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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 10.31 inches | | Product Width: | 4.92 inches | | Product Height: | 3.31 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.54 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.31 inches | | Package Width: | 5.35 inches | | Package Height: | 3.31 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 8 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 For podcasting, this is pretty good, but condenser seems to be the way to go Feb 06, 2012
By Mark Jones
"T.A.G."
I snagged this from a friend for $50. He said he used it maybe twice and quickly realized he couldn't sing a note. I was surprised to see it was this model and not the PG-58 or the SM-57. I bought the microphone and tested it out on my mixer (Alesis iO4) and did some audio recordings to compare it to the Audio Technica AT2020 Condenser Microphone (again, for the purpose of PODCASTING).
One category I can emphatically state the AT2020 wins out in is the lower, deeper vocal tones. Quiet and low voices are two things the SM58 does not do a good job of. There is such a substantial difference in volume as compared to the AT2020 it can become somewhat annoying. Furthermore, the dB gain had to be kicked up to almost 100% in order to get the voice to room level. The only way to get the dB gauge to jump to red is to make a 'wa' sound (such as saying "what") with your lips practically touching the head of the microphone.
However, this can be both a plus and a negative. Again, if you have low and/or deeper vocals and don't like to raise your voice to the point where it sounds like you are making 'morning announcements', then you will want to go the condenser route because not only do condenser's pick up these low frequencies, but it has a tendency to make them sound particularly warm and smooth. On the plus side, if you are someone who tends to talk fairly loud or tends to raise their voice in excitement (or other reasons) at various points during conversation, the lower sensitivity pick up should prevent your voice from sending the dB gauge through the roof (which leads to audio break up or tweaking with the dB gain knob while recording).
Another negative is how little this microphone picks up at distances over 3 inches. If you're going to do a podcast, a mic stand is almost a necessity as holding the mic 3 inches or less from my face would be extremely annoying.
That all being said, once you get used to the differences, the SM58 produces a pretty good vocal track for podcasts. Although the AT2020 excels at low and deep, it tends to get flat in the mid-to-high range of voice. That mid-to-high range is where the SM58 excels. The audio just seems to be more 'accurate' when talking in that range on the SM58 than the AT2020.
So essentially, if you are doing a podcast as a duo, this actually makes for a pretty good combo. Whoever has the more quiet and/or deeper voice should use the AT2020 and the one who is louder and/or higher pitched should use the SM58.
The best thing to do would be go to your local music shop where almost all of them (even guitar themed ones) tend to have a bunch of mics they sell ready for testing. If you have to really emphasize your voice to get pick up, you might want to pass. If you don't have to emphasize, I'm pretty sure you will like what you hear.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good product for the price Jan 30, 2012
By Daits
It is not a bad mic for the price ( If you want a real good one with studio quality mic it would cost over 600 bucks) but it is no comparison to a studio mic since I have worked in a recording studio. Now, you need to decide what you want, getting a studio mic alone does not give you the result you are looking for; it is like having HD TV and BD player but playing an ordinary CD. You would have to compliment the mic with many other products like a studio quality mixer, speakers and so on. If you are a home or hobby user, then go for this mic. This mic is quite good for its price. I would probably say, it exceeds your expectations.
Arrived as promised in a frustration free packing. Also, make sure you buy a foam mic hood for the mic to save it from unwanted dirt and spit.
The only reason I did not give 5 stars is , mine had a little dent on the body ( may be due to transportation) but it has nothing to do with the function but just the looks.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Best performance mic....ever! Apr 16, 2012
By tFp Singer
Arrived within 5 days, packaged well, and sound even better! I would recommend these mics for anyone that can afford to spend time on a mic, a must buy. Shure always has made great mics, and these are no exception.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
standard Jan 06, 2012
By dashreeve
How do you review an SM58?? I've used these most of my life, and will continue to. Very durable, I got this to replace the same, a 20 year old, rusted / dented grill 58 :) I also use a D5 (AKG - same price) and a line 6 wirelesss, but the 58 is always reliable first choice or backup.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Classic! Dec 12, 2011
By M. Arata
The SM58 is the same design first built in 1966! There is a reason why it is still around....it is the best all purpose microphone in the industry. Sturdy, takes hits and keeps on rocking! I love these.
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