AKG CGN521 STS Tabletop Gooseneck Microphone Set

The CGN521 STS is a complete tabletop position: a cardioid condenser gooseneck on a 50 cm stem, on a heavy base that absorbs the desk noise a light stand transmits straight into the capsule. AKG aims it at inexperienced speakers, and the reasoning shows in the design - a delegate who leans, turns and talks across the microphone rather than into it needs a pattern and a length that tolerate that.

The switch is the part that decides whether an install survives ten years of council meetings: it is rated beyond 25,000 cycles and is programmable for push to talk, push to mute, push on/off, or low-cut on/off, so the same hardware fits a chaired meeting or an open discussion. An illuminated LED square shows the microphone's state to the talker and to the room. Output is a gold-plated three-pin XLR, and a W30 windscreen is included.