During Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Austria this month, the Holy Father stopped in the cities of Vienna, Mariazell and Heiligenkreuz.
The Pope’s customized microphone model is based on AKG’s new C 5 condenser capsule, without the model’s presence boost adapter installed. Styled in the Vatican’s colors of gold and white, these customized microphones provided AKG’s high-quality, reliable performance for Pope Benedict XVI during all his Austrian stops. “We build professional microphones for the exacting demands of our customers,” explained Alfred Reinprecht, AKG Vice President of Marketing & Product Management. “It has been an enormous privilege to adapt one of our technologically-innovative microphones for use by the Holy Father.”
The custom-made AKG microphones were used exclusively by Pope Benedict XVI from September 7-9, and the units will be available in the following weeks for all of his priests. AKG will also offer one of the modified microphones for a charity auction after the Pope’s visit.
