Thanks.

Thank you very much for your helpful additions. I consider myself reprimanded if the most positive way possible!

@@AntonBrowne You're welcome! Nice comparison, man! Keep up the good work!

thank you!!

Rode M2 it’s better choice for little value of money ! 20Hz Super Cardioid Condense

My pleasure!

BushDoctoRx actually, it is pronounced that way

@@attybong Maybe its because of exactly that, why he subscribed? ;) Its not that he said unsubscribe. :)

​@@attybongwell if you pronounce it as it sounds in german, it's more like Noymunn

My pleasure!

You might like to try the Earthworks SR314, it's like a bigger 105. Not as much lift in the highs, but still some, and far more clean satisfaction in the lows. The SR40V, fast and clean with little to no lift in the highs and a powerful clean low extension. Good luck

... The Neumann KMS 104 Plus has less of the high end lift of the 105 and more in the lows, though not enough for me.

Thanks

Glad it was helpful!

Well thank you!

You're welcome!

I got mine from Daniel Cullen in the UK, I use a striaght +2.5 'reading' glass.

Try Rode NTI gen 5 too.

The Earthworks SR314 might be worth a try. It has some sweetness going on and extended but not boomy lows.

@@AntonBrowne Ok thank you, I"ll try to audition that with a 104 plus, and maybe throw in a rode s1 for comparison or shure ksm9

Well I never! As it happens my father was from Trinidad - the family only went there once, in the 80s. As of now (05/11/2018) I would thoroughly recommend the Earthworks SV33 for any studio voice work. It's expensive so maybe you could club together and share but you may find your quest is over. I think they may offer a trial scheme. All the best and say hi to Pointe-à-Pierre where dear old dad was born in 1911.

@@AntonBrowne so you got trinidad and tobago roots....wow ...great great .....so anyway Mr Browne ....that earthworks microphone, costs over $17,000 Trinidad and Tobago dollars....we can't afford that , grouped together or not...wow......is there any reasonably priced , or as we call it here, budget dynamic microphone , that sounds good and will get the job done for voice over works

De nada!

Good point!

Hi Ron, I don't (fully) agree with you. Firstly it depends on the voice, the style of music and the rest of the system. Bass is problematic and expensive! If you have a naturally muddy voice then you may be able to change that a bit (see my video 'Lovin' The Lows' - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLCgh86KqtvcloE.html) or you may have to roll off the bass and be happy. In a jazz, acoustic, soul, blues etc. etc setting in a good room 200 to 300 seater using moderate volume. A band using quality powerful backline and vocals on their own through a good P.A. (no band through the P.A. - unnecessary and muddies the music and particularly the vocal) can sound fantastic - I rarely hear it currently. I enjoy shaking the room with clean lows. A look at the trouble hi-fi speaker and amp designers go to, to achieve powerful clean bass at only living room volumes gives you an idea of the engineering compromises. The best hi-fi speakers are big, heavy and expensive. The average P.A. speaker seems to fall way short of this quality. The amp needs to have huge reserves, current delivery and also good damping - the average P.A. amp seems to fall way short. Vocalsits (particularly male) who love every nuance - sonic and physical - of the voice and want to use it in their 'art' and make full use of these stage condenser microphones... Do your homework, then spend the money, (keep yourself fit) and enjoy the beautiful instrument (mic and P.A.) coupled to your beautiful instrument (human voice) for so many years that you forget how much it cost! All the best Anton p.s. I'm a musician/teacher who is fortunate enough to earn a bit less than the national average in the UK - no holiday pay, no sick pay and no pension contributions! Put your money where your heart is I reckon.

I think you're right. The SM58 must have been great in its day (even though the Beyerdynamic M88 preceded it by a number of years). It probably suited the lo-fi PA systems of the day and could survive the rock/blues stages - no point in going from 30Hz to 20kHz when your PA has two 4X8 column speakers fitted with modified guitar drivers. The SM58 has a signature 'sound' and sometimes I recognise that before I recognise the voice! That sound has become part of the sound of rock 'n' roll, and like the Fender Telecaster, why mess with something that sells well and that people will buy without even trying an alternative.

KMS 105

@@gabrieltudor2577 lol it was 2 years ago. But thanks anyway xD I did get Kms105

@@ferkancaba 😅😅

You can eq the Shure but it simply doesn't have the extended frequency response and also it's muddy, there's nothing you can do about that. The SM 58 is a basic design from 1969 that is well built and 'got lucky' or was marketed well. Beyerdynamic were producing much better mics at and before that time (in my opinion) but they didn't catch on. I would say the SM58 is a fair enough entry level mic and can be kept as a spare when you get something better - if that's what you want. You can buy them second hand for about £40... fair enough. The others are probably overpriced, I think 'diminishing returns' kicks in at this price level. All the best

@@AntonBrowne so I am better of with the earthwork

Cheers.

See video...

@@AntonBrowne Which video? I was kind of joking about the duct tape, as each mic is great with it's unique qualities, and the great lows of your voice are def better served on the Earthworks, but do you actually have a video of these duct taped together? Now I know you're kidding right? Can the lows of the Earthworks be mimicked by eq-ing do you think? I also have a wide ranging voice and I'm thinking about The KMS 105...I have used Sennheiser MD 431's all my life but have been considering an upgrade...Would it be?

Namaste

Thank you, I'm embarrassed to say I rely on Google!

I understand your dismay. The idea was to show a breadth of what's available. Most people will (know it or not) be familiar with the sonic characteristics of the SM58 so this is (hopefully) to show what a more expensive mic has to offer - but you may well prefer the 58. All the best, Anton

@@AntonBrowne One year later and I’ve found your video helpful for that exact purpose.

Well... probably the singer cares because of what the chosen mic allows/encourages vocally. AB

@@AntonBrowne but if you have a good inner ear monitors that shouldnt be an issue

Ahh, I think I get your point. I rarely notice my ears getting fatigued in everyday life. Insane volume, sirens etc. will do it, as will trying to listen to someone talk in a club or noisy environment. I have a pair of Beats Pro headphones and I enjoy their larger-than-life interpretation (particularly the bass) but only for a while... my ears get tired/bored after a time. I have noticed that with good gear, you can be loud without noticing how loud you are, although the neighbours might! It seems to me that the main cause of fatigue is distortion or 'unnatural' sound. Clean, high resolution, flat frequency sound doesn't need to be so 'loud' for people to 'hear' everything clearly; they don't have to struggle for any frequencies or hear through frequency excesses. Of course the room/environment has a lot to do with this, but may as well start with the best you can. I plan to do a video entitled 'The Preponderance of Presence vs Resolution' exploring my experiences to date. AB

Yes, the Beyers can be. The designs were from an era when PA Systems lacked top and bottom and this probably helped (most other mics do the same thing) easy enough to roll some off on the desk if needed. I would love a flatter M88 but I doubt that will ever happen!

@@AntonBrowne oh wow.. thx for the explanation. Neumann NDH20 are my daily driver right now, have you ever gave it a try?

LOL!

I know, I know and I try to limit my ramblings, honest but do you really want to rush making love... to what avail? You can always skip on, no?

I think his reviews are perfect like that.