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17 Apr, 2016
Not for powered or heavy monitors
These are rated at 40 lbs Max. My monitors are 30 lbs. These stands feel like they are about to snap in half. The washers that hold the adjustable sides are too small and slip through the track not allowing the sides to be stable. You will need to add washers to get it to be stable But these are super cheap so buy beware.
06 Apr, 2016
Great for the hobbyst
I bought this as I was sick of using the old $5.00 suckers! It works really well but seems to get too hot. Also the power cable is a bit under sized as it gets warm. The cable does not have a ground if that is a requirement for you. Other then that its a good unit until you save up enough to upgrade to a Hako!
24 May, 2017
Awesome mic for the price! Unless you are wanting a SM57
Just because this mic looks like a 57. It is not a 57! So right away get that out of your head when using one!
I bought mine for under $20 USD. I needed a mic that I wouldn't worry about getting beat up but still had a descent sound. I'm cheap so an actual 57 would still be too expensive.
I saw a review from rDavidr on YouTube using 4 of these on a drum set. He actually got a good sound from them so I bought a pair.
As rDavidr found, these actually work well on the kick. So I paired mine with a Yamaha Sub kick and got good results.
These mics do not have a line transformer as the SM57 does. So it does take a lot of gain from your Pres. Which in the application of guitar cabs and drums is fine!
I see a lot of people complaining about distortion on loud sources. You will loose head room if there isn't a transformer. So if you are trying to record a 100 watt Marshall at full volume, most expensive mics are going to have a hard time.
Now I bought 2 mics. Tonally they are different one is brighter, the other is darker. SM57s suffer from the same issue.
Now keeping in mind that this mic is a $20 mic, this is my take on the build quality and packaging.
I was surprised to find that the mic body was made out of with I think is aluminum with a ABS type plastic cage. The plastic is quite cheap feeling and I expect it to break on the first contact with a drum stick or the floor.
The XLR connector seems to be solid.
The milling of the body is spot on but needs the edges knocked down as the edges and the milling is still sharp.
When I revived both mics, the capsule was loose and one was a turn away from falling off the body.
The mic was shipped with a 15-20' XLR to 1/4" Male cable. This would be nice if both ends were XLRs.
The packaging was OK. I would have like to seen foam or some sort of packing as the mic and cable was just rolling around the box.
But as I keep saying, it was less than $20! If you are just wanting to get started in a podcast or want to start learning how to record or need a mic to beat on. Then this is totally fine!