Shure SM7dB

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The thing does plug into one of my devices, but it puts a lot of stress on the socket if you tripped or tugged the cable. So it's two cables really, like the others.
 
The Triton FETHead can be had for $50, and does the same thing, 27dB of boost.

I have heard of people plugging the FETHead into the back of a mic, and the run the cable from there. It might have a small advantages since it is pushing the strongest signal down the cable, and not boosting any noise introduced via the cable.
 
I was just watching a mic youtube and the SM7b was shown with a "booster" mod by Truman Audio, Trace Audio and so news to me, this idea of Shures internal booster isnt so new. The reviewer Colt Capurrune, My Favorite Microphones if interested.
 
I have a couple of little Behringer inline boosts that work fine. I have another one I got for free from Vine that's nice as well. I forget the brand.


I think the B ones were about $30 each a few years ago.
 
There is a review of the SM7dB in the current issue of Sound on Sound plus a very interesting 'myth busting' article by a top bloke at Shure who goes into the history of the 7b and other Shure mics.

Dave.
 
mixsit said:
I'll never need it -RE20's here :>) But always nice to learn something.. They've added the 'dB now.
SM7dB
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rob aylestone said:
But do not buy from Amazon or ebay. The copies are very close and difficult to spot from any aspect. Loads of folk are very happy with theirs and have no clue it’s a fake!
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I see Amazon's Ships From / Sold By can be different depending which mic you click on. I would surely suspect Ships From/Sold By AMAZON to be a possible fake.

Frontrow Tech LLC - I would also suspect such a front as offering fake Shure products.

K&M Camera Since 1976 - Appears more respectable/reliable. I'd be more likely to choose this seller/shipper as one who obtains mics direct from their respective manufacturers. Still, in these times it's extremely difficult to recognize bad actors in these situations.
 
Ujn Hunter said:
So, is anyone going to get this? I have had an SM7b on my list of mics "to get" for quite some time and haven't got one yet... this would definitely be the better option now, yeah?
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Why? Do you have a decent outboard preamp with at least 65db of gain? If so, you might not need to spend the extra $100.
 
The old mod for it was to remove the filter and inset a TAB-58 transformer. Then the SM7 worked on anything and sounded better.
 
Scott Baxendale said:
Why? Do you have a decent outboard preamp with at least 65db of gain? If so, you might not need to spend the extra $100.
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Yeah, I don't think I'd need this if it's $100 more, unless I needed it to work "everywhere". Pretty sure my Camden Pre-Amp would work fine with it. That being said... I think I'm good with the Mics that I already own, though if I were to ever buy another Mic, the SM7b is still probably the one that's missing from my "collection".
 
I have two and a half. Two genuine SM7Bs and a Chinese copy. The copy lives in one studio and the two others are in my video studio, because the copy is impossible to tell apart. The only difference I can really see is the foam angle where it is moulded has a slightly different edge. The difference I thought it had, which was poor friction on the clamp was just the order of the brass washers and springs was wrong. Once I put them in the Shure order, it works fine. They are nice mics, but just nice. They are forgiving of placement and a range of off-axis angles and dependable. One sits on an anglepoise and often is just the wrong angle to it won't rotate without the XLR catching the stand. Never used the switches on the back.
 
Ujn Hunter said:
Yeah, I don't think I'd need this if it's $100 more, unless I needed it to work "everywhere". Pretty sure my Camden Pre-Amp would work fine with it. That being said... I think I'm good with the Mics that I already own, though if I were to ever buy another Mic, the SM7b is still probably the one that's missing from my "collection".
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The SM7 is a desert island mic for me.
 
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