Audio Files

You want the highest audio quality to listen to the gear of your choice?
Here is our collection of high-resolution audio files in 24 Bit and 44 kHz or 48 kHz format.

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microphones

Austrian Audio CC8

(last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Austrian Audio OC818

(used as comparison in other reviews – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Beyerdynamic M 90 Pro X

(last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Melodium 42B

(used as comparison in the SSL SiX CH review – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Neumann KM 83

(used as comparison in the sE Electronics sE8 Omni review – last update Oct. 01, 2022

Neumann KM 184

(used as comparison in the Austrian Audio CC8 review – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Neumann U47 Fet

(used as comparison in the UT FET47 review – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Schoeps CMC 1 + MK 4

(used as comparison in the Austrian Audio CC8 review – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Schoeps CMC 6 + MK2s

(used as comparison in the sE Electronics sE8 Omni review – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

sE Electronics sE8 Omni

(last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Sennheiser MKH40

(used as comparison in the Austrian Audio CC8 review – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Shure SM7B

(used as comparison in the SSL SiX CH review – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

United UT FET47

(last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Preamps

API 512c

(used as comparison in the SSL SiX CH review – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

Electrodyne 501

(used as comparison in the SSL SiX CH review – last update Oct. 01, 2022)

SSL SiX CH

(last update Oct. 01, 2022)

RME UFX

(last update Oct. 01, 2022)

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