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Behringer XM8500

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Behringer XM8500

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Good for the money

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4 Oct 3rd, 2009 

2 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
cheap, effective to a point .  look good

Disadvantages:
poor checking, feedback at lower levels than other stage mics

Recommendable Yes:

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Sound Quality

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adamwolters

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OK they are a copy of the industry standard sm58 (the most popular microphone in the world) the xm8500 (85 not 58 geddit?) in tests at the college where i work came out sounding similar - but not as crisp and realistic in the mid range. They also feedback at lower volumes than the sm58 in a Live test. We have a few come through our college, and some sounded great and some not so good. SO the checking is not as good...if you buy from a store check it through an amplifier before you buy - perhaps?

They are a great first mic for the money, likely to have been built by slaves for the money (think about £15 quid for a mic???) and they are not the same as an SM58.

oh and they are Cardioid pickup pattern - which means you can point them and they only "hear" from the front. (omni means hearing all around equally omni directional , omni present, etc)

I do advise my students to buy them if they dont have the money for a shure sm58, or better still a shure beta 57. 

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TheHairyGodmother 04.10.2009 12:56

nice review

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