Pyle Microphone, Handheld Mic, Dynamic Moving Coil Cardioid, microphone for singing, Unidirectional Includes 4.5m XLR Audio Cable to 6.35 mm Audio Connection Compatible for Speaker-Karaoke-Amp-Mixer

I have given this microphone five stars because for the money it is brilliant. It sounds good and like the excellent SM57 it copies, it is a very good general purpose microphone. I've not used it yet on toms, snare or guitar cabinets, but I assume it will handle such roles well. I always preferred an SM57 on vocals to the almost ubiquitous SM58 provided the singer had a pure sounding voice, and I'm guessing that this mic will perform well in such a role too.It is far more feedback resistant than I dared hope; on test I could use it extremely close to and almost on axis with nearfield monitors without feedback, which is excellent. Incidentally, for anyone who has used an SM57 on snares, a role to which it is quite well suited although not as well suited as the sublime Sennheiser MD441, this cheapo Pyle Pro copy does have a distinct advantage. The SM57 top is held in place by a copper spring clip and all too often an over-enthusiastic drummer would knock the end off with his sticks,resulting in searches on hand and knees on the stage after the gig. Frequently, the clip would be lost and would result in a long wait for my supplier to obtain spares for me. This mic seems to be free of clip fastening. I've not discovered how the end is fixed but it does seem sturdier than on the mic it copies.This mic does have one significant disadvantage though which may not effect everyone, but as an avowed lover of capacitor mics, this microphone does not like phantom power. As yet I haven't found out why, but used on a desk with global phantom power, there is a distinctive mains-like hum. Using the mic with an active DI box enables the use of the mic noiselessly with phantom power switched on, but it does tie up a DI. A warning applicable to any mic as well as this one is that under no circumstances should you try and fit a male XLR connector to replace the 1/4 inch jack. The cable itself is totally unsuitable for use on a balanced microphone, but if anyone tried wiring a male XLR onto the cable in the same fashion as the female XLR, will end up destroying this (and any) microphone if connected to phantom power with the supplied cable. If uncertain of this warning, check 'phantom power' on t'internet.In summary, it does seem remarkable that anyone is able to manufacture a microphone of this quality, ship it half way around the world and sell it for under a tenner. Despite that, this is a perfectly useable mic and looks to be sturdily enough constructed to make it quite reliable in use. The 15 foot microphone cable is fairly naff, but the microphone itself would still be a bargain at twice the price.

Doesn't need re-wiring to make it balanced anymore (Feb 2018).Note that it doesn't have a transformer in it, so if you're going to plug this into something that only has a global phantom power switch you might not like the results! If you don't need any phantom power, or can turn it on and off per channel (and are careful not to plug this in to a channel that still has phantom power on by mistake) then it'll be fine.Doesn't come with a mic clip or case, and the cable is XLR to mono jack using single core screened cable, so is next to useless for any pro audio people. Note that the SM57 doesn't come with a cable at all, so you can't really complain :-)As others have said though, this microphone sounds remarkably good. I'm buying two more right now!Edit: I now have three of these and they're great.

I mostly record electric guitars via modelling plugins, primarily Amplitube or Bias, but I wanted a decent mic for those rare occasions when I might want to record my little Marshall. For all I'd use it, it didn't make sense to splurge on an SM57, so this seemed like a good alternative - and for the most part, it is. It has quite a similar character to the 57, with the same brash midrange, but perhaps a little more scratchy in the high end. This is easily compensated for in EQ, though.My biggest caveat is this: I'm not sure if it's stated anywhere in the literature, but this mic has an UNBALANCED output, rather than the balanced output found in an SM57. This is perhaps why it's supplied with an XLR>jack lead rather than XLR>XLR. For most applications, this won't matter, but I found it caused problems with a dual mic setup using a Rode NT1-A in the rear of the guitar cab, and the Pyle with an XLR>XLR lead. My Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface, like most similar devices, supplies phantom power across all inputs. When engaged for the Rode, this caused a significant rise in noise and loss of signal quality for the Pyle mic. It could have been worse - phantom power can destroy an unbalanced mic. The info could be a lot clearer on this point. It was easily worked around, however, by simply using the XLR>jack lead.A quick google found a simple mod to turn the Pyle's output to balanced, but given the ease of just using the supplied lead, I'll probably not bother with that.All in all, this is a good value, and very usable, microphone.

Cheap mike so must be rubbish - well, not so IMHO. It is solidly built, metal not plastic and comes with a longish XLR to jack cable. was very well packaged. I made a perfectly good foot stomp drum with it, an old wooden box, a bit of wood to keep the box slightly open (cuts down any echo and also is more comfortable to play not being totally level), some wood screws, an old pair of socks (washed I might add) and some telephone wire just to keep the mike in place (at the heel end of the box worked best for me). Needed a £2.50 "welcome" mat to rest it on in use so as not to mess up anyone's wooden floor. Looks totally professional - at a distance - and sounds really really good just connected to either a guitar amp or my mixer - no reverb/treble on zero/bass on high. All in £15 compared to a great deal more for the same thing. Works absolutely perfectly. I am pretty shure (oops misspelling) you can do a lot more with this mike.

For the money this is a great quality and professional sounding dynamic mic. Streets ahead of any of the cheap karaoke mic's I've wasted money on in the past. There's no case like you get with pro mics but then at the price you can't expect one.I've had it for a year, and use it for home recording of vocals and also karaoke but it doesn't get gigged and doesn't really have regular outings which is why I have dropped it to three stars...The cable started splitting at the base where i meets the mic connector after a few months despite only light use and I had to tape it to stop it snapping completely.I rerouted by cable layout in my office now to treat it with a bit more TLC, however I don't think it should have done that in such a short space of time and soon I will need to replace it.That said, its still a good mic for the money, just take care with the cable.

Great product at a great price

how are these so cheap i have alway used shure but these feel great and sound awesome they come in a neat hard plastic case with leads as well im blown away

For the price, I don't think there is a single microphone that can compete. It is very good at dealing with background interference (particularly when combined with a decent soundcard - I have Creative's Sound Blaster Z), and the sound quality is outstanding, whilst the volume is perfectly acceptable. The only downside to this microphone is its fragility. The first one of these that I bought fell out of its stand (or the stand got knocked over, cannot remember which), and, unfortunately, the wires to the microphone's magnet detached. They are VERY flimsy wires, but they are long enough for a repair to be attemptable. I predominantly use this video for YouTube gameplay footage, but unfortunately Amazon won't let me link any of the videos, and I don't have the microphone to hand right now (searching Lukeno52 on YouTube, and looking at any video from the last couple of months should give you an idea of what it sounds like).I'd note that the PWM cable is very solid, and should be very durable - but it is also very heavy as a result. If you're using this cable with a device that only has a 3.5mm audio jack, then make sure you get a converter cable, and not a basic adapter - otherwise you risk damaging your port, as happened to me with my computer case's front panel microphone jack.

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This microphone honestly exceeded my expectations. I originally bought it because the microphone on my device stopped working, and I needed something quick and reliable, but this turned out much better than I expected.The sound quality is clear, the setup was easy, and it worked perfectly with my device right away. My kids are also absolutely loving it and have been using it nonstop for singing, and playing games. It made everything much more fun for them.I also really liked the design and how lightweight and comfortable it is to use. The connection have been great so far with no major issues.I’m very happy with this purchase and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an easy, good quality microphone for everyday use or family fun.

Good to singalong

Ein sehr gutes Mikrofon, absolut vergleichbar mit dem Shure Sm 57, nur dieses kostet über 100 € ! Besonders geeignet, wenn man mit einer Mundharmonika über einen Verstärker spielen möchte.Durch die Nierencharakteristig liegt es fantastisch in der Hand, falls man ohne Mikrofonständer mit einer Mundharmonika das Mikrofon nutzt.Ich kann es wärmstens empfehlen !!!!

Ich nutze normalerweise das Shure SM58 und habe diese Mikros als Ersatz für den Einsatz mit Kindern und Jugendlichen erworben. Der Test fiel sehr positiv aus, ich merke beim Karaoke kaum einen Unterschied zum Shure. Die Mikros sind etwas leichter und lassen sich auch mit dem Funkadapter kabellos betreiben. Bisher erfüllt es also für den relativ kleinen Preis alle Erwartungen.