There is not another condenser on the market that has offer the features and performance of the M179, and at this price point it really cant be beat.  You can put a CAD M179 in front of anything and get a great sounding track. The professionals here at Front End Audio use the CAD M179 everyday in the studio on drums, acoustic guitar, cabs and vocals. Really, they would be hard pressed to find an application that the CAD M179 did not excel on. The CAD M179 is a true Multi-Pattern Microphone. Rather than selecting a fixed pattern, you can dial in a pattern or experience all the variations in between! From the rich and intimate sounding figure-of-eight pattern to the spacious and articulate omnidirectional pattern, you can dial in the space you want on any sound source.

Just try the M179 on drums. With the high SPL rating you can throw these on toms or put a pair in the air as overheads. Dial in figure eight and you have a great room mic. The CAD M179 also features a hi-pass filter and 20 dB pad so you have absolute control over your recordings. there really isn't anything these mics can't do. But don't take our word for it, order one or two and see for yourself. Front End Audio has create several different M179 packages offering these great mics in pairs or triples.

• True variable pattern
• Large 1.1" condenser capsule
• Gold sputtered diaphragms
• High SPL
• Transformerless balanced output circuits
• 20 dB pad
• 6dB @ 100Hz HP filter
• Internal pop filter

• Type: Side Address
• Pattern: Multi-Pattern
• Frequency Response: 10-20 kHz
• Polar Pattern: Variable
• Impedance: 200 Ohms
• Sensitivity: -36 dBV (16mV) @ 1Pa
• Noise Level: 11dB-A
• SPL: 143 dB SPL (with pad)
• Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.15%
• Power Requirements: 48V
• Switches: HP filter and 20dB pad
• Connector: XLR

• CAD M179 Microphone
• MZM-5 Elastic Suspension Shockmount
• Swivel Mount
• Carrying Case
• Mnaufacturer Warranty