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product_id: 1399933
title: "MXL AC-404 USB Boundary Condenser Conferencing Microphone - Black"
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# 180° pickup pattern Plug-and-play USB Durable metal build MXL AC-404 USB Boundary Condenser Conferencing Microphone - Black

**Brand:** mxl
**Price:** SAR 448
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎧 Own the room with crystal-clear sound — your meetings deserve the MXL AC-404!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** MXL AC-404 USB Boundary Condenser Conferencing Microphone - Black by mxl
- **How much does it cost?** SAR 448 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- mxl enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted mxl brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Built-In Monitoring Jack:** Real-time headphone/speaker monitoring keeps your audio flawless and feedback-free.
- • **Robust Metal Construction:** Engineered for durability and longevity, built to withstand daily use in busy conference environments.
- • **Sleek, Low-Profile Design:** Discreetly rests on any flat surface, blending professionalism with convenience in any workspace.
- • **Effortless USB Connectivity:** Plug in and go—no drivers needed for seamless Zoom, Skype, or web conferencing integration.
- • **Crystal-Clear 180° Coverage:** Capture every voice in the room with a wide cardioid boundary mic designed for dynamic group settings.

## Overview

The MXL AC-404 USB Boundary Condenser Microphone delivers professional-grade, 180-degree wide cardioid pickup with a 25-foot range, perfect for conference rooms, courtrooms, and webcasts. Featuring plug-and-play USB connectivity and a built-in headphone monitoring jack, it ensures crystal-clear speech intelligibility even in noisy environments. Its durable all-metal construction and sleek low-profile design make it a reliable, discreet choice for modern professional settings.

## Description

The AC-404 is designed to capture crystal clear speech intelligibility for Houses of Worship, web conferencing, court reporting, and more with easy plug-and-play USB connectivity. Three microphone capsules in a surface-mount boundary design delivers an amazing 180 degree pickup pattern with a 25' range making it ideal for podiums, conference rooms, courtrooms and connected classrooms. The low profile design is now available in white and black, and is designed to simply rest on any flat surface so it's both discrete and convenient for every day use

Review: Exceeded all expectations - I hope this helps others, but I got this purely for Twitch streaming. I've so far used it in several different environments, first for a conference room roughly 20x20 (possibly bigger) in which it had to pick up everyone's voice clearly even in the back rows, and 2nd at my own house on a table to hear people talking at a table roughly 3x6. Here's how it worked in both environments: In Conference Room: Ok so for a USB device this thing is RIDICULOUS. I tested this against the Jabra Speak410 speakers and the MXL blows it out of the water for several reasons. First it's smaller, it's simpler to use, it can be concealed much more, and the sound is MUCH better. This device was able to pick up everyone's voice in the room surprisingly well and honestly it probably did just as well as serious audio equipment that will cost you x3+ more than this single device. To top it off for my instance of using this I needed to use this through a skype session and I was still able to hear everyone clearly even with the downgraded sound quality. In a room at a table: I'm able to pick up everyone in the room clearly as if they are right next to the mic. In fact this mic probably works TOO well for this situation. Simply because it can pick up everything around it, probably even better than my own ears. Roommates sometimes will have on a TV roughly 15-20ft away and it will hear EVERYTHING going on on the TV clearly, it'll even pick up when the front door opens and closes and that's a solid 20-30ft away around several corners. So like most great audio equipment it will pick up the sound clearly, but you gotta make sure you put yourself in the right environment to use it so it doesn't pick up background noises. If you are running a podcast, I would only suggest using this if you need to pick up voices from a crowd, or if you have a large amount of people on a single podcast. But in general I would stick with the other mics such as the Yeti devices
Review: Does everything asked of it and more - This was purchased to use in an environment that is, frankly, supposed to be beyond the capabilities of this microphone. We have just started webcasting our homeowners association board meetings. There are 10 board members in a horseshoe configuration in the front of the room, speaking through a central sound system with speakers in the ceiling. The room is 1800SF of totally open area and the audience in attendance numbers from 40-60 people with an opportunity for them to speak through a completely different, portable sound system. The mic was placed approximately fifteen feet from the center of the horseshoe, pointing towards the board members. The webcam (Logitech BCC950, also from desertcart) is placed about ten feet behind the microphone and is piped into the portable speaker system via a 50 foot 3.5mm to 1/4" microphone cable. The operator (me) sits at the table with the webcam and runs the webcast software we are using (Anymeeting) on a Dell 3521 Laptop. Since I make a bit of noise typing, changing settings and remotely turning the camera, I wanted some separation from the mic, thus the reason for the different location. The microphone picks up the board perfectly - crystal clear to those attending via the webcast. It works seamlessly with Windows 8.1 and complements the video from the Logitech very nicely. When live participants speak through the portable system, it also captures them quite well. When remote participants are "called on", their voice also comes through the portable system and is also captured nicely although will give them a lot of echo since it's sending the same voice back out over the webcast. I could mute the mic during their question/comment but then other remote participants wouldn't hear it so the speaker just has to turn down their own speakers while talking and everything is fine. The only "downside" to the mic is that it is so sensitive that it picks up ambient noise so if someone in the audience makes a quiet, off the record comment, it is often picked up even though spoken softly. Adjusting the gain levels will likely cure most of this problem during future meetings. Or people will learn that they are live no matter how softly they talk if they are within a few feet of the mic. I can't isolate it anymore than that since the room is somewhat crowded. Since the mic is picking up the board and participant voices via the speaker system, I may be able to actually move the mic to the very back of the room since location should not matter if the overhead speakers are all working okay. I remember the days when a microphone of this quality would cost hundred of dollars and now this is under seventy. It seems to be of very high quality, comes with a nice little carrying case. I do recommend the 15 foot USB extension for placement purposes - it's here on desertcart for five dollars or so.

## Features

- Outstanding sound quality even in noisy environments
- Turn any location into a conference room
- Built-in headphone/speaker monitoring jack
- Reccomended for Zoom web conferencing software
- Durable all metal construction
- Delivers outstanding sound quality even in noisy environments
- Includes 6 foot USB cable, headphone/speaker jack.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B001TGTDFM |
| Antenna Location | Singing, Video Conference |
| Audible Noise | 78 db |
| Best Sellers Rank | #144,810 in Office Products ( See Top 100 in Office Products ) #48 in Telephone Audio Conferencing Products |
| Brand | MXL |
| Built-In Media | MXL |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Headphone, Personal Computer, Speaker |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Connector Type | USB |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 831 Reviews |
| Enclosure Material | Metal |
| Frequency Range | 20 KHz |
| Frequency Response | 16 KHz |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00801813128567 |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Item Dimensions | 4.3 x 2.95 x 2 inches |
| Item Type Name | USB Boundary Condenser Conferencing Microphone |
| Item Weight | 0.2 kg |
| Manufacturer | Marshall Electronics |
| Mfr Part Number | MXLAC404 |
| Microphone Form Factor | Microphone Only |
| Model Name | AC-404 |
| Model Number | MXLAC404 |
| Number of Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
| Number of Channels | 1 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Polar Pattern | Wide Cardioid |
| Power Source | USB |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Singing, Video Conference |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 78 db |
| Special Feature | Stand |
| UPC | 763615932950 809186264059 807030488644 088037971753 172304259405 115971025362 851905137793 872182662846 971500452180 132018269541 801813128567 887610295640 809385659069 163121396657 734911314962 883619889835 809185807448 803982805317 658700916680 854432524500 041114087570 |
| Unit Count | 8640 Ounce |
| Warranty Description | 1 year warranty, potential extension upon mxl website registration. |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** MXL
- **Color:** Black
- **Compatible Devices:** Headphone, Personal Computer, Speaker
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Connector Type:** USB
- **Included Components:** MXL
- **Model Name:** AC-404
- **Polar Pattern:** Wide Cardioid
- **Recommended Uses For Product:** Singing, Video Conference
- **Special Feature:** Stand

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exceeded all expectations
*by L***Y on August 30, 2016*

I hope this helps others, but I got this purely for Twitch streaming. I've so far used it in several different environments, first for a conference room roughly 20x20 (possibly bigger) in which it had to pick up everyone's voice clearly even in the back rows, and 2nd at my own house on a table to hear people talking at a table roughly 3x6. Here's how it worked in both environments: In Conference Room: Ok so for a USB device this thing is RIDICULOUS. I tested this against the Jabra Speak410 speakers and the MXL blows it out of the water for several reasons. First it's smaller, it's simpler to use, it can be concealed much more, and the sound is MUCH better. This device was able to pick up everyone's voice in the room surprisingly well and honestly it probably did just as well as serious audio equipment that will cost you x3+ more than this single device. To top it off for my instance of using this I needed to use this through a skype session and I was still able to hear everyone clearly even with the downgraded sound quality. In a room at a table: I'm able to pick up everyone in the room clearly as if they are right next to the mic. In fact this mic probably works TOO well for this situation. Simply because it can pick up everything around it, probably even better than my own ears. Roommates sometimes will have on a TV roughly 15-20ft away and it will hear EVERYTHING going on on the TV clearly, it'll even pick up when the front door opens and closes and that's a solid 20-30ft away around several corners. So like most great audio equipment it will pick up the sound clearly, but you gotta make sure you put yourself in the right environment to use it so it doesn't pick up background noises. If you are running a podcast, I would only suggest using this if you need to pick up voices from a crowd, or if you have a large amount of people on a single podcast. But in general I would stick with the other mics such as the Yeti devices

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does everything asked of it and more
*by T***6 on July 20, 2014*

This was purchased to use in an environment that is, frankly, supposed to be beyond the capabilities of this microphone. We have just started webcasting our homeowners association board meetings. There are 10 board members in a horseshoe configuration in the front of the room, speaking through a central sound system with speakers in the ceiling. The room is 1800SF of totally open area and the audience in attendance numbers from 40-60 people with an opportunity for them to speak through a completely different, portable sound system. The mic was placed approximately fifteen feet from the center of the horseshoe, pointing towards the board members. The webcam (Logitech BCC950, also from Amazon) is placed about ten feet behind the microphone and is piped into the portable speaker system via a 50 foot 3.5mm to 1/4" microphone cable. The operator (me) sits at the table with the webcam and runs the webcast software we are using (Anymeeting) on a Dell 3521 Laptop. Since I make a bit of noise typing, changing settings and remotely turning the camera, I wanted some separation from the mic, thus the reason for the different location. The microphone picks up the board perfectly - crystal clear to those attending via the webcast. It works seamlessly with Windows 8.1 and complements the video from the Logitech very nicely. When live participants speak through the portable system, it also captures them quite well. When remote participants are "called on", their voice also comes through the portable system and is also captured nicely although will give them a lot of echo since it's sending the same voice back out over the webcast. I could mute the mic during their question/comment but then other remote participants wouldn't hear it so the speaker just has to turn down their own speakers while talking and everything is fine. The only "downside" to the mic is that it is so sensitive that it picks up ambient noise so if someone in the audience makes a quiet, off the record comment, it is often picked up even though spoken softly. Adjusting the gain levels will likely cure most of this problem during future meetings. Or people will learn that they are live no matter how softly they talk if they are within a few feet of the mic. I can't isolate it anymore than that since the room is somewhat crowded. Since the mic is picking up the board and participant voices via the speaker system, I may be able to actually move the mic to the very back of the room since location should not matter if the overhead speakers are all working okay. I remember the days when a microphone of this quality would cost hundred of dollars and now this is under seventy. It seems to be of very high quality, comes with a nice little carrying case. I do recommend the 15 foot USB extension for placement purposes - it's here on Amazon for five dollars or so.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Raspberry Pi
*by C***M on July 12, 2013*

does this work for the Raspberry Pi? Yes, yes it does. Raspberry Pi DOES require extra setup to enable USB microphones however. I recommend googling "raspberry pi siri like" for good walkthroughs on how to get it to work. but after the standard setup, it does indeed work and sounds rather clear. Purchased for "speech to text" purposes, after I'm done testing that I will edit my review for an update regarding how well it works for that purpose. Good weight to it, feels solid. Ok, so some notes regarding the Pi: This microphone is powered through the usb itself and not externally, the power coming out of the Pi itself for that purpose is woefully underpowered and produces an extremely low volume recording. This can be fixed with plugging it into a powered hub (note: for Windows/Mac the instructions specifically say to avoid powered hubs, and for good reason). This produced a rather substandard recording however with lots of static. Once ffmpeg was used to convert it to flac however, quality cleared up just fine and in the end the mic works well for this sole purpose. I can create good quality 16000 flac files for upload to google for speech to text. This however took a lot of setup and is definetly not "plug and play". If you're thinking about this for the Pi (and can work through some issues) then it might be worth it. For me it has done the job and will now pick up my voice from across a room and still give me good feedback from google's speech to text, and if given a choice of which microphone to use for redoing this project I would choose this mic again (though problematic to setup with a Pi). I hope this information helps somebody.

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