[linux-audio-user] OT: Recommendations for Headphones and Mic

James Stone jamesmstone at gmail.com
Tue Jan 2 10:15:47 EST 2007


On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 02:29:07PM -0800, Brad Fuller wrote:
> 
> The SM58 mentioned before is a perfectly fine mic for those on a tight 
> studio budget. I would suggest that before the SM57. That's about $100. 
> Dynamic mics are generally going to be cheaper than condensers or 
> ribbons when matching quality to quality. But, there are many new 
> condensers out and the prices are competitive. You might fair better 
> auditioning several of the lower priced condensers if you are going to 
> use this for studio singing.  Check out the AKG Perception mics. They 
> are inexpensive. I've never used one, so I don't know anything about 
> them except they are inexpensive and mfr'd in China. Audio-Technica has 
> several inexpensive condensers as well. Shure has an all-around rugged 
> condenser for vocals: SM86. If you want a rugged handheld mic, the SM58 
> is good. But, you can't beat the Electro-Voice 635A. It use to be 
> advertised as being able to hammer nails and still work fine. It'll 
> never break.

I would like a brief rundown on what I will need for each mic
setup.. I am guessing:

For a dynamic mic: 

1) The mic! 
2) A mic preamp
3) a XLR-jack and jack to jack lead

For a Condenser mic:

1) The mic
2) A phantom power supply
3) a mic preamp (do I need this as well as #2?)
4) a XLR-XLR and XLR to jack lead

All these seem to add quite an extra cost to the mic.. Really
seems like a waste of time with a SBLive, but I guess they would
give a better upgrade path than buying an all in one
condenser/USB mic.

Thoughts?

James



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