The Audix OM6 is a microphone designed to be a hand held microphone for vocal use. It is primarily a live microphone, and has a hypercardioid pick up pattern. It is a dynamic microphone that is fairly flat, but in designed to just have a gently rising frequency response between 2,000 Hz and 10,000 Hz. This presence peak brings out the vocals and helps them cut a bit more through a mix. This microphone's midrange boost is not at all significant. It is just a slightly rising response that adds a tight little color without feeling too saturated. This microphone is also touted as being great for group singing (not a group singing into one microphone, that is rather difficult with a hypercardioid microphone), with Audix proudly touting that the OM6 is what gave Crosby, Stills and Nash their "trademark vocal sound." Audix proudly announces the technology it puts into all of their OM series mics, with high handling capability of sound pressure levels, with the OM6 having the ability to handle 144 dB, a very low mass diaphragm for superior transient response; with the OM6, Audix claims that the sound is almost condenser like. Superb rejection due to its tight pickup pattern, and the anti feedback proprietary design. The body of the microphone itself is beautifully tapered and beautifully finished, and is a joy to hold. Audix also naturally claims that it is incredibly durable, and built to last a lifetime.

OVERALL OPINION

At $219, the OM6 is just a bit cheaper than the for all intents and purposes flat workhorse OM7, and what microphone you choose is up to you. However, keep in mind that the OM6 is not terribly colored; it just has that slight rise that tightens up a sound in a voice. I find that between the two, the OM7 can be tweaked in EQ to sound roughly like the OM6 if it needs to be.