Ahuja AUD -59 XLR Microphone

Ahuja AUD-59 XLR Microphone

The Ahuja AUD-59XLR is an affordable unidirectional dynamic microphone built for public address work: announcements, teaching, meetings and small events where clear speech matters more than studio polish. It arrives ready to use, with a 4.5 metre shielded cable terminated in a 3-pin XLR connector and a quick detachable holder in the box, so it plugs straight into a PA amplifier or mixer with nothing else to buy. As part of Ahuja’s economy PA series, it is designed to be simple, robust and easy to replace or duplicate across a whole installation.

Key features

• Unidirectional dynamic microphone for speech and announcements
• Frequency response of 100 to 10,000 Hz, centred on the voice range
• Sensitivity of 2 mV/Pa with 600 ohm impedance
• 4.5 m shielded cable with 3-pin XLR connector included
• Quick detachable holder for stand mounting or handheld use
• From Ahuja, an established Indian PA brand with wide service support

Built for speech and announcements

The response of 100 to 10,000 Hz covers the range where speech intelligibility lives. Announcements in a school corridor, a teacher addressing a classroom, a priest or speaker at a place of worship, and a compere at a small function all need the same thing: the words arriving clearly at the back of the room. A dynamic capsule suits this work well because it handles everyday knocks, needs no batteries or phantom power, and works with the microphone inputs fitted to standard PA amplifiers and mixers. The 600 ohm impedance is the normal low-impedance connection those inputs expect.

Unidirectional pickup and feedback control

A unidirectional microphone picks up sound mainly from the front, which is where the speaker’s mouth should be. Sound arriving from the sides and rear, including the loudspeakers themselves, is picked up far less. That behaviour is the first line of defence against feedback in a PA system. Hold or mount the microphone a few centimetres from the mouth, speak across it rather than into it from far away, and keep it behind the line of the loudspeakers. Those habits, plus sensible gain on the amplifier, will do more for clarity than any tone setting.

Ready to use out of the box

The supplied 4.5 metre shielded cable gives enough reach for a lectern, a small stage or a desk-to-amplifier run without an extension. Shielding helps the cable reject interference on the way. The 3-pin XLR connector is the professional standard, so the microphone also works with longer XLR leads and standard stands and accessories if a venue already has them. The quick detachable holder clips the microphone onto a stand for hands-free speaking and releases it when the speaker needs to move. Coil the cable loosely after use instead of wrapping it tightly, and check the XLR connection first if crackle ever appears, since loose connectors cause most faults.

Where the AUD-59XLR fits best

Schools, offices, shops, coaching centres, community halls and places of worship are the natural home of this microphone. It also serves as a sensible spare: venues that depend on one microphone for every event usually keep an affordable second unit ready. Singers and karaoke users on a budget use it too, with the understanding that it is voiced and built for speech-first PA work.

Simple, complete and proven in daily PA use, the Ahuja AUD-59XLR is the microphone to choose when a venue needs clear announcements without spending on features it will never use.

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Complete your setup: Pair the Ahuja AUD -59 XLR Microphone with the Ahuja AFS-201 Big Mic Stand and the Ahuja AMX 812 Mixer (8 Channel).