Pyle Dynamic Microphone, Karaoke Microphones, Cardioid Plug In Xlr Mic, Wired Handheld Coil Singing Microphone, Professional Music Vocal Moving Mics, Compatible w/ Karaoke Machine-Speaker-Amplifier

I have given this microphone five stars because for the money it is brilliant. It sounds good and like the excellent SM57 it copies, it is a very good general purpose microphone. I've not used it yet on toms, snare or guitar cabinets, but I assume it will handle such roles well. I always preferred an SM57 on vocals to the almost ubiquitous SM58 provided the singer had a pure sounding voice, and I'm guessing that this mic will perform well in such a role too.It is far more feedback resistant than I dared hope; on test I could use it extremely close to and almost on axis with nearfield monitors without feedback, which is excellent. Incidentally, for anyone who has used an SM57 on snares, a role to which it is quite well suited although not as well suited as the sublime Sennheiser MD441, this cheapo Pyle Pro copy does have a distinct advantage. The SM57 top is held in place by a copper spring clip and all too often an over-enthusiastic drummer would knock the end off with his sticks,resulting in searches on hand and knees on the stage after the gig. Frequently, the clip would be lost and would result in a long wait for my supplier to obtain spares for me. This mic seems to be free of clip fastening. I've not discovered how the end is fixed but it does seem sturdier than on the mic it copies.This mic does have one significant disadvantage though which may not effect everyone, but as an avowed lover of capacitor mics, this microphone does not like phantom power. As yet I haven't found out why, but used on a desk with global phantom power, there is a distinctive mains-like hum. Using the mic with an active DI box enables the use of the mic noiselessly with phantom power switched on, but it does tie up a DI. A warning applicable to any mic as well as this one is that under no circumstances should you try and fit a male XLR connector to replace the 1/4 inch jack. The cable itself is totally unsuitable for use on a balanced microphone, but if anyone tried wiring a male XLR onto the cable in the same fashion as the female XLR, will end up destroying this (and any) microphone if connected to phantom power with the supplied cable. If uncertain of this warning, check 'phantom power' on t'internet.In summary, it does seem remarkable that anyone is able to manufacture a microphone of this quality, ship it half way around the world and sell it for under a tenner. Despite that, this is a perfectly useable mic and looks to be sturdily enough constructed to make it quite reliable in use. The 15 foot microphone cable is fairly naff, but the microphone itself would still be a bargain at twice the price.

Excellent microphone for the price.As a music technician, I'm not going to pretend this stacks up against any of the expensive mics by Rode, Sennheiser or even the model it's based on - the Shure SM57. But for the price, you won't find anything better. It picks up sound clearly and coherently, with hardly any hiss and good frequency response. In the past, I've used it for guitar (the sound of which in particular got praised) and I currently use it for audio commentary on YouTube videos I make, though if you are to use it for vocal work I would recommend a pop shield.The reasons I have given it four stars instead of five are the fact that it doesn't come up with a mic clip and, more annoyingly, the cable is XLR to jack, not just a normal XLR cable. That took some working around originally but I got there.However, if this doesn't bother you (if you have a jack input or just an XLR cable anyway), the microphone itself is top quality. One person gave it one star because his was faulty, but then we all receive occasional faulty products. I have had mine for well over a year now and it hasn't failed me once. It's been a fantastic purchase and I highly recommend it.

I like this item its well made and at a good price.

As per many reviews for this product, it is important to know that this microphone has been wired to be UNBALANCED. I'm speculating that this is because the manufacturer intended this for people who would be plugging this mic and its accompanying cable (male XLR on the mic end to 1/4" TRS or 6.35mm mono male plug on the other end) into a karaoke machine of some description.Clearly, a significant number of us are intrigued by this microphone because it looks very similar to a very famous mic that is commonly used for recording guitar cabs and acoustic instruments as well as vocals. I am one of those who bought this mic to see if this shapes up well against the more famous original, and my initial impressions are that this mic clearly has a voice of its own.The internals are (surprise, surprise) very different. You get two very skinny black wires, so you can't tell which is meant to be the hot output vs cold, and at the other end of the microphone, the mic is very clearly wired unbalanced.The very first thing I did was to replace the skinny wires with more robust ones, wire up the plug end to be balanced before wiring up at the element end, with a bit of trial and error to figure out which terminal was for the hot signal. With the new wiring tested, the mic is surprisingly quiet, it also has a very pleasant level of clarity which I had come to expect from my "original."All in all, given that I am a bit of a DIY guy, I feel that for the price and a bit of time spent re-wiring this microphone, you will get something that provides an alternative voice to the classic sound we all know and have come to get used to. Maybe you just want something that works straight out of the box, maybe you're just not interested in "knock-offs" that come close but just ain't the same. Feel free to pass this on by while the rest of us pull out our soldering irons and have some fun.Since the manufacturer has not skimped on build quality overall, buying this mic is certainly well worth the effort.

Was pleasantly surprised by how good this mic is for the price. Used it for brass, woodwind (incl. flute, clarinet and sax) and all sorts of drums and it works great. Quite a top-heavy sound - would not recommend for bass sounds (ie. tuba, bass guitar amps, kick drum), but works well for everything else. It did arrive with the housing slightly unscrewed, but I imagine that's to avoid it seizing up during storage so nothing to worry about. Will be buying half a dozen more of these soon! One thing to keep in mind though - it doesn't come with a mic clip, so make sure you've got one before buying!