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Does anyone have an opinion of the AKG 391/2/3 vs the C4s? My application is
location recording (folk/rock music). I'm considering the C4s as well, but
the AKG are supposed to be good too.

I prefer the C4's. IMO they have an open sound with a smooth top end response with
the Omni capsule on them. And if you attenuate the bass they sound great down to
80Hz or so..perhaps a bit accentuated...but they sound great.

And IMO the AKG 391's are way too bright for my purposes.

A matched pair of C4's is only $300 or so these days. The AKG's are around $500
each with some extra cost attached to get a matched pair. If you have the budget
for both, then I would rent or borrow a pair of each and try them out to see what
*you* think.

PapaNate