"This mic has already won me over. I believe there's a massive amount of options with [the V44S] that are all musical and all REALLY COOL…Vanguard just did it right…Wonderful...
"I set it up, and before the first day was out, I was a confirmed fan…I was very taken with the V44S [as a drum overhead]: it produced a seriously...
"We were really excited to find the Vanguard V44s gen2 for drum overheads on the Kelsea Ballerini HeartFirst Tour. The build quality is superb and the shockmount is an absolute...
"I've never heard a mid-side setup sound this good before. I'm really, really impressed."
"Vanguard has done it again, the new V44S is not only up there with these legends [Neumann SM2 or SM69], it's the new legend, the new nr. 1."
"The new extreme stereo widths now possible were a big request from gen1 owners, for ORTF recordings that are usually done at 110-degree angles. The V44S gen2 is the only...
“The audio mix fell together very easily. Most of the sound of this recording is indeed made up of the stereo pair of condensers [Vanguard V1S] behind the conductor and...
“I borrowed [the V44S] from MAINZ Auckland about a week ago. It super easy to a good sound when recording a choir. I just needed to place it right in...
“[The V44S] has been the GREATEST value purchase in YEARS for my collection. It’s amazing. I sold one of my Neumanns after I got this and haven’t looked back!”