[Scott Dorsey]

wrote:

Yeah, those are nice looking. The problem is I'm a pain in the ass
and only specifically like the original fat boy Shure 55 model. If
they made a Series II version of that (like they did with the 55sh), I
would buy it!

The 55SH reissue is pretty crappy, again because of the grille problems.
It's got an SM-57 capsule in it, which is a pretty good capsule, but the
grille screws the pattern up so the gain before feedback is much worse
than an SM-57.

Could you live with an omni? You could block up a 55 body and install
a small omni capsule. You'd still have all the awful edge effects of
the grille, but you wouldn't have to worry about rear venting which
would take a lot of the nastiness off. Unusable for PA work, but fine
for TV.
--scott
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