All user reviews of 3/5 for the M-Audio Nova

Micro static direction cardoïde used on a spoken voice. I use a hybrid preamp Aphex 207 which is a good product. All connected to the Mbox 2 Pro Audio Interface.
Pretty nifty design for my taste.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a month and I was using dynamic microphones before, such as the SM58.

Ascending:
good value for money. Certainly very good for singing.

The -:
not suitable at all on the spoken voice. The signal to noise ratio is not good for this type of use. Indeed, it is difficult to speak without forcing more than 20 inches from the mic, despite the use of a very good preamp (see the notices on the Aphex 207).
-> At a distance of 20 cm or less, the bass becomes too present.
-> Beyond this distance (25-30 cm and more), fit the preamp gain becomes mandatory on pain of rowing to reach even that -20 db to registration. To banish by all those who slam.
And I agree with the view below the upper midrange too far. This requires proper positioning of the micro mini and a few adjustments to equalization or de-esser for occlusive or sibilant.

With my experience, I will not go the same choice even if I acknowledge that I have gained enormously in precision and smoothness compared to a dynamic microphone. At this level, it is incomparably the day and night.

In the end, very good microphone oriented song for those who want to make a first purchase of quality at this level. Others, and look absolutely drop a microphone that fits your needs and especially try it before in store if you can! That was the mistake I made.