Cardioid polar pattern
Excellent general-purpose microphone
Complete with stand adapter
Rugged construction
Shock mounted transducer

" suitable for general purpose speech or instrument applications "

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optimized for speech if I remember correctly
and good handling noise rejection ...
vocal
TV interview mic perhaps
can't remember the highest spl rating so unsure about drum duties
elect guitar ... again max spl ?

oh yeah...I used to have a couple of them....Mostly I used them for hi-hats,occasional guitar amps, and on one occasion I used them as general 'area' drum mics...They were crisp...probably too much so...

Davedog wrote: ...They were crisp...probably too much so...

- I tend to agree with you on that one dawg.

Kev wrote: can't remember the highest spl rating so unsure about drum duties
elect guitar ... again max spl ?

AKG D190 Specs wrote: sensitivity at 1 kHz: 1.6 mV/Pa; impedance: 280 ohms.

- Can max. spl be somehow derived from these figures?

nah
max spl is when he capsule or the electronics goes over spec
in this case it will probably be when the capsule runs out of travel ... a bit lick a speaker pole-ing

even then a spec is one thing and people may have an opinion of sound as the capsulke approaches max movement

some mics sound cool at there limit and some may not ... then the transient nature of drums can be another factor
a mic may not handle the initial stick hit but have great recovery and handle the rest of the wave fine
so people may find a mic like this great on drums

there are no solid rules on any of this stuff and what works for you may not work for others

however, some mics placed in front of a loud guitar amps on a clean setting just don't sound right and the same goes for the drums and loud players

8-) ThAnX Guys :!:
i'll (try to find out the max. spl &) experiment with these mics on different situations.