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Professional Dynamic Handheld Microphone
Professional Moving Coil Microphone, Dynamic Handheld Mic with 15' ft. XLR Cable
Features:- Built-in Acoustic Pop Filter
- Ultra-Wide Frequency Response
- High Signal Output for Vocals & Singing
- Rugged Construction & Steel Mesh Grill
- Integrated Low Noise Circuitry
- Includes: 15' ft. XLR to 1/4'' Audio Connection Cable
- Perfect for Stage Performances or In-Studio Use
Technical Specs:
- Mic Element/Type: Dynamic
- Pickup/Polar Pattern: Uni-Directional
- Mic Body Material: Zinc Alloy Metal
- Frequency Response: 50Hz-15KHz
- 600 Ohm Output Impedance (+/-)30%
- Microphone Sensitivity: -54dB (+/-)3db(0dB=1V/Pa @ 1KHz)
- Dimensions: Φ1.24'' x 6.14''
This unidirectional, dynamic handheld microphone is perfect for the serious musician recording in the studio or out on stage. It's perfect for voice recording due to the high quality moving coil unidirectional dynamic element. Thanks to the durable zinc alloy metal construction and steel mesh ball shaped grill, you know your equipment is secure. Includes a 15 foot XLR cable.
NicoCRX
Reviewed in France on February 17, 2025
Copie du légendaire SM57 en 5x moins coûteux.Je l’ai acheter en complément pour l’enregistrement multipiste de nos répétitions.Ça fait le boulot sans problème sur la caisse claire avec une courbe fréquence un peu plus généreuse dans les hauts médiums mais rien d’insurmontable.Super rapport / qualité prix
Jim
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2025
Good value. Hardware on cord better than I expected. Clean sound, but could be a bit more sensitive.
Way
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2025
great sound and budget microphone; the cable plug is crimped to the wire probably need some reinforcement; due to constant twisting or bending it may break; will add some shrink tubing; besides there are no other issues.
Sam
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2024
Sound Quality: Very Clear, no noise or distortionSound Response: Exaggerated mid to high frequenciesBuild Quality: Good to Very GoodFeel: Light compared to SM57Handling noise: fairly high (much like the SM57), neither should be handheld without care.Missing: Mic mount - this mic should be used mountedAdditional accessories needed: Windscreen.Notes: Some might find the exaggerated mid to high frequencies to be sibilant, while others may find it more pleasing, with better intelligibility for spoken words compared to an SM57. You can EQ this mic to make it sound nearly indistinguishable from an SM57, if that's what you desire.This mic's target may be the consumer Karaoke market, judging from the included cable that terminates in 1/4" TS plug. I would rather see this mic with a mic mount and windscreen included rather than the cable. Thick windscreen, or doubling up on a windscreen, can tame some of the bumped up mids and highs, making this mic sound smoother (IMHO).Overall a great value, good quality mic!
Jeewan D.
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on March 26, 2024
The sound is excellent , i used for snare drum and congas, Bongos. The high end is better than famous SM 57
Milton
Reviewed in Mexico on August 23, 2022
Es excelente. Realice pruebas con un SM58 y se acerca mucho a la calidad y rango de frecuencias. Lo uso para captar el amplificador de guitarra eléctrica.
يزيد
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on June 25, 2022
مايك حلو للي يدور مايك رخيص و صوت واضح أهم شي إذا طلب المايك خذ معه كيبل xlr لان الكبيل اللي يجي معه تعبان
Kyle
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018
TL:DR--Unbeatable for the price and an hour of your time to beef up the wires. Gave me a great recording at low volume in my apartment, way better than the used and bargain mics I already had. Feels solid, sounds good, will be buying more and recommending to anyone looking to record or amp live!After reading the reviews and watching some youtube videos I jumped on this rediculous bargain and could not be happier! It IS NOT an SM57, but it is a great sounding dynamic instrument mic. As soon as I received the mic the rewire began. It really does have very, very thin cheesy wires in it. Probably 26ga or smaller, more insulation than conductor. I went to Lowes and picked up copper strand 16ga, a little bigger than I wanted and a little difficult to work into the housing of the mic during reassembly but I'm sure the increase in signal bandwidth was that much more beneficial. It's a very simple 2 wire replacement using a small piece of scrap wire to ground pin 1 to the chassis screw and you're done. The mic is balanced and can handle a larger current making it come to life. I'm not an electrical engineer so I can't really say what the bullet point benefits are other than the signal isn't choked by a narrow path anymore.I didn't even bother trying the mic as is because of the number and strength of positive reviews on the rewire, and they were right. I put this up to a Krank Rev Jr 1x12, midway from edge to cap using a Bugera G5 at 0.1w, full gain distrortion, quarter volume, and my Schecter C-1 in Drop C and the results were great using a Focusrite 18i20. I did have the gain at 3/4 to get -12db but I wasn't able to hear any discoloration, only a full sounding, clear thrash and chug meddley of metal. I'm guessing having 16ga wire all the way around helped deliver the higher power signal with ease. But as I sit here and write this I wonder if the thin cheesy wire continues in the capsule or if the pins the wires are soldered to continue to the diaphram itself...curious.At any rate, this mic is worth more than what it costs if you take the time and effort to beef up the power delivery. Much like car audio too small of wire will choke your system and strain it, but after a certain point larger wire is no benefit. You can get a soldering iron for 10 dollars at some major retailers and it will come the solder wire. Watch a few youtube videos and take your time. Even with all that considered, you've saved time and money over an SM57. Because, how many hours do you have to work to pay off an SM57? How about a $15 mic, possibly a $10 iron, and an hour of your time? Think about it if you're serious but skeptical. I was, but now I'm going to buy a few more for general purposes in recording live bands!
Leo
Reviewed in Italy on February 12, 2018
TRIVIA: Come hanno scritto in tanti è in pratica uno dei tanti cloni del 57, ma non marchiato shure, viene prodotto da un azienda Americana di tutto rispetto che costruisce i supi prodotti in cina, la Pyle ! Pyle non solo si occupa di microfoni ma anche di altre cose nel campo musicale come coni e amplificatori ecc.USO: Il Pyle PDMIC78 è un microfono robusto che vi arriva in una scatola d buona fattura con un cavo in dotazione. Il microfono si presta bene a tutti i tipi di strumenti , specialmente percussioni, riprese da amp chitarre e strumenti tipo sax ,clarinetti e flauti ecc. Per coloro che vorrebbero usarlo come mic voce dico subito che è meno adatto, ma con qualche accorteza è possibile usarlo anche per cantare ma solo su asta, è preferibile cercare un microfono per voce specifico (stile sm58). IN STUDIO: Ho provato questo microfono (ne ho 4) e vi posso garantire che alla resa dei conti a livello di ripresa ci sono delle differenze irrisorie, anzi ho preferito la ripresa timbrica del pyle rispetto al 57 originale. Molti storceranno il naso leggendo quello che scrivo ma spesso la maggior parte sanno solo criticare senza essere costruttivi o positivi. Cosa pretendere da un microfono che mi è costato 14 euro???? Invece resterete meravigliati !! CONNESSIONI: I microfoni arrivano già con connessioni bilanciate percui chi scrive il contrario è in errore. Il microfono in dotazione funziona ma vi consiglio sempre un xlr2 xlr per isolarvi dai rumori di fondo. Ma questo non significa che il cavo non è funzionante, se non avete nessuna pretesa anche il cavo in dotazione va bene (se non altro lo tenete come back-up) !! Vi lascio due consigli alternativi, usatelo sulla grancassa , sono rimasto scioccato dalla resa sonora e dall pressione che sopporta ! Provate due pyle come OH , un mic sul rullante e un mic nella cassa ,, risultato? senza parole !!! LIVE? :Ho provato anche dal vivo, confermo quello che scrino altrove, vanno bene ! CONCLUSIONE: Per il loro prezzo vanno bene, Sicuramente nel tempo un shure originale durerà di più specialmente se abusato dal vivo, d'altronde cosa volete ? un mic originale shure costa 120+ euro quindi inutile fare paragoni ,no?
Gabriel Ortiz
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2016
I bought this microphone simply and almost only because of its great price hoping it would not break on me, distort any sounds or cause impairing feedback while on stage. As a starting musician, my budget was very low and my only posible income came directly from playing a few gigs as a local dive bar, which didn't pay much, so when the time came to buy a microphone for my guitar amplifier my soul was set to buy a Shure SM-57 due to its undeniable reputation. However, I did not have $100 to spend solely on a microphone so as soon as I saw the Pyle-Pro PDMIC78 on my sugestions bar I was shocked to see a $10 option. I did not think twice about it as I pressed "Proceed to Checkout."Here is my opinion so far:FIRST IMPRESSION:The package came pretty quickly (under a week!) and is actually very neat (blue box with pictures and information written all over). First thing that you can see in the box is that the microphone is neatly and safely wrapped next to a cheap mic cable (XLR to 1/4"). To be fair, that cable stopped working after two years of severe abuse, which is not at all bad from a free cable that came with a $10 mic. The microphone itself closely resembles the praised SM-57 and is just as heavy. The PDMIC78 is made of metal (HEAVY metal, lol). Mine has been dropped several times from several heights and has not even dented; definitely great material.SOUND:In terms of how it sounds, it is possibly the closest I have ever heard to the actual SM-57 in this incredible price range!Don't get me wrong here, every microphone is different in some way and the quality of the SM-57 is not comparable to, say, an SM-7B, but as far as a $10 mic can go, the only defining difference between the PDMIC78 and the SM-57 is how much "gain" they capture. I'm not by any means a mic tech and have very basic to intermediate knowledge on how mics work, but when it comes to the mixer, the PDMIC78 requires about 3dB less in the gain control. Since I bought this microphone, its main use has been in front of an amp speaker. I use a considerably small amp (Blackstar HT-40) so my best bet is to mic up the speaker and set the controls however I need them to be. For a full two years the PDMIC78 has been the most reliable microphone in my rig, and I carry an SM-57 now to use the double-mic method.CURRENT USE:As mentioned above, I use the double-mic method on a 1x12" speaker cabinet. I am a total sound snob and when I play, I NEED my sound to be as perfect as I can possible get it. Because of that I have chosen to use two microphones and a direct line. So my rig goes like this: I plug in Blackstar's Emulated Out directly to the main console and use that as a basis for how I want to shape my tone, then I put the SM-57 directly towards the cone's sweetspot (every speaker has a different one; mine happens to be a little bit off the center) at about two to three inches from the grill cloth. After I play a bit with the mix between the direct and the Shure, I place the PDMIC78 aimed towards the sweetspot at an angle of around a radian or so from the cloth and move it a little bit further away from the SM-57 so as to get a few more tones coming from directly around that sweetspot. When I mix in the three, the direct line is about 4-5dB lower than the mics and has about -3dB on the high frequencies. I boost the low end of the SM-57 a tad bit (depends on the room) and work the mid sections mostly with the Pyle. I'm not using the mics for specific frequencies or so, but I do target what they can do best in they're position and compensate what they do worst.OVERALL:This mic has worked wonders in live and studio applications, and has earned an impressive reputation wherever it goes. Sound engineers and musicians alike have gotten speechless simply because of this microphone's versatile performance and incredible adaptability. I know for sure this mic will be on my rig for years to come, even as a professional musician. For the price listed on Amazon.com, this is a steal. However, A review with only good things to say and no drawbacks isn't a good review, it's just advertising. I really wish Pyle-Pro ditched the cheap cable the mic brought and sent a small protective pouch to safely store the mic in. It doesn't have to be leather (or whatever it is) like Shure makes them, but even a small canvas or microfiber pouch can help ease my mind when I put it inside a bag with clips and mics that could scratch it. Just a bit of help when it comes to caring for your product would be more than nice!Thank you for reading this review; Happy Shopping!
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