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NAMM '12 - Audio-Technica AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Mic

PG's Charles Saufley is On Location in Anaheim, CA, for the 2012 NAMM Show where he visits the Audio-Technica booth. In this segment, we get to see and learn more about their newest guitar-specific mic -- the AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR.

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PG's Charles Saufley is On Location in Anaheim, CA, for the 2012 NAMM Show where he visits the Audio-Technica booth. In this segment, we get to see and learn more about their newest guitar-specific mic -- the AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR.

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