MXL V67G Review – Colorful In Every Way

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While you shouldn’t judge a book solely by its cover, the extroverted design of MXL’s V67G makes it hard to ignore! With such a glitzy appearance, it shouts pretty loudly in the budget condenser microphone market, but is there substance as well as style? Our full review reveals all…

Design

Before taking a look at the technical stuff, we have to address the elephant in the room – the gorgeous elephant! The V67G is one of the most eye-catching and outlandish models on the market at the moment. This is thanks to a royal green body combined with a golden grille, which offers a very unique and vintage vibe.

While it oozes retro, the build quality is very modern and MXL have used good materials to craft a solid budget mic. At 1.3lbs, it’s not too heavy nor too large, but still weighs enough to inspire confidence, making it a decent choice for all kinds of applications. While the extroverted design won’t be to everybody’s liking, we are big fans of this one.

Features

That attractive gold-plated grille hides a fairly large, 32mm pressure gradient condenser capsule. Inside this sits a 6-micron gold-sputtered diaphragm hooked up to a solid-state preamp. This all offers a frequency response ranging from 30Hz to 20kHz, which is a little narrower than others in the budget range, but still very practical.

In addition, the V67G’s max SPL rating sits comfortably at 130dB, while it offers a single cardioid polar pattern. Note that using the V67G requires an XLR cable and an interface that supports phantom power. There are no other built-in features, which is perfectly fine considering the price. There is also no shock mount in the box which is a bit of a shame, but no deal-breaker. It does come with a mic stand adapter and a basic carrying case, which is fair at this price.

Performance

When put to use, the V67G proves to be a very capable piece of gear. This budget mic has been designed primarily to record vocals – and it does that rather well. It offers that classic warmth in the midrange, making vocals sound organic and natural.

While it can record instrument, its SPL rating isn’t too promising for anything more than acoustic guitars. Thankfully, there is very little inherent noise with this microphone, while it does a decent job at eliminating ambient noise as well. While the MXL V67G doesn’t deliver a world-class, high-end performance, it matches much of its competition in terms of sound quality.

Conclusion

MXL’s affordable range is full of surprises and the V67G is a very nice one! All things considered, the performance is impressive, although the glitzy vintage aesthetics are probably what will sell you this mic. We wouldn’t blame you!

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