Pyle Dynamic Microphone, Wired Handheld Coil Mic for Singing, Compatible w/ Karaoke Machine-Speaker-Amplifier, Professional for Vocals, Cardioid Plug-in XLR with cable

A very good microphone for the price. From a sound quality point of view, I would say the PDMIC78 is comparable to a genuine SM57, but with a slightly brighter high end. Build quality from the outside is similar, but the the PDMIC78 is lighter (Due to the lack of an internal transformer). As with Pyles other microphones, this is also not balanced (not that most people will hear a difference), but that can be fixed in just a couple of minutes. I would recommend this mic to anyone on a budget, anyone starting out or even those who just need some extra SM57 style mics around the studio.

I mostly record electric guitars via modelling plugins, primarily Amplitube or Bias, but I wanted a decent mic for those rare occasions when I might want to record my little Marshall. For all I'd use it, it didn't make sense to splurge on an SM57, so this seemed like a good alternative - and for the most part, it is. It has quite a similar character to the 57, with the same brash midrange, but perhaps a little more scratchy in the high end. This is easily compensated for in EQ, though. My biggest caveat is this: I'm not sure if it's stated anywhere in the literature, but this mic has an UNBALANCED output, rather than the balanced output found in an SM57. This is perhaps why it's supplied with an XLR>jack lead rather than XLR>XLR. For most applications, this won't matter, but I found it caused problems with a dual mic setup using a Rode NT1-A in the rear of the guitar cab, and the Pyle with an XLR>XLR lead. My Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface, like most similar devices, supplies phantom power across all inputs. When engaged for the Rode, this caused a significant rise in noise and loss of signal quality for the Pyle mic. It could have been worse - phantom power can destroy an unbalanced mic. The info could be a lot clearer on this point. It was easily worked around, however, by simply using the XLR>jack lead. A quick google found a simple mod to turn the Pyle's output to balanced, but given the ease of just using the supplied lead, I'll probably not bother with that. All in all, this is a good value, and very usable, microphone.

I have given this microphone five stars because for the money it is brilliant. It sounds good and like the excellent SM57 it copies, it is a very good general purpose microphone. I've not used it yet on toms, snare or guitar cabinets, but I assume it will handle such roles well. I always preferred an SM57 on vocals to the almost ubiquitous SM58 provided the singer had a pure sounding voice, and I'm guessing that this mic will perform well in such a role too. It is far more feedback resistant than I dared hope; on test I could use it extremely close to and almost on axis with nearfield monitors without feedback, which is excellent. Incidentally, for anyone who has used an SM57 on snares, a role to which it is quite well suited although not as well suited as the sublime Sennheiser MD441, this cheapo Pyle Pro copy does have a distinct advantage. The SM57 top is held in place by a copper spring clip and all too often an over-enthusiastic drummer would knock the end off with his sticks,resulting in searches on hand and knees on the stage after the gig. Frequently, the clip would be lost and would result in a long wait for my supplier to obtain spares for me. This mic seems to be free of clip fastening. I've not discovered how the end is fixed but it does seem sturdier than on the mic it copies. This mic does have one significant disadvantage though which may not effect everyone, but as an avowed lover of capacitor mics, this microphone does not like phantom power. As yet I haven't found out why, but used on a desk with global phantom power, there is a distinctive mains-like hum. Using the mic with an active DI box enables the use of the mic noiselessly with phantom power switched on, but it does tie up a DI. A warning applicable to any mic as well as this one is that under no circumstances should you try and fit a male XLR connector to replace the 1/4 inch jack. The cable itself is totally unsuitable for use on a balanced microphone, but if anyone tried wiring a male XLR onto the cable in the same fashion as the female XLR, will end up destroying this (and any) microphone if connected to phantom power with the supplied cable. If uncertain of this warning, check 'phantom power' on t'internet. In summary, it does seem remarkable that anyone is able to manufacture a microphone of this quality, ship it half way around the world and sell it for under a tenner. Despite that, this is a perfectly useable mic and looks to be sturdily enough constructed to make it quite reliable in use. The 15 foot microphone cable is fairly naff, but the microphone itself would still be a bargain at twice the price.

Doesn't need re-wiring to make it balanced anymore (Feb 2018). Note that it doesn't have a transformer in it, so if you're going to plug this into something that only has a global phantom power switch you might not like the results! If you don't need any phantom power, or can turn it on and off per channel (and are careful not to plug this in to a channel that still has phantom power on by mistake) then it'll be fine. Doesn't come with a mic clip or case, and the cable is XLR to mono jack using single core screened cable, so is next to useless for any pro audio people. Note that the SM57 doesn't come with a cable at all, so you can't really complain :-) As others have said though, this microphone sounds remarkably good. I'm buying two more right now! Edit: I now have three of these and they're great.

As per many reviews for this product, it is important to know that this microphone has been wired to be UNBALANCED. I'm speculating that this is because the manufacturer intended this for people who would be plugging this mic and its accompanying cable (male XLR on the mic end to 1/4" TRS or 6.35mm mono male plug on the other end) into a karaoke machine of some description. Clearly, a significant number of us are intrigued by this microphone because it looks very similar to a very famous mic that is commonly used for recording guitar cabs and acoustic instruments as well as vocals. I am one of those who bought this mic to see if this shapes up well against the more famous original, and my initial impressions are that this mic clearly has a voice of its own. The internals are (surprise, surprise) very different. You get two very skinny black wires, so you can't tell which is meant to be the hot output vs cold, and at the other end of the microphone, the mic is very clearly wired unbalanced. The very first thing I did was to replace the skinny wires with more robust ones, wire up the plug end to be balanced before wiring up at the element end, with a bit of trial and error to figure out which terminal was for the hot signal. With the new wiring tested, the mic is surprisingly quiet, it also has a very pleasant level of clarity which I had come to expect from my "original." All in all, given that I am a bit of a DIY guy, I feel that for the price and a bit of time spent re-wiring this microphone, you will get something that provides an alternative voice to the classic sound we all know and have come to get used to. Maybe you just want something that works straight out of the box, maybe you're just not interested in "knock-offs" that come close but just ain't the same. Feel free to pass this on by while the rest of us pull out our soldering irons and have some fun. Since the manufacturer has not skimped on build quality overall, buying this mic is certainly well worth the effort.

Cheap mike so must be rubbish - well, not so IMHO. It is solidly built, metal not plastic and comes with a longish XLR to jack cable. was very well packaged. I made a perfectly good foot stomp drum with it, an old wooden box, a bit of wood to keep the box slightly open (cuts down any echo and also is more comfortable to play not being totally level), some wood screws, an old pair of socks (washed I might add) and some telephone wire just to keep the mike in place (at the heel end of the box worked best for me). Needed a £2.50 "welcome" mat to rest it on in use so as not to mess up anyone's wooden floor. Looks totally professional - at a distance - and sounds really really good just connected to either a guitar amp or my mixer - no reverb/treble on zero/bass on high. All in £15 compared to a great deal more for the same thing. Works absolutely perfectly. I am pretty shure (oops misspelling) you can do a lot more with this mike.

Excellent microphone for the price. As a music technician, I'm not going to pretend this stacks up against any of the expensive mics by Rode, Sennheiser or even the model it's based on - the Shure SM57. But for the price, you won't find anything better. It picks up sound clearly and coherently, with hardly any hiss and good frequency response. In the past, I've used it for guitar (the sound of which in particular got praised) and I currently use it for audio commentary on YouTube videos I make, though if you are to use it for vocal work I would recommend a pop shield. The reasons I have given it four stars instead of five are the fact that it doesn't come up with a mic clip and, more annoyingly, the cable is XLR to jack, not just a normal XLR cable. That took some working around originally but I got there. However, if this doesn't bother you (if you have a jack input or just an XLR cable anyway), the microphone itself is top quality. One person gave it one star because his was faulty, but then we all receive occasional faulty products. I have had mine for well over a year now and it hasn't failed me once. It's been a fantastic purchase and I highly recommend it.

Was pleasantly surprised by how good this mic is for the price. Used it for brass, woodwind (incl. flute, clarinet and sax) and all sorts of drums and it works great. Quite a top-heavy sound - would not recommend for bass sounds (ie. tuba, bass guitar amps, kick drum), but works well for everything else. It did arrive with the housing slightly unscrewed, but I imagine that's to avoid it seizing up during storage so nothing to worry about. Will be buying half a dozen more of these soon! One thing to keep in mind though - it doesn't come with a mic clip, so make sure you've got one before buying!

Ein sehr gutes Mikrofon, absolut vergleichbar mit dem Shure Sm 57, nur dieses kostet über 100 € ! Besonders geeignet, wenn man mit einer Mundharmonika über einen Verstärker spielen möchte. Durch die Nierencharakteristig liegt es fantastisch in der Hand, falls man ohne Mikrofonständer mit einer Mundharmonika das Mikrofon nutzt. Ich kann es wärmstens empfehlen !!!!

¿Qué parece? Un clon del mítico SM57 ¿Qué es? Un clon del mítico SM57 ¿Cómo suena? Tan parecido a un SM57 que mucha gente no notaría la diferencia. ¿Cómo rinde? Muy correctamente, tanto en grabaciones como en directos. La construcción es sólida y el micro tiene un peso que da confianza a la hora de manipularlo. El sonido es bueno, aguanta transitorios sin ningún problema, la sensibilidad es buena. Grabando lo he utilizado para percusión y para amplificadores de guitarra sin ningún problema. Incluso combinándolo con un 58 con la cápsula descubierta para microfonear un amplificador se obtiene un estéreo muy interesante y agradable. El único defecto que le podría dar sería que de fábrica no aprovecha la salida balanceada, pero es algo que se soluciona con un poco de estaño y 2 minutos de maña. A pesar de ello, lo estuve utilizando sin balancear para algunas grabaciones y no me dio problemas de ruido ni de ningún otro tipo. También lo he comparado con algunos clones chinos del SM57 y el Pyle los supera con creces. Conclusión: Un SM57 siempre será un SM57, pero en lo personal puedo decir que estoy muy contento y volveré a comprar uno si lo necesito.

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?

Fait très bien le job en overhead pour un set percu.

The sound is excellent , i used for snare drum and congas, Bongos. The high end is better than famous SM 57