Shure 14 A - "No SM58 but still a very acceptable and usable vocal mic, especially live"
So this has been sitting in the back of my brain for a long time. I worked for 10 years in the rental dept of a local music shop and we had a few 14a mics in our collection. I liked them, they sounde…
Beyerdynamic MCE 530 - "A very good mic for recording instruments (both electric and acoustic)"
I got a stereo pair 5 years ago for not much money. I have other more expensive microphones, but I always reach for these when I want to mic up a speaker cabinet. I've used them on electric pianos, o…
Axman 75155 - "Pretty great for the price"
Now I got this microphone used at a car boot sale back in 2016 along with a stand as a starter microphone for my music production. Nearly 4 years later and it still works perfect has great quality fo…
Neumann TLM 103 - "Neumann TLM 103 works beautifully on acoustic guitars"
Hello curious wanderer, Owned and used a Neumann TLM 103 for about a year now. I've paired it with various preamps including a LA-610 mKII. Primarily used w/ acoustic guitars and vocals. There do…
Tannoy TM1 - "I was surprised"
My friend is a Music Goup Rep, he brought one of these over to test it. I grabbed a U87 off the shelf as our reference and plugged them both into an XL48 pre. We ran the AES outs into a hi res conver…
Behringer C-1U - "Good mic for little money,"
I Purchased this mic for voice over work, Great for beginners, may need some EQ to sound warm,, The mic bracket is a bit flimsy fo a good spider mount is a good idea,, Otherwise its a great mic fo…
RODE Procaster - "Remarkable value, distinctive sound"
An excellent professional quality broadcast style large diaphragm mic. Bulletproof build quality and a 10 year warranty. Microphone has a distinctive character audio with a boost around 80-100hz tha…
Audio-Technica ATR6550 - "Excellent Value"
Works very well with DSLRs as well as smartphones with a simple adaptor. No, it's not like a Sennheieser but neither is the price. Mounts easily to DSLRs and uses easy to find and replace regular …
Blue Microphones YETI - "Good deal, easy to use, has limitations"
Everyone's first USB mic I guess, easy to use for podcasting, skype and gaming. Audio quality is rich and powerful with a nice proximity effect if you choose. Serious podcasters still use it with gr…
Audio-Technica 2005 - "Great value for a low price, versatile use, high quality"
A very well built USB/XLR microphone that can be used with a mixer or straight into USB. Great for podcasting. Pros are easy to use, good build quality and very nice audio comparable to more expen…
Blue Microphones BALL - "I collect these mics. Have three."
A phantom powered dynamic mic? Yup. This was Blue's first attempt at phantom powered dynamic mics, and the first in the world at the time. When this mic was discontinued, Blue went on to make the Enc…
The T.bone SCT800 - "A great mic that does it job well"
The folks over at T-Bone have truly provided users with the ability to get some awesome sound at a fraction of the cost. I'm going to go ahead and show all my cards and fully disclose that I am not a…
Sennheiser e 609 silver - "Very versatile addition to a beginner's studio"
The Sennheiser e609 is advertised chiefly as an instrument mic, and at that it excels. As advertised in its description, its shape makes it excellent for miking not only guitar cabs but also various…
Sony C35P - "side address condenser pencil mics"
Small diagphragm side address condenser studio mic. Aprox 300g each, these little mics are tipped with a side address capsule at the business end and the standard XLR at the other end. The handling n…
AKG C 451 E - "multi capsule studio pencil condenser mic"
I have 3 of these AKG 451E each with different capsules with a different polar pattern. The capsule choice makes a big difference to the 'voicing'. Capsules I have are cardioid, omni and hypercardi…