Behringer mics?

[Ricklh]

I have a Behringer mic I got for Christmas a few years ago, it was around $30.00. Not a bad mic but I was wondering if there are any Behringer mics that have a similar sound quality to the Shure's but at a lower cost?

 

[dainja]

I have a Behringer mic I got for Christmas a few years ago, it was around $30.00. Not a bad mic but I was wondering if there are any Behringer mics that have a similar sound quality to the Shure's but at a lower cost?

Why not just get a Shure SM58? You *KNOW* it's the best for the money. 60$ ish.

Behringer is :s

 

[darrin_h2000]

Alot of people liked the XM2500 because you could pay $20 for it and it is better than most at that price point...but its no shure SM58.
I like it because it makes a good mike to lend out...allways keep one or 2 arround.

 

[Richard Monroe]

I'm forced to admit XM8500 is not a real bad stage mic. I think XM2500 is to SM57 as XM8500 is to SM58- probably the same capsule as XM2500. I'm not completely sure that it isn't a re-badged PG58 or something like that. If you need an expendable $20 mic, it's a perfectly good choice.-Richie

 

[Ricklh]

I'm forced to admit XM8500 is not a real bad stage mic. I think XM2500 is to SM57 as XM8500 is to SM58- probably the same capsule as XM2500. I'm not completely sure that it isn't a re-badged PG58 or something like that. If you need an expendable $20 mic, it's a perfectly good choice.-Richie

I ordered the XM8500 this afternoon - was quite impressed by the majority of the reviews on it, for only 20 bucks.

 

[Richard Monroe]

Make sure you post up your impressions after you use it. I, for one, like to get checks on my advice, particularly when it is as weird as recommending a Behringer mic.-Richie

 

[darrin_h2000]

Hey...I reccomended it first...lol.

 

[tom18222]

you want copies? es 57 and es 58s are incredible mics, with an incredible price.

www.speakerrepair.com

 

[christiaan]

I'm forced to admit XM8500 is not a real bad stage mic. I think XM2500 is to SM57 as XM8500 is to SM58- probably the same capsule as XM2500. I'm not completely sure that it isn't a re-badged PG58 or something like that. If you need an expendable $20 mic, it's a perfectly good choice.-Richie

Yup.
The first mic I ever bought was an XM8500, just because I couldn't afford anything else. I never a/b'ed it to an SM58 myself but I let a singer borrow it from me once and he found it not too shabby either.

 

[Ricklh]

Make sure you post up your impressions after you use it. I, for one, like to get checks on my advice, particularly when it is as weird as recommending a Behringer mic.-Richie

LOL, I'll post my opinion of the mic in a few days (it's shipped so I should have it by the weekend)