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Quality


I use 5 of this mics for a podcast and i’m very happy with the results


I am extremely pleased with this product


Its honestly good enough for most things i just wouldnt use it for professional work where sound quality is a concern


I cant believe the quality of this mic at 23 i am blown away

Price


This is a great mike and would have cost 120 bucks 30 years ago


I would expect this to cost quadruple the price


I would still buy this microphone even if it was twice the price

Packaging/appearance


More on that belowthe microphone the xm8500 replaced was the neewer nw700 condenser microphone which is another cheap microphon...  Read More

Competitiveness


I own a shure sm58 but wanted a few extra mics for when i work with other people or want to mic an instrument


I wanted an sm58 but didnt have sm58 money so i bought this


Seems a little brighter than an sm58


A sm58 might have minimal higher output but 99 of the time no one will notice

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    quality, great, good, nice and better.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 3051.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 3,266 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 12 2021.

Helpful InsightsBETA

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I wanted an sm58 but didnt have sm58 money so i bought this


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Makes the nw700 sound like your talking into a tin can


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    A good sounding mic but there is no on or off switchmute button


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I missed the return window on this so i couldn’t return it and bought it as the country was locking down and couldn’t return


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The only thing missing is a turn off switch


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its a 34 clip but the microphone is at least 1 thick so its useless


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Voice is clear and there is no color i can perceive

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