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Default New Shure mics vs. old

Nil wrote:
I have both an old Shure SM-57 and SM-58 left over from my college rock
band in the '70s. I never liked the sound of them on my voice (they
sound dull to me),


If anything, they have a significant 2KHz bump on present-day
equipment. That shouldn't be dull.

but they do have the advantage of being practically
indestructible. I've heard them used by lots of other people and they
sound just fine for a stage mike. I've always assumed that those mics
just don't flatter my particular voice, though I've also heard that
they were finicky about what preamp they were used with, so maybe I
just didn't pair them well.


Possible. I think the use case in the 1980s when I first heard them
was with a "barrel" transformer adapter. All stuff had 1/4
inputs but not everything had XLR.

But then I read recently (on the Shure web site, I think) that they had
actually redesigned the mics a few times over the years (different
transformers, maybe?) and that new ones don't sound like the old ones.


I've not done a careful study but they seem the same to me. I have a
'90s vintage SM57 and all of the sm57/58 sound roughly the same to me.


Does anyone have more information about that? I'm wondering if it would
be practical or useful to "upgrade" them or buy new ones, or if it will
make any difference at all.


Buy the new ones, take your time comparing and sell the ones you don't
like on Reverb.

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Les Cargill