I Love the build quality of this Mic and the same for the sound quality.It's built like Tank. This can be so close to the SM7B for a small price. To get amazing result Order yourself a Fethead sound db booster to make this Mic Shine. The booster requires 48v Phantom Power while this mic doesn't so entirely up to you. It sounds perfect either way without fathead booster but that bumps the db's quite high. The SM7B owners use one as well.