D 17

Common name: AKG D 17

Production Status: Discontinued / Vintage

The D 17 is a dynamic microphone with a cardioid polar pattern for vocal and speech applications in announce booths, public address and sound reinforcement applications. It features the same capsule as the AKG D 12  and AKG D 20 but does not have the special bass resonance-chamber of the other models, resulting in a flatter frequency response. The microphone element is protected against stray magnetic fiedls achieving a maximum noise reduction of 20 dB. It uses an AKG 3 B 17 C connector (DIN 41624). It was also available on a 60 Ohm impedance version as the D17/60. Telefunken (M 411) and Siemens WSW badged versions are also common.