cavedog101
Well-known member
This is my problem with you. I have heard more SM58's than you can imagine. YES they all sound like SM58's. No they ALL are not the same and in MOST CASES the differences will be subtle. It is a mic that boasts particular characteristics and are fairly consistent from mic to mic. That's why they are still prevalent in a lot of sound company toolboxes and studios. I can expect them to behave as they do.
I don't want to have to prove the differences, which are minute, to you or anyone who doesn't have the ears to hear the differences in the first place. Why do you need this to be this way? What are you needing proof of?
I'm sure your SM58 does a fine job of capturing whatever you put in front of it and the chances are great that ANOTHER SM58 would do the same task. One is not better than another. If one is not functioning and another is, then that is a different story......
My point about my use of particular SM57/58's for specific tasks is based on THOUSANDS of hours in front of a set of monitors in all sorts of studios, garages, live venues, houses of worship, outdoor cafes, festival stages, more studios, my studio etc etc.....and hearing these particular mics I own in action. Nothing more nothing less.
Are they "better" than others of the same build, manufacturer, age, etc etc....My opinion only can encompass what I have heard and have used and have owned. Which is a lot.
So to put this baby to bed......Here's my statement about mics of the same design and manufacturer: With a Shure SM57/58 you can EXPECT a certain type of frequency response and sensitivity based on the design and the manufacturer's quality control.
Don't worry about someone else having a "better" Sm58. The odd ones are few and far between. I just happen have one. It sounds as good on certain sources as some of my Neumanns.
I don't want to have to prove the differences, which are minute, to you or anyone who doesn't have the ears to hear the differences in the first place. Why do you need this to be this way? What are you needing proof of?
I'm sure your SM58 does a fine job of capturing whatever you put in front of it and the chances are great that ANOTHER SM58 would do the same task. One is not better than another. If one is not functioning and another is, then that is a different story......
My point about my use of particular SM57/58's for specific tasks is based on THOUSANDS of hours in front of a set of monitors in all sorts of studios, garages, live venues, houses of worship, outdoor cafes, festival stages, more studios, my studio etc etc.....and hearing these particular mics I own in action. Nothing more nothing less.
Are they "better" than others of the same build, manufacturer, age, etc etc....My opinion only can encompass what I have heard and have used and have owned. Which is a lot.
So to put this baby to bed......Here's my statement about mics of the same design and manufacturer: With a Shure SM57/58 you can EXPECT a certain type of frequency response and sensitivity based on the design and the manufacturer's quality control.
Don't worry about someone else having a "better" Sm58. The odd ones are few and far between. I just happen have one. It sounds as good on certain sources as some of my Neumanns.