This is my kind of microphone - flat, condenser, good off axis rejection, low handling noise, fantastic build quality, from one of the best microphone manufacturers out there. Shocked that Earthworks makes such as "affordable" microphone. Definitely want one, need one. Not cheap, but will most likely outlive me.

Thank you for reviewing the SR117 Bandrew!!! Would love to hear you do more singing and guitar playing. Hope you feel better soon!

Wow im actually impressed how good beyerdynamic sounded, would love to see more tests on it!

As someone who works with recording in my own at home studio, while at the same time having always had a very low budget that slightly changes accross the years, your channel is amazing and everything I've ever wanted.

Thanks for the really great review. think the Earthworks SR117 mic is extremely fine grained and silky smooth. They are a dream to EQ and mix. With the right micing and EQ, they produce a really nice vocal blend that is N integrated octaves and harmonies. I can easily pull lead vocals forward for lead/backing segments of songs. I use the Earthworks SR117 mic along with the Sennheiser e935 and e945 mics for mixing and blending individually miced live vocalists -- up to nine at a time from a pool of about 14 vocal personnel. The vocal lead varies according to song and within songs. Sometimes, there isn't really a lead, just an octaves and harmonies single blended sound, like a small ensemble or choir. This makes getting.a really good blend with a voice or two pulled forward according to lead a part of mixing them. After experimenting for a couple of weeks I came up with a general use pattern. It's a lot easier to get a good profile before EQ. For me, EQ is not a good cure-all and I don't like depending on it when I can get a better start point from the mic with no EQ by using a different mic. I use the Earthworks SR117 for female vocalists whose voices are weaker in the midrange and strong in the presence. I have at least three vocalists whose voices are overly present in the Sennheiser e945 mic. Typically soprano and high descant voices. I use the Sennheiser e945 mics for female vocalists with stronger mid than presence. Typically alto and tenor range femail vocalists with weaker presence. The presence boost from the Sennheiser gets them into the blend better than the Earthworks SR117 does before EQ. For male vocalists in general, a presence boost helps me place them into the blend and mix before EQ better than not having one. I get a more even sounding blend. For male baritone and bass, I use the Sennheiser e935 to decrease the proximity effect that I would otherwise get a lot more of out of the Sennheiser e945. For male tenors, it depends on the presence strength in their voices. I generally use the Sennheiser e945 to get a presence boost because the total vocal profile is such that they disappear in the mix and blend too easily without it. If I had a really strong presence and weaker mid, I might use an Earthworks SR117 for them, but I have yet to encounter that situation. I use Sennheiser Evolution 9xx series handhelds exclusively with the Earthworks SR117 because they are very fine grained and smooth as well. Much more so than alternatives. With regard to smoothness, I'd put the Earthworks SR117 slightly ahead of the Sennheiser e9x5 mics and definitely ahead of the Sennheiser e8x5 and the Shure SM75 and SM58 handhelds. I also put them somewhat ahead of the Sennheiser e9x5 mics in terms of how easily they can be EQed for most EQ purposes. If I'm looking for a presence boost, I'll take the built in boost in the Sennheiser e9x5 mics over having to EQ a presence boost. I'm normally very wary of using vocal condensers in a live environment with somewhat reflective surfaces, stage monitors, and a lot of open mics (like 7 to 9 vocalists plus miced acoustic instruments). In my experimentation over a few weeks, I've found the Earthworks SR117 just a manageable with gain before feedback as any of the Sennheiser e9x5 dynamic mics. I'm amazed with that although the tight and consistent polar pattern easily explains why. I'm recommending the venue add a minimum of 3 to add to their mic locker for the vocalists -- we've been using up to 4 from my personal locker for experimentation. Yup. I liked them so much, I bought another 3 of them for personal use quite quickly after trying the first one only one time.

I like this one, it doesn’t have that annoying presence boost like the beta 87a. With modern PEQs on live mix consoles, flatter mics are usually preferable IMO

Oh, honey, you're back!!!! I think everybody is so happy to hear you again

i really like this and the beyerdynamic. hard to decide between the two. will have to do some more listening. thanks for all your effort on this video - really appreciated the wide variety of mics and the palate cleansers in between!

Feel better soon, Bandrew! Great review

Earthworks makes some of the best sounding microphones I’ve ever used. They have decided on a purist approach, eschewing the trend of every mic tailored for a purpose. Last I checked, every imaginable use includes basic EQ for enhancement, but try EQing OUT an undesirable response. I’m happy to see you reviewing this.

OMG!!! That mic is maybe the best I ever heard on your voice. Smooth!

Thanks for reviewing this. I bought one already on recommendation of an industry guy. I am conflicted seeing critical comments, reminds me of critiques of the DPA2028.. flat, plain, what’s the big deal. Well…You have a blank slate for EQ and effects that also is FAST and natural so vocal fatigue is minimized. So pitch stays better longer, etc etc. It is not always about presence and treble, guys. I can get (and have) that in a $99 dynamic. I will be using this mic as a platform to build from instead of a bar mic plug-n-play. Cheers!

I absolutely adore the sound of this microphone, personally it's quite pleasing to listen to. This would be fantastic to equalize, too.

I was thinking about getting a new handheld so this came out at the right time

Sweetwater's Black Friday deal: purchase one SR117, get one free. My purchase receipt states two SR117 for the price of one. It is will supplies last, so hopefully you are reading and are one of the lucky few. Crazy deal if I am right and not missing something obvious. Best of luck!

Man, that TG V70d sounded good!

Welcome back bro...w missed you

Hello Dear Brother Its always great to see you review some absolutely amazing microphones and this one is no different, I love how Earthworks is slowly becoming one of the best modern day microphone producing brand, they are however not available here in India yet but someday when they arrive, I am *Shure* to have this one! I think this sounded the best to me, I am a flat sound fan and I love such microphones, however I feel you left out one microphone in this comparison, the Rode M2 is a very very neutral sounding handheld condenser that personally I absolutely love! I think this comparison can go on your Deuce channel someday so people like me can enjoy how it sounds! Hope you have recovered well and your spirits are high as ever Take care, regards

So bummed they discontinued the SV33, was really looking forward to you eventually reviewing that one.

Beyer TGv70d Best one in the bunch.thx love the way you test back and forth the palate cleanser..

Was wondering when you'd do this review. I bought two SR117s immediately when they came out before i got to hear them, on the off chance they might sound anything like my SR314. They don't. But they are incredibly smooth in the high mids where most of the pain occurs in live sound. I'm hoping mics like these will be the new normal. Distorted high mid presence peaks feel leftover from a time when vocals just needed to thrust themselves in the mix over loud guitar amps on small stages, quality be damned. These Earthworks definitely need EQ, and they don't work incredibly well on loud untreated stages, but they are great in their own right. The SR117 is what the DPA 2028 should've been.

Wow I am shocked at how much fuller and more balanced the earthworks sounded than literally all those other hand held mics *maybe except for the Neumann*. And how honky the other budget line brand ones are in comparison

Hope you're feeling better.

That jam is sick

Take your time and feel better

Love the sound of this one!

Hope you are doing better. Hang in there.

your song sounded like something to do with one of my favourite southpark episodes....pinewood derby. If you haven't seen it... :) I love your reviews man thank you, great channel it's really helpful!!

Still a fan of the Lewitt personally. Though I was a big fan of the Sennheiser as well, I tend to like the more neutral soundstage mics they are a bit easier if you have to EQ them in any way.

Feel better!

the Earthworks SR314 sounds lovely and the KSM-105 is the star. I bough my wife a KSM-104 for her voice and it's great on higher pitched male voices too that need some mid guts boost. Sounds just as good as my original U-77 Neumann LDC so that's impressive for a mic 1/10th of it's price that you can track with right there with the monitors on then and you can take it to the gig for studio sound on stage. I also have a pair of Earthworks SR31 for drum overheads, acoustic guitar etc and they are the most incredible things you'll ever hear.

The insistence of Earthworks on a pancake-flat response curve makes them one of the best mic manufacturers in the world. I wish there were more who had the same philosophy.

The Neumann KMS-105 is my new favorite mic.

Very good song. I really like it.

You said the comparison used a Sennheiser E935 but the page lists E945 - which one was it?

Fast personal preferences: 1st Earthworks SR314, 2nd SR117 and V7 and kms105, 3rd Shure beta87a

Sorry Covid got you. Missed you. Do we get a Bandrew moustache soon? Hope you feel better PRONTO

Swear I watch these more for the mini songs than the actual review 😂😂😂

Can you do a review of the Sennheiser Profile USB, AT2040USB and Rode X XDM-100 reviews? Thank you!!!

I'm really curious how this mic sounds with off axis cymbal bleed in it. I feel like dynamics mostly make the bleed sound horrible while everytime i've used a DPA D:efacto the bleed sounds great. It's like turning up an extra overhead instead of hearing ugly cymbal bleed in the vocal mic.

how does it compare to the Electro-Voice RE 520 ? Thanks for the review!\

Can you please help me choose which to buy for my home studio to sing: akg p120 or mxl 770 or mxl 990? Thanks a lot!

6:43 Finally we can hear your natural voice...

I actually thought it sounded fantastic on the acoustic when you played more softly.

I bought one from an online retailer the mic go to silent in the 3rd day 1st day worked well but in the 2nd day produced abnormal sound & in 3rd no sound at all.😢

Surprised that you haven’t done the new Sennheiser usb mic yet..

What?! Earthworks makes an affordable mic?

Awesome again! What mics would you say has the voice of God? Lol

Can you review the sterling audio st150

Hey Bandrew, It turns out people's voices change as they age. To ensure a fair comparison from video to video, please can you also ensure you remain the same age for the rest of your existence? - Hopefully this isn't too much to ask. 🙂

Cupping handheld comparison?

I need the full version of that song

The shure sm58, the lewitt mtp and the sr117 sounded the best to me

I don't know why but this microphone sounds off/wrong to me.....hard to listen to me.

This or a Nuemann KMS 105?

In my experience, this mic is tricky to work with. It can be way too thick and warm in the wrong situation. Does not work for our close-singing female vocalist at all, unless you really bump the highs

I 'harumphed' indignantly when I saw their freq response chart - how can a $200 mic be ruler flat from 20hz to almost 10k?! But danged if it doesn't actually _sound_ like that plot. ~:^o!! I _still_ don't see how it can be that flat down to 20hz (use it for pipe organs!). But it's impressive enough from the guitar's low E up to 10k.

Rayhayes Rd-1 most people don't know it my favourite for singing, i have shure sm 58 and sennheiser e835 they just can't match the Rayhayes Rd-1 sound for singing and live performances no feedback compared to shure and sennheiser.

Did not enjoy this one at all... Interesting you said it has flat mids, because the mids were hard to bear and honky.

Hey, pls, can u check one of the best mic in Russia, ARK, this mic built by one man, this is really very good mic at this price (~450$), proud of this mic♥

Sounds muffled to me.

No direct comparison to DPA2028? Shame on you, dude :D

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sE and Sennheiser!

It's alright but quite overpriced. For half the price it would be an okay option. The Audio-Technica and Beyerdynamic both completely smash it in terms of sound for less money. But thanks for the review Bandrew!

I like it for Andrew, but particular with Spoken word.

Looked like you were about to fall out of your chair.

dang, I wish you had a femal singer to test all your microphones on

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Hey Bandrew!

Very nice. (Now patiently waits for Bandrew to review a Stam Audio mic at some point but will most likely won’t happen anytime soon)🥲🥲🥲