Shure SM58 made in china

[Agent_So]

mga bro... may nakita ako ngbebenta ng shure sm58 made in china... for P800.. tanung ko lang.. may shure factory ba talaga sa china or pirated lang talaga itong mga mics na ito.. kung may shure nga... how bout the quality?? thanks mga bro;.;.

[KitC]

Please refer to this thread.

AFAIK, the Shure factories are in Mexico and there no factories elsewhere in the world. Shures 'made in china' are bound to be fakes and with the price you stated, they certainly are. Secondly, the quality on these fakes are poor - plastic bodies and questionable capsules; the real Shure mics have heavy metal bodies, durable windscreens, and capsules that don't look and sound cheap.

[bugoy]

may ginawa bang counter part ang Behringer ng SM57 at SM58 ?

[starfugger]

you can PM Mr. Tarkuz about Shure mics.  Php 800 for a shure mic? not even second hand items will cost that cheap (unless sold in bulk or very beat up).

[BAMF]

Please refer to this thread.

AFAIK, the Shure factories are in Mexico and there no factories elsewhere in the world. Shures 'made in china' are bound to be fakes and with the price you stated, they certainly are. Secondly, the quality on these fakes are poor - plastic bodies and questionable capsules; the real Shure mics have heavy metal bodies, durable windscreens, and capsules that don't look and sound cheap.

Uy hinde ah.

I don't know about the questionable capsules but the shure fakes also have heavy metal bodies.

Take a trip down Sales st. near raon, where they make all those Karaoke machines. Oh ! If I could only A-B a Shure Shure and a Shure Fake !

Y'know, they even sell the "Shure" mic element there (Shurely fake) for only P180.

Don't it make y'all curious ? Like maybe, have the Chinese really approached the sound quality of Shure to the point where they blatantly brand the thing as such ?

[starfugger]

BAMF you will find this interesting:

http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/files/CF2A0C54CEECE33886256A80000F9319

whenever people complain about rip offs, the first thing that hits is this question:   do they really sound THAT good???

[BAMF]

Great editorial.

That's my same stand on the Boss vs. Behringer issue. There is no condonation tho for the direct copying of the trademark, and its an "unfair business practice" to say the least, worthy of a raid on the sellers and importers of these items.

But the technology is a different matter. There is a reason why patents are only protected for 17 years.

Actually din, I've heard the Shurely fake SM58's. They do sound good, in a "karaoke" sense. I'm not shure though if they still sound good beside a shurely shure mike.

[luminamusic]

mga bro... may nakita ako ngbebenta ng shure sm58 made in china... for P800.. tanung ko lang.. may shure factory ba talaga sa china or pirated lang talaga itong mga mics na ito.. kung may shure nga... how bout the quality?? thanks mga bro;.;.

walang ganyan orig

[KitC]

I don't know about the questionable capsules but the shure fakes also have heavy metal bodies.

I've opened one na. They sometimes use aluminum bodies with steel inserts. Some even use metallized plastic bodies similar to the technology used in my old Canon AT-1 SLR..

[bugoy]

may ginawa bang copy ang Behringer ng SM57 at SM58 ?

[KitC]

may ginawa bang copy ang Behringer ng SM57 at SM58 ?

You mean like this?

Funny thing... I was at the hardware department store in Robinson's Pioneer when I saw replacement mic grills that look like they were made for the SM-58. Ma-try nga minsan kung kasya...

[bugoy]

ayos ahh ano toh copy ng SM58, ehehe sobra mura ah ? eh SM57 meron kaya mura alternative na same features ?

[Tarkuz Toccata]

yung SM58 copy nila ay equivalent to fake SM58, opinyon ko lang.

[bugoy]

ano ba yung Shure na Prologue ? anong specs nya at magkano ? at meron bang SM57 na silver ? dba ang SM57 eh black dapat ? may nakita kc ako SM57 pero silver eh sa bahay ng barkada ko ginagamit pang video oke pero nakalagay shure SM57 ? at ang sabi sakin nung may ari eh 6k daw ang bili ng tatay nya dun ?

[KitC]

Could it be this? SM-545SD - I think it's meant for podium lecterns.



Meron din silver-bodied SM-58, the 565SD

[bugoy]

not shure pero parang SM57 talaga yung nabsa ko.. anyway ano yung shure prologue ? anong specialization nya at difference between sm58 ?

[YJMCowboy]

Ganito lang kasimple yon. Kasi I've tried it. A real sure Sm58, a Behringer
xm8500 or some other pro mics that do not have a switch will have a tremendous proximity effect or bass boost as you put it closer to the mouth. When you AB a pro mic with a karaoke mic, even the ones that have some quality, the pro mics will have more low end "Body". This is
a design intended to boost the voice in a band context. A karaoke mic will
NOT help you in a live situation with a full band. The voice will be drowned.
Or even a singer like Regine will sound raspy and thin if she AB'd herself.
The karaoke mic was designed to be used in a, duh, karaoke setting, where the accompanying music is not as loud as a full band, complete with mixers to to compensate for whatever needs the singer may have.
Karaoke mics, including the fake or china shures all have this thin and sharp quality which is perfect for a karaoke seeting. It needs no eq kasi it's sharp and clear. I'm talking about the "good" karaoke mics.
A true sm58 or even Behringer xm8500 will sound boomy if used with a sound system designed for karaoke. Without a mixer or eq even the great sm58 ngo ngo tunog.
It wasn't designed to be used in that way. That's why a karaoke mic is better for karaoke. It's sharp ,thin but clear. A true shure sm58 sounds nasal and boomy. Try recording with it. You get the same result.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. Even with the lows rolled off. There's an inherent boominess that tells you it wasn't design to be used that way. It's a great live mic. The best. But for mixerless karaoke, I'd go with the best karaoke mic anytime. That includes the fake or china sm58's. Even for recording with an ordinary pc. Try to get a sound with a true sm58 and a
good karaoke mic, eq's set to flat. The shures sound
muddy. The china sounds thin
but clear and easier to mold into that psuedo condenser sound with use
of plugins. With a true sm58, you'd have to roll off the low end with plugins and then start from there. With a mixer and eq you could get away
using a 58 in a karaoke setting, but plugged into your muslim sound system, the 58 is not very forgiving. You get mud.  A good karaoke mic is the better choice.

An sm57 on the other hand may be a different story. Don't ask me i havent tried it. They say a 57 is sharp.

Just remember, for live singing in a band,  a true sm58 is best.

For karaoke or home recording on a cheap pc,
you can do better with a good karaoke mic.

( applause ) Thank you.