All user reviews for the Behringer C-2

Dynamic mics to record instruments in the studio.
I recommend to use them as a pair on acoustic instruments (I use them on piano).
These are condenser mics. They require 48V phantom power.

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using them for one year and I'm quite satisfied with them. They are an excellent value for money (it's hard to find a single studio mic for the price of two C2s). Their frequency response is interesting, although not perfect. Very weak highs. These mics need some EQing.
If possible, you should use them with a compressor, otherwise they sound too metallic.
Avoid using them onstage: They are not completely isolated (shielded) and produce a lot of feedback, which is very hard to get rid of.

*Microphones are very subjective. Some microphones that work for some brilliantly may be disastrous on others. It is therefore important to understand the context in which this review is written and take it with a grain of salt, like all reviews on microphones should be treated.*

The Behringer C-2 microphones are small diaphragm cardioid pencil condensors and are sold in matched pairs that come with a stereo bar. Very nice inclusion, but one comes to expect these extra features from Behringer despite the price.

The Behringer C-2 has a frequency response of 20-20,000 Hz and a respectably low (for a pencil condenser) self noise at only 19 dB. The signal to noise ratio is also not something to scoff at, coming in at a quite respectable 75 dB. The Behringer C-2 microphones have 10 dB pads and low frequency roll off switches, although the obnoxious trend of the budget microphone world seems to dictate that the two features can't be activated at the same time because they are on the same switch.

The most remarkable thing about this microphone is that, again, even though I may not be the best authority on pencil mics because I mainly do vocals, they are easy to EQ and very forgiving. It is rather odd that I would find a pair of hyper budget microphones, especially from Behringer, that I enjoy. However, it does not exactly have anything to do with the original sound; it is more from this very fact that EQing this microphone is not terribly destructive.

And when you XY these microphones, you can get some very usable, if not top shelf results. And I also found that piling these up in a mix, while obviously harsh, is easy to do, because of how well this microphone actually responds to EQ.

OVERALL OPINION

The Behringer C-2 microphone is a piece of black magic, not for its quality, or even its price to performance ratio, but for the fact that in a sea of awful Behringer products, this gloriously outshines them all. I haven't gotten to use them extensively yet, but if I ever get into more instrument recording, it's certainly something I'll have to consider!

With the behringer c 2s I have recorded in the studio a range of different instruments such as an acoustic guitar, a banjo, a mandolin and some hi hats, we also recorded an amped up bass but it did not sound that great.
The mics come as a pair, they are condenser mics so they are quite sensitive, do not think that you will be able to use them live as they pick up quite a lot of background noise if you are not in the right environment.
They are nice and small but have a problem picking up low frequencies which is why I use these for guitars and tenor instruments mainly.
The connection is XLR.

OVERALL OPINION

I love the fact that they come as a pair at around £50, it seems like an absolute bargain if you ask me.
They are nice and small, great for positioning for recording such as the X and Y and near coincident positions to record guitars.
The quality of sound is rather good to say how cheap they are, expect to do a little bit of tweaking on your pro tools session though as the frequencies can be a little hard to deal with some times. But great for recording on a budget.
I know I said I like how small they are but also this can be a bad factor, some people in the studio have misplaced the mics and have lost a full recording session whilst trying to find them again. This is just down to the people that own them though in my opinion.
I have a range of mics for recording and I would recommend these to any one that is wanting to do some home recording or people that are starting up a studio and need to buy some mics before they make some money to buy higher quality ones.
I would definitely buy some more if these were to break for some reason, I do not think that they will though since they are quite strong feeling and have been dropped a significant number of times and still work a treat.