Live vocal mic recommendations?

[ajp19]

Looking for a new vocal mic.
mostly looking at beta 58, audix om5, and sennheiser e845/e855. have also heard good things about electro-voice.
anyone have experience comparing these?
i've only got to try the beta 58 and om5 to this point and liked both.

thanks.

 

[ajp19]

oh, and this is for male vocals. music is mix of latin, pop, and singer/songwriter.

 

[Big Kenny]

Beta or even non beta 58. Watch a concert, you'll see one. I have an ev, senn, re 20 and many shures, for live it's almost always the beta

 

[deepwater]

Audix OM5 - just an awesome mic. Must better then the Sm58 IMO - The grill want dent eather

 

[hasbeen]

SM58, the standard all around live vocal mic. Can't go wrong.

 

[noisedude]

Not SM58 - you can go wrong, and much of the time SM58 is it. Sound has moved on!!

I personally love the Sennheiser E845. Very cool mic. Not used the Audix ones though, but I'd choose the 845 over a Beta 57. Another I have good experiences of is the Audio Technica AE3300 - the capsule from the AT4033 but a handheld condenser. Just be sure you use the onboard pad and high-pass if you have a loud male singer though!!!!!

Never been let down by an AKG dynamic either ... I think the one I have is the D3700 or something ... good for female vox but wouldn't be the top of my list for blokes.