The AKG D224E is an extraordinary combination of revolutionary design and high quality engineering, which conspires to challenge  preconceptions about the capabilities of a dynamic microphone. 

• ability to handle high SPLs,
•  fat, punchy midrange,
• tonally smooth high end,
• no requirement for external power,
• Wide flat frequency response 20hz to 20Khz !!
• Excellent transient response.
• Tight, uniform, cardioid polar pattern.
• Sound arriving from any angle of incidence is completely uncoloured.
• Rear attenuation is -20db at all frequencies, giving excellent rejection characteristics.