best stage vocal mic?

[Rusty K]

Hello,

I've been using shure 58's and 57" for years. I thought I'd give some others a try, perhaps even a condenser mic.

Does anyone know anything about mics like the Sennheiser E855 or the Audix OM-5 or OM-6.

Thanks,
Rusty K

 

[chessparov]

My guess is that the Neumann KMS 105 is generally the highest
regarded by the "pros". I have 3 hand held stage mikes; the
Shure Beta 87a condenser (better clarity/top end than SM57/58),
Sennheiser e835s (cleaner than SM57/58-less bottom),
and AKG D790 (my "loaner" mike-too much bottom unless I'm
singing "Old Man River"!).

Based on info from another bbs, Studio Projects is planning to
come out with a hand held condenser in the future.
It could be a great "bang for the buck" like the the C1.

 

[PapillonIrl]

We have the sennheiser E855 and use it for live performances ( female vocalist ). I really like it, we have an E845 as well and you can really hear the difference in our rehearsal room. I must be the only person on this board who doesn't have much experience of the the 57s or 58s ( expect when they are used by soundmen in bigger gigs situations, but its kinda hard to judge then ). Anyway, I can't give you any comparisons, as I haven't owned many mics, but I will say that I have used it to mic two different guitar amps, and have been delighted with the results.

Well worth the money in my opinion.

pAp.

 

[Rusty K]

Thanks guys,

I'll look these I'm not familiar with up on the net.

I'd still like more input from anyone familiar with stage mics.

Thanks again,
Rusty K

 

[musicsdarkangel]

AKG 414 goes with a phenominal, warm sound. I'd recommend it any day.....compared it to several mic's in the studio, including tubes, it did pretty damned good.