Phil Starr Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 23/09/2023 at 10:40, wateroftyne said: I like the SE Electronics V7. Amazing bang for the buck. https://seelectronics.com/products/v7/ These have a great reputation, though I've not tried one yet. £82 at Thomann, the alternatives in this price are possibly the Sontronics Solo £89, built like a Tank and the AKG D5 £77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Phil Starr said: These have a great reputation, though I've not tried one yet. £82 at Thomann, the alternatives in this price are possibly the Sontronics Solo £89, built like a Tank and the AKG D5 £77 Sontronics do have the advantage for me that they are made in Poole and I can pop round for a cup of tea. Their support is second to none, both pre- and post-sale. Edited October 11, 2023 by Chienmortbb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 sennheiser e835 It seems to suit me better than the trusty 58 (which I still own for emergencies lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 5 hours ago, Chienmortbb said: He deserves nothing more! On having a bit of a clearout of my rather cluttered desk top, I've found a second XM8500 that I didn't know I had. I shall relent and let him use that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadillabama Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 I like my AKG D5. I want a mic that screws onto the stand . Not an old historic Shure . Ideas anyone ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 1 hour ago, grenadillabama said: I like my AKG D5. I want a mic that screws onto the stand . Not an old historic Shure . Ideas anyone ? Heil Fin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadillabama Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 11/10/2023 at 06:12, Chienmortbb said: He deserves nothing more! I have an old AKG with a three position tone switch . It has been dropped many times . When I let a guit player use it I tell them it cost more than a Shure.Not that I got it very used for $20 ! The Beatles used on their second US tour (with Vox Super Beatle Amps ) a dark colored SM 57 mic that screwed onto the mic stand. I have one of these and I am picky about who spits into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 On 13/09/2023 at 16:00, Rosie C said: Thanks! That looks very similar the the Sennheiser ones. I'm amazed the SM57/58 is that old, I thought they were a relic from the 1980s. The SM57/58 were definitely 60s although the SM57 were more prevalent for vocals than the SM58 live. We did not know anything about mics and I think the SM57 looked sleeker and cooler. The SM58 and 55SH looked like something old singers would use. Now the received wisdom is that the SM58 was best for vocals so almost all mics look something like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie C Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 7 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said: The SM57/58 were definitely 60s although the SM57 were more prevalent for vocals than the SM58 live. We did not know anything about mics and I think the SM57 looked sleeker and cooler. The SM58 and 55SH looked like something old singers would use. Now the received wisdom is that the SM58 was best for vocals so almost all mics look something like them. In the 1980s one singer in our high school band had an SM58. It was quite a cut above anything anyone else had. The other singer had something nasty by 'Realistic' or similar. I'm not sure how I first got into Sennheiser, but the E835 seems to suit my voice, though these days I make like Taylor Swift and use an ME3 headset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 8 minutes ago, Rosie C said: 'Realistic' These were from Radio Shack or Tandy as we knew them in the UK. Not perhaps the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman68 Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 Was always a Shure SM58 user since the 80’s, however have recently moved onto an SE V7 & am very impressed.. The lead vocalist in my tribute band got one, early summer & has converted the rest of the vocalist’s in the band. The lack of bleed-over from the main mic being positioned downstage in front of the drum riser, has improved our monitor/IEM sound no end. Get’s a thumbs up from me 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 14 Share Posted December 14 On 12/12/2024 at 10:09, Chienmortbb said: These were from Radio Shack or Tandy as we knew them in the UK. Not perhaps the best. Except for the legendary Tandy PZM, of course. Although that wouldn't be an ideal stage mic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moley6knipe Posted December 14 Share Posted December 14 Mercy! That’s a blast from the past!! The ultimate float mic back in the day… nothing better, somehow! Good call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 14 Share Posted December 14 7 hours ago, tauzero said: Except for the legendary Tandy PZM, of course. Although that wouldn't be an ideal stage mic. Yes, I forgot about that and of course the Sound Meter, legends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 14 Share Posted December 14 14 hours ago, tauzero said: Except for the legendary Tandy PZM, of course. Although that wouldn't be an ideal stage mic. It's actually incredibly easy to make a stonking PZM using a piezo capsule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensenmann Posted Monday at 09:55 Share Posted Monday at 09:55 My singer used to use a SM58 which really didn´t pay justice to her voice. At some point I brought one of my Neumann KMS105 to a rehearsal and guess what... We´ve never seen or heard the SM58 again. I´m using another one for myself, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted Monday at 13:37 Share Posted Monday at 13:37 16 minutes ago, jensenmann said: Neumann KMS105 To be fair that is a £500 microphone and should sound better. The SM58 was a revelation when it came out but other makes caught up years ago, I was working on a show that the BBC were covering, unusually the BBC had not brought the right mix of mics. For FoH we were supplied with a box full of dynamic mics and the SM58s were front and centre. The BBC man sorted to the back of the box where the "also ran" mics were, the "disposable" ones. out of the box he took a Behringer XM8500, muttering about them being much easier to EQ. The SM58 was inferior to the Sennheiser dynamics at the time but were way cooler, the Sennheisers looked more like an ice lolly than a mic. More modern mics are better than the SM58, mics from Shure, Sennheiser, AKG, Sontronics and SE (I have to admit I have never heard or tried the SEs). However Like the Precision and the Strat, the SM58 is iconic and as such 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted Monday at 20:01 Share Posted Monday at 20:01 No-one ever got fired for buying HP... or an SM58. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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