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Behringer XM8500, Wired Microphone, Cardioid, 20dB, 3000Hz, 1000Hz, 1000mV, 1000nV, 1000pV, 1000Typ, 1000W

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About this item

  • Cardioid characteristic with excellent feedback suppression
  • Two-stage pop filter minimizes breath and pop noises
  • Shock mount system reduces handling noise
  • Extremely high signal output lets your voice cut through


BEHRINGER ULTRAVOICE XM8500

Dynamic Cardioid Vocal Microphone

  • Dynamic vocal microphone with smooth mid-frequency presence rise for excellent voice projection
  • Ultra-wide frequency response for brilliant and transparent sound
  • Extremely high signal output lets your voice cut through
  • Cardioid characteristic minimizes background noise and feedback
  • Shock mount system to cut down handling noise
  • Integrated spherical wind and pop noise filter
  • Microphone stand adapter and impact-resistant carrying case included
  • High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life
  • Conceived and designed by Behringer Germany

Few things are more essential to recording or live performance than dynamic microphones. Behringer's XM8500 has the crucial features and durability to come through for your sound again and again.

What is a Dynamic Microphone?

Dynamic mics have several advantages that make them ideal for live vocal applications and for recording amplified instruments. They're robust, resistant to moisture and can achieve high gain before feedback. The XM8500's cardioid pickup pattern captures the source signal, such as a guitar amplifier or vocalist, while shunning off-axis sound.

Why the XM8500?

The XM8500 provides an amazing frequency response of 50 Hz to 15 kHz, and includes a two-stage pop filter to minimize breath and pop noises. And with its tough metal construction and sturdy steel windscreen, you can count on it to come through after countless gigs and studio applications. We've even included a rugged hard case with a mic clip and stand adapter.

Value

Check out the XM8500 at your nearest Behringer dealer and find out why these mics are becoming so common in practice spaces, bedrooms, professional studios and stages all over the globe. Compare them to the competition. We're sure you'll be impressed by the XM8500's performance - and the amount of money you'll save!


Jack Pellis
Reviewed in Belgium on February 8, 2025
Kan je absoluutprofessioneel ook gebruiken.
FFG
Reviewed in Spain on February 5, 2025
Por el precio a mí parecer es insuperable buena calidad en los materiales robusto un sonido de mucha calidad con su caja una muy buena elección . Está marca nunca decepciona !!!!! Las tres BBueno Bonito Barato 👍🏻
Hamad
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on July 11, 2024
For the past 3 years, the only thing I heard from people is compliments about my mic. It isolate the noise and catch the sound coming from one direction (as intended).
Szrz
Reviewed in Poland on March 13, 2023
Naprawdę dobry i pełny dźwięk w tej cenie. Ale wymaga interfejsu, a to powoduje, że do zwykłego użytkowania do PC dla jakiego go kupiłem to przegrywa cenowo z tanimi kondensacyjnymi mikrofonami USB, które brzmią podobnie a mają wbudowany interfejs. I nie, dynamiczny mikrofon magicznie nie filtruje hałasu z otocznia. Jest to mit o którym sam się przekonałem. Nie ma różnicy miedzy dwoma rodzajami mikrofonów. A to powoduje, ze kondensacyjny USB z interfejsem za mniej niż 100pln daje mi to samo. Więc zwróciłem ostatecznie.
Sridhar Thathachari
Reviewed in India on January 13, 2023
Have been browsing countless sites and reviewing various brands and specifications of microphones, then accidentally stumbled upon this product.Then going through so many reviews and videos all overwhelmingly positive, decided to go ahead and get this mic.There so many excellent reviews about this mic and mine will be lost in the endless response and comments, but I felt that I should give my views.Packing: Ergonomic packing. Solid plastic box with foam coated mic holder and clip.Quality:Did not disappoint. It's built solidly, full metal set up. Built to last considerably longer.Plugged into the Scarlett interface without Phantom power, very pleased to note that it picked very minimal background and white noice. If there are some feeble noice this could be very easily rectified.Voice recording is more prone to low ends, suitable for high pitched vocals.Though it sounds a little darker when one gets closer. An ideal distance 3 to 4 finger lengths will provide that full richness to the voice.The gain has to be set at 2 to 3 o'clock or litte more to get the desired results.Low gain sounds feeble, but could be post processed.To get benefits from proximity effect, using a wind screen or pop filter would be more sensible, it not only blocks plosives but also protects the mic from spits and moisture.It's better not to have a on and off switch. These are prone to wear and tear.Handling noice is little on the higher side when hand held. Use a stand or boom arm.PROS: Fantastic for the price.:Great entry level mic.:Sounds full and warm that will be ideal for many.: Comparable to many higher end mics with a little tweak.CONS: So far None. Overall: A great cheap entry-level product suitable for Home studios, and live programs. You will be very pleased with the purchase. Go ahead.
Charles Seiler
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017
I am trying to find a good voice microphone for short voice over presentations, YouTube videos, and Podcasts. I own an AKG P120 and it is very good, but I wanted to try a non-phantom-powered free energy dynamic microphone. The 8500 has stellar reviews. I was worried about it being too shrill, and bright sounding because some said it runs "hot" and has a lot of presence boost, compared to the Shure microphones. My first impression is that it's very focused in the lows and mids, only. It has no treble whatsoever, just a lot of mids and low mids.The low mids seem to be boosted as much or more than the upper mids, so it doesn't sound anything like it's voltage output vs. frequency range graph included in the instructions, which shows only a very large upper mid and treble range boost. I cannot hear any treble boost at all.I am using a Scarlett Focusrite and I have tested this microphone with the gain maxed out on the Scarlett. With the gain at level 10, it does not have any line noise or aberrations of any kind, it has a silent noise floor, silent. Even when you then amplify the recorded sound using Audacity sound editor, after recording with the gain at level +10, you cannot hear any aberrations, feed back, or white noise. At least none that I've noticed. I have only just tested it for an hour or so.Overall the sound is a little muffled and warm sounding without any harshness or bad upper range frequencies. However, if you speak a little further away, it makes it sound a lot more neutral, and clear, so speaking very close into the microphone isn't ideal with this microphone unless you can just use your EQ and dial down a little bit less bass. Once I edited the sound file using Audacity and did a "low cut" removing some of the bass, it sounded really good, and very natural, although speaking further away from the microphone, fixes excessive bass. All microphones have excessive bass if you are too close.This microphone sounds totally muted in the treble region, there is no brightness, and no sharpness to the sound, it's a very mid range and low mid range heavy sound, that will need a slight bit of EQ adjustment if you are needing high frequency sound. But overall, I'd say that the sound is very natural, it does not add the really sharp fake shrill sound to the top edge of the treble region like I often hear in all the normal "condenser" microphone videos online. With the 8500, I would say that it lacks clarity and definition, while sounding more accurate, and gentle. Our voices are not meant to sound machine-like and overly sharp, like they sound in many YouTube video interviews using cheap microphones or improper EQ settings.Voices should sound like they are produced by a Human, not a machine. The 8500 nearly has a perfect pitch for recording spoken words. It doesn't add any upper end "sparkle" but it does add a bit of bass boost and makes your voice deeper. Keep in mind that this is a new microphone, so I am giving a totally subjective review based on limited testing.I would say that the 8500 blocks out background noise extremely well, you cannot hear anything in the background. It does not pick up the cat in the background or the cars going by outside.This is an excellent microphone. For the price, it's very natural and has a good sound. It requires a tremendous amount of gain, which is normal for all non-powered microphones, although it does not have any white noise, or line noise, and the handling noise is very low. I tried banging the microphone around and it produces very muted noises, which indicates good vibration isolation.For my first impression, the XM8500 would work best for people who do not have deep voices, unless they simply use an EQ and dial down a little bit of the bass. I think it would probably be an amazing microphone for anyone who has a neutral sounding or slightly higher pitched voice. If you speak further away it sounds a lot more natural, and the mids aren't as muffled by the bass. Using an EQ, I was able to remove the bass, while retaining the clarity and natural sound to the voice.My AKG P120 is more forgiving for the bass "proximity effect" when speaking very close into it, but it's also more sensitive overall and picks up all the high frequency sounds coming from your mouth, from the chair you're sitting in, or from the cat across the room. The AKG P120 is a powered microphone, so it has more gain. If you turn the gain down, it picks up very little background noise, and you cannot hear a car go by outside.The AKG P120 is slightly thin. It will smooth the rough edges of your voice, leaving it sounding more clear and precise than you actually are. The Behringer Ultravoice XM8500 does not clarify your voice. If you are rough sounding, it will muddy the sound. You have to speak clearly. If you have a rough deep voice, I would not recommend the 8500, but I would recommend the AKG P120. In comparison, the AKG P120 can miraculously remove all hoarseness and roughness coming from your vocal cords, so it records more clear than it should. The 8500 records low bass hoarseness in your voice accurately and doesn't smooth it away. I was trying to record today with a hoarse voice and the 8500 doesn't help to clarify my rough voice today. However, for light and thin voices, the 8500 would be magic.I'm going to do some more tests, because my voice is dry today and it's not as clear as normal, so I don't have adequate tests to give a final conclusion. The 8500 seems very good for the price, and the only downside is that it's a dynamic non-powered microphone, so it is not as sensitive as the phantom powered "condenser" microphones. But this isn't a disadvantage, it's just an attribute of dynamic microphones.Note: I also hooked up an impedance matching cable to test this out, by adapting this microphone to plug straight into my small hand held Sony digital recorder. The digital recorder has never worked better! Wow! I was shocked at how clear, and how loud the 8500 was, plugged into an XLR to 1/8" adapter cable, without any preamp or anything. So if you are using a DSLR camera, video camera or other recording device that accepts a 1/8" microphone input cable, this Behringer 8500 will work wonders if you just purchase this impedance matching cable: http://amzn.to/2hqI4ByI had the 8500 plugged directly into my hand held digital recorder using the onboard 1/8" port on the recorder, and it had tons of gain, and very clear signal. I tired the same thing on my computer on the front panel microphone input but that didn't work good at all, it was too quiet, and too much noise. But I haven't tried this using the ports on the back of the computer, or into a real sound card. I will do more tests and report back.
Dr. Who
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015
I use my Behringer Ultravoice XM8500 with my Canon Vixia HF R52 Full HD Camcorder. I bought a Hosa XVM-115F cable. This combination works very well.I use this to cover Golf Tournaments for my startup TV channel. Interviews during Golf Tournaments is very, very clear. It saves me so much time during editing. You can faintly hear the background but whomever is holding the mic is 90% of what you hear in the recording.Even when I fidget with the Mic, you will not hear it on the mic unlike other mica I have tried. I prefer handheld mics because they are clearer and also gives me the control of the interview.I had bought this setup thinking that once my channel becomes successful, I would upgrade to more expensive equipment. But actually for a streaming TV channel this combination already exceeds the specifications so I will keep everything as is. I use iMovie to do my editing.My 7 year old always wants me to take home movies of her singing. This combination is excellent as well. Her audio is very clear and is studio quality.If you want the audio of the person who is holding the mic to have the focus and have a subdued background, this mic will do the trick. It is very, very clear. It is also very tough and durable. I throw it into my camera bag with my other equipment, so I know it can take a beating.PROS:1. Super Clear audio for conducting interviews indoors and outdoors. Works great in noisy environments. Also good for singing.2. Very inexpensive- This compares to $100+ mics.3. Durable - it looks and feels very well made. It can take a beating.4. Case - it comes it a very convenient padded hard case. Doe this price, i was thinking it would just be sent in a cardboard box with filler.CONS:1. Length - Since I use this for covering Golfing events, I need to use a mic flag which makes my hand go over the cable connector when I hold the mic.SUMMARYThis is one of the best bargains I have ever bought on Amazon. A must buy Microphone!