B 906 Dynamic Microphone for Instrument and Vocal Applications

very good microphone for the price

I wanted to have a backup for my $200 Sennheiser e906. I gig a lot, I bring my own microphones, and I don't want to be carry around an expensive (for my budget) microphone. I saw the price of the Behringer b906, and I figured I would just return it if it was cheaply made or if it sounded bad. I used it this weekend and I was pleasantly surprised. It's built very sold: cast metal body and metal grill. It sounded great on my guitar amp - two gigs, no issues. Just to do some comparison, I set up my amp in my studio, and recorded some tracks using both my e906 and the b906, and I A/B'd them using both an RTA and my ears. I kept the both mics 'flat' (did not use the switch to boost or cut anything). I was surprised at the results. Looking at the graphs from the RTA, there are some minor differences, but nothing really glaring (no odd peaks or valleys on the graph). And, just simply using my ears, I noticed that the b906 was a little 'darker' and had slightly more gain (volume not distortion) than the e906. Conclusion, I will definitely keep this mic, and will definitely use it in any live situation that I would ordinarily use the e906. I'll keep that one safe at home. The real proof will be how long it holds up in an on-the-road gigging situation. Only time will tell, but I will be putting it to the test.

Using it on my Twin to record riffs and such into logic, sounds good enough to my ears esp at the price and I love how it looks and how it just hangs down over the speaker just where I want it without having to position it on a mic stand which looks so messy and takes up so much space!

Good for recording guitar amps and pianos/electric pianos. Bad at recording drums or vocals. If you tap them they make that weird noise cheap mics make. They're alright. Made of metal, I think?

This mic really gets the job done for a good price. I’ve used it for recording guitar cabs and for recording vocals and it does both really well.

Perfect for my application. I thought I would try this instead of ordering another upright bass pickup and was pleasantly surprised when it worked as well as I had hoped. This mic is lightweight, so i use a clamp and mount it to the bridge. So far, it has worked well.

Amazing mic

Great guitar mic, sits much closer to the cab then 57's which is always needed in small clubs. You can use it for any instrument.

Je ontvangt een b906, dus de foto klopt maar de titel niet.

Excellent, peu remplacer un sm57. Pas besoin de pied micro, on laisse pendre devant le hp.

Udany zakup

I've owned many mics over the years and this cheap Behringer sounds just as good as classic old AKG dynamics I've owned like the D202 & certainly performs WAY beyond what you'd expect for the small price tag of just £39.00 GBP. Frankly I wasn't expecting much, but saw it for a low price while ordering some other gear & though I'd try it. The results after using it in a pro session recently where VERY surprising! On guitar cabinet pointing directly at the speaker cone centre it yielded a very detailed and crisp clear sound recording, no doubt in part because of the built-in high-midrange/treble area boost this mic exhibits. I also mic'd up the guitar cabinet in that session with a ribbon mic off-axis to get a more fat mellow sound and the crisp edgy Behringer mic sound blends with the fatter ribbon mic sound perfectly to give me a wide choice of guitar tones in the final mix by adjusting the balance between the two (and that is before any EQ or other processing is used). I now would like to experiment with this mic further on guitar cabinet in different mic positions to see how it delivers off-axis from the speaker cone. I'd also like to try it on things like snare & toms to see what else it can do. A real surprise! I've never used Behringer mics before although I own quite a few other Behringer products including the UMC1920, ADA8200, SX2442FX mixer & a range of Behringer guitar pedals. Recommended!! I will now definitely be trying some of Behringer's other mics!

If you want to your instrument to be heard this one you should try. It sounds nice and absorbs a lot. Quite good for a small venue to play live music.