
cellardweller
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I remember hearing a while back that stockpiles of fake shure mics were being found (and had been for some time) in China/elsewhere.
I have a sm57 and a 58. I have tried them in identical posisitions. I've tried compensating for the grill of the 58 by moving the 57 away, and a thousand other positions.
For some F'ed up reason, I can't get my 57 to sound but only slightly better than fingernails on a chalkboard (slight exaggeration). How much difference between the two should one reasonably expect? Am I profoundly retarded?
How could one easily (or otherwise) identify a counterfeit?
*edit* Maybe I should just come around to the realization that either my pre's/myself/my room/god doesn't like/want me to have the 57. That's fine, I'm ready to replace it and my pre's, but I have to get through Xmas first!!!
I have a sm57 and a 58. I have tried them in identical posisitions. I've tried compensating for the grill of the 58 by moving the 57 away, and a thousand other positions.
For some F'ed up reason, I can't get my 57 to sound but only slightly better than fingernails on a chalkboard (slight exaggeration). How much difference between the two should one reasonably expect? Am I profoundly retarded?

How could one easily (or otherwise) identify a counterfeit?
*edit* Maybe I should just come around to the realization that either my pre's/myself/my room/god doesn't like/want me to have the 57. That's fine, I'm ready to replace it and my pre's, but I have to get through Xmas first!!!
