet 2i2.

[@777i2i]

had to laugh....when you started singing, the dog walked out.....thanks for the video, helpful

[@tonyleeglenn]

I know - Even the goldendoodle is a critic! Ha.

[@ProjectOverseer]

😂

[@dzd2371]

@@tonyleeglenn My dog howls, at least yours is a less vocal critic 🤣 Thanks for the video, been thinking about these just for some overheads/room mics seem like they'll do the job nicely.

[@waedi73]

The dog leave when you sing, the mics keep on working ! I think Behringer improved the quality drastic in the last 10 years. Just great !

[@davidwhiting726]

I just got a pair of these. I really digged the song. Thanks for the video

[@acecomet]

This video was exactly what i was looking for. Thank ! Well done!

[@TheSeanpatrickobrien]

wow these mics are great! thanks for the review!

[@mikw1809]

When using stereo mics, you need to use a set-up that prevents phase issues. Sitting between the mics spaced apart in this way, with a moving sound source ( ie: you ), creates phase problems as the distance between each mic alters as you move about. Those phase issues will be even more obvious if you are listening back on a mono source. Try an X-Y, or ORTF arrangement for the mics instead. It will make your recordings much more natural

[@GearZenChannel]

Sometimes a bit of phasing sounds nice.

[@KevinWale]

XY or ORTF isn't necessarily more natural, or better. Distant stereo is fine too. Depending on the nature of phasing, it can actually be what sounds more natural, because we hear phasing all the time in the real world. As long as it isn't getting the point of 30 degrees or something like that, or 90 to where the polarity needs flipped, phasing isn't defacto bad. It just depends on what you're going for. But, to test as he is, it tells us what we need to know about those mics.

[@Kmmc2011]

Thank you for this review - these are crazy impressive!

[@tonyleeglenn]

They are like crystalline transparent. I've really enjoyed using them! Just can't beat them for that price.

[@lgr9750]

Beautiful playing, and beautiful singing!

[@tonyleeglenn]

Thanks so much. That's really nice what you said about the singing. I don't think I sing good at all.

[@foundinscriptureorg]

Great review, thank you.

[@tonyandgeoffwright]

Great honest video, I’ve ordered two of these and this video affirmed I’d done the right thing. Thank you for posting this video 👏👏👏😮

[@tonyleeglenn]

I love those little mics. I have a pair of the B5s also from Behringer. They are actually a bit better, and not much more expensive. You'll get a lot of performance from the C2s though. Fine little clean and responsive mics!

[@timbersax]

Awesome mic’s so clean sound, wow! I’m impressed!!!

[@samkng]

Wow, these are impressive!! Saw these on Sweetwater the other day and thought it was too good to be true, but these sound really good! Think I’m gonna pick em up!

[@davidsillars3181]

Nice review. The price still just in the $40 ball park here in UK (I'm in Scotland). The Guild wow, nice guitar. 👍

[@franalvarez3436]

Gracias por la prueba!! Abrazo grande!!

[@BobLeach_DarkWolf]

Cool. I've been thinking about doing some recording in the future. I'll need to keep these in mind.

[@ricardadn]

Felicitats, el C2 sona brutal!!

[@EdwinMactalMusic]

Thanks! Great video :)

[@AniJudaism]

I just saw an add for them and was thinking about buying them and when I looked them up on KZbin your video was the first one that came up bro lol

[@tonyleeglenn]

Ha! Yes I lurk in many nooks and crannies!

[@raindogred]

I've had a pair of condenser for years..mxl603 i think they are..i record one facing the sound soundhole and one on an angle pointed at the 13th fret..both about 12 inches away..you get a pretty good result..i paid $300 plus from memory..sound similar to these. At this price can afford to buy em and see I guess..not going to break the bank finding out

[@delrstudio.2252]

I love this great!

[@KyleFarsante]

You keep selling me things! After watching your channel I bought a VOX VTX amp, these mics are next!

[@tonyleeglenn]

They are awesome. I use them on my videos all the time. They are set up left and right on boom stands in my studio. Amazing for the price.

[@KyleFarsante]

@@tonyleeglenn thanks, I hope I’ll get those soon:)

[@geniussnake497]

Thank you, God bless :-)

[@hwgavin]

very helpful, nice tone really isn't it

[@rolfdenver]

I need to get some more foam covers but can’t find the right size. Can anyone help me?

[@Prodby3128]

Sounds like the noise floor on the Sony is higher. Definitely a lot more hissing up top/a little thicker down on bottom.

[@atleengelstad5303]

This was a really cool rewiew...., until the end...

[@davefk]

Do you have your DAW set so that your recording both mics into one track that is set as a stereo track, or are you recording with two mono tracks that you panned left and right?

[@lawrencerasmus]

D50 , best guitar ever made , sold mine😢

[@adysaxman77]

Do you need phatom power with these microphones?

[@tonyleeglenn]

Yes - they do require phantom power.

[@huyked]

Thank you for the test and demonstration with the different setups. Are you still digging these, or have you moved on to more expensive things?

[@tonyleeglenn]

I bought the slightly more expensive Behringer B5's and that's what I'm mostly using now. They are still great mics that I use for multi-track projects.

[@huyked]

@@tonyleeglenn Thank you very much for the answer!

[@ruby2thursday]

lol. nice vid....decent review. but did you notice the dog leaving the room when you started playing/singing? might need to talk to him about that...

[@tonyleeglenn]

That crazy GoldenDoodle only likes disco!

[@ih5726]

Hello master Is it ok to record flute with Behringer C-2? What's the effect? thank you

[@tonyleeglenn]

I think it would work great for flute.

[@ih5726]

@@tonyleeglenn Thank you very much for your reply

[@christian_blass]

A bad sounding not dry enought room is a major hassle recording a flute not the mike. Most of the brands will pickup a good sound in good conditions. So a good sounding room(not a Cathedral), a good preamp or Interface and a little bit postproduction will bring you the best performance, So you can buy the C-2 for recording a flute.

[@RoberoGabriel]

Beautiful song, what's it called?

[@tonyleeglenn]

Oh - I don't think it has a name!

[@candyman3537]

Have to use two at the same time? When I use only one (because I only have one cable now), the volume is really low. It will have a big noise if I turn up the mic volume of Focusrite.

[@tonyleeglenn]

Are You using your phantom power? Shouldn’t be noisy at all.

[@Arick_Lee]

Is that scarlette 2i2 you are using here 3rd gen..4th gen 2i2? 🤷‍♂Apparently there are several 2i2 generations of the 2i2 and they are a bit different from one another.

[@Arick_Lee]

Nevermind I figured it out by scrubbing thru the video. The unit on the bottom left is a 3rd generation 2i2 I do believe

[@tomford8286]

Really? A pair of two of them? Who would have guessed?

[@God-yb2cg]

Behringer makes excellent microphones and awful audio interfaces.

[@keithferris9574]

My umc1820 is awesome. Great preamps and very low latency.