Shure SM58 13:20 Neuman ksm 105 13:40 Earthworks SR40V 13:53 *Higher Notes* Shure SM58 15:13 Neuman ksm 105 14:40 Earthworks SR40V 15:03 *Lower Notes* Shure SM58 15:29 Neuman ksm 105 16:17 Earthworks SR40V 16:40

@AntonBrowne

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your helpful additions. I consider myself reprimanded if the most positive way possible!

@robinsonkist9032

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntonBrowne You're welcome! Nice comparison, man! Keep up the good work!

@gothsurfshorts

2 жыл бұрын

thank you!!

Best review of a microphone I’ve seen.

@AntonBrowne

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

You are doing tremendously good work. Thank you for your efforts.

Your reviews are fantastic. Very helpful.

Excellent demo thank you. I have an SM 58 and bumped up to the Earthworks SR40V a few years ago with an opportunity to add a Neumann KMS 105 and your informative video helped in making the decision to do just that.

@valentinakivalentina8911

2 жыл бұрын

Rode M2 it’s better choice for little value of money ! 20Hz Super Cardioid Condense

wonderful, back in the day i learned about microphones in school but we never took the time to really get to know them in this way. Ive learned so much from these videos!

Man, you put a lot of work on it. Appretiate that. A clear review of what is like to use these microphones. Amazing!

Brilliant demonstration, very helpful. Thank you!

Brilliant mic review - really gets to grips with the differences and relates them to real world use.

He pronounced it Noyman... I instantly subscribed.

@attybong

4 жыл бұрын

BushDoctoRx actually, it is pronounced that way

@MichaelW.1980

4 жыл бұрын

@@attybong Maybe its because of exactly that, why he subscribed? ;) Its not that he said unsubscribe. :)

@EdShrekan

7 ай бұрын

​@@attybongwell if you pronounce it as it sounds in german, it's more like Noymunn

you shoud be getting tons more likes and reviews. you get to the heart of the matter egarding your reviews of vocal mics. I have worked in audio engineering, so I know. Cheers

I love your channel, thank you for your time and expert opinions!

@AntonBrowne

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

The Magic of the Microphone!! love it!

love the vibe emaning from your videos ! +1

Great Review! I love the kms105.

Once again, thank you for this content!

@AntonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Acute. With meticulous hearing. As I decide, on waning funds, which mic to buy, my dad smiles from heaven to hear a musician with Quality Control Engineering chops. Thanks!! --Joe

Love your reviews. Can you do one for the Shure KSM9 wired?

Thanks! This review was very good.

first viewing of the channel - mr manual is higley entertaining :)

Brilliant! I have been using the Neuman KMS 105 for years now. I have actually been purposely using the proximity effect to help with the lows and only now understand why I never really liked the sound down there. Thank you so much. Looks like the Earthworks is my next microphone. It sounds more suited to my voice which, like yours, is lower.

@AntonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

You might like to try the Earthworks SR314, it's like a bigger 105. Not as much lift in the highs, but still some, and far more clean satisfaction in the lows. The SR40V, fast and clean with little to no lift in the highs and a powerful clean low extension. Good luck

@AntonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

... The Neumann KMS 104 Plus has less of the high end lift of the 105 and more in the lows, though not enough for me.

The AKG C 535 EB microphone sounds as good as the Neumann KMS 105. It would be interesting if you compared them, please do it! Congratulations for the your videos and explanations!

GREAT WORK, GOOD COMPARRISON

As always, the answer is: have em all. Thanks for the review!

I like all the mics you reviewed, and seeing the real differences between them. I think it'd be really cool if you could try comparing them to an AKG D7. I love that mic, but don't have the money to compare it to all the others you have.

Best mic review I've seen on youtube. Learnt lots....

Thank you very much!!!

For checking the off-axis response you might try maybe using just a phone with a white/pink noise generator, so it would be easier to move the phone round to different off axis positions? Quite instructive to hear how a standard source of sound is affected by position. I would guess that the "sweetness" of the response is going to be down to the engineering that goes into the diaphragm and thereby the amount of control it has over spurious resonances. Certainly the Neumann and the Earthworks are going to have a much higher level of design and engineering in the diaphragm than the Shure. And of course the Share unlike the other two is a dynamic type, as opposed to a condenser. Which is of course reflected in the price! Another excellent video from someone who knows what he is talking (singing?!) about!

Still tuning in to check the reality from an experienced, dedicated jazz vocalist and solid tutor Anton (studied under Anton & Laura Zakian) "Game Changing" our class training was so intricately considered by them they extravagantly, passionately included all aspects of the reality of the 'doing' of it, singing jazz in that awesome unity & translating it to the public... plus get me paid work doing it! 'Nuff said

Anton, do you think you could possibly make a video explaining all of the different descriptions of frequency ranges that you use? i.e. "muddy", "gravelly", "papery" etc... and where they fall in the frequency spectrum. Thanks!

It's crazy how much I love the SM58

Excellent explanation.

@AntonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Totally resonating with you! Subbing. Cheers from germany

Just becuz SM58 is a legend ! It carved many popular singers !

Thank you!

Bravo!!!

A comparative demonstration that well reveals the differences :-)

@AntonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

I watch theese just for your vibe and voice

@AntonBrowne

2 жыл бұрын

Well thank you!

So it seems I am the only one who likes the Earthworks. In my experience if a mic is neutral (which the earthworks is) and has a wide dynamic range, I can cut/roll off and boost as need on my mixer/DAW. If it's not neutral and its limited in its range, trying to cut and boost is much more challenging. The low end clarity on the earthworks for a male vocal was incredible and intelligible. Now that being said, for someone that wants plug and play and doesn't want to adjust eq. or deal with it. I can see where the Neumann would be appealing. Example: I could cut/boost to make the Earthworks sound like the SM58 but I could never cut/boost the SM58 and make it sound like the Earthworks. Just my take..... BTW, love the review!

you are the master !

Fantastic review and your voice is so calming. How would the KMS 105 compare to the Shure Beta 58a ?

THANKS!

@AntonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

great video... though I'm still not anywhere close to know, which microfon I'm gonna buy next... I actually got the neumann tlm 103 for my homestudio, and I'm absolutely astonished by it... Which kinda makes me a neumann Fan. Now I need one for my live-perfomances and I'm struggling. Depending on the voice characteristics, this would fit me better, as I seem to be in the mid-ranges up to highnotes, less bass, but I can get loud sometimes... hmmm... But it sounds quite awesome, when you showcased it... arrrrgh... Fortunately I'll have about two months of time, to decide before I play my next gig... we'll see... thanks for the video, though =)

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th

Жыл бұрын

Try Rode NTI gen 5 too.

Hello Mr Browne , I'm from the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago ....amazing, edifying, informative and well presented test and review of those three microphones .... never have I come across a test and review like this on youtube .... sounded quite intellectual in delivery and packaging....my question....what type of mixer were you using here.....and I really hope you do more comprehensive microphone tests and reviews ... it will help a lot of folks and viewers in deciding on what mic to buy ....thank you for n advance.....for the record , I'm speaking on behalf of a group of aspiring voice over artists, here in Trinidad and Tobago

@AntonBrowne

5 жыл бұрын

Well I never! As it happens my father was from Trinidad - the family only went there once, in the 80s. As of now (05/11/2018) I would thoroughly recommend the Earthworks SV33 for any studio voice work. It's expensive so maybe you could club together and share but you may find your quest is over. I think they may offer a trial scheme. All the best and say hi to Pointe-à-Pierre where dear old dad was born in 1911.

@antoineinniss5586

5 жыл бұрын

@@AntonBrowne so you got trinidad and tobago roots....wow ...great great .....so anyway Mr Browne ....that earthworks microphone, costs over $17,000 Trinidad and Tobago dollars....we can't afford that , grouped together or not...wow......is there any reasonably priced , or as we call it here, budget dynamic microphone , that sounds good and will get the job done for voice over works

Earthworks 100%! But I really prefer a flat response. If you want to EQ, go ahead. Something you don't get from a demo like this is what the off-axis sounds like (picking up other instruments on the stage) and feedback rejection. Earthworks has a smooth off-axis response so the bleed from the band actually sounds good, and this also is good for gain-before-feedback as there aren't a lot of off-axis peaks that start to ring early.

@AntonBrowne

3 жыл бұрын

Good point!

Thank you for your work, sir, it is not only helpful but entertaining. As irrelevant this question may be, I'll still ask it: what is the brand/model of your monocle, if you don't mind me asking? Thank you!

@AntonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

I got mine from Daniel Cullen in the UK, I use a striaght +2.5 'reading' glass.

Greetings, wow GREAT video, thank you! I like this mic a lot but I can tell from this video the lack of depth and the tendency for your voice which is probably similar to mine would make it boxy and it would distract me or annoy me at the least. Too bad the earthworks doesn't have that sweetness. Question: Do you ever pair these live condenser mics with a preamp or anything before running into something?

@AntonBrowne

4 жыл бұрын

The Earthworks SR314 might be worth a try. It has some sweetness going on and extended but not boomy lows.

@TheVigilantStewards

4 жыл бұрын

@@AntonBrowne Ok thank you, I"ll try to audition that with a 104 plus, and maybe throw in a rode s1 for comparison or shure ksm9

¡¡Gracias!!

@AntonBrowne

3 жыл бұрын

De nada!

if i need a microphone to sing outside where there might be wind, plus need a microphone with as little puffing/P-sounds as possible

First off you don’t want over bass emphasis on a male vocal. I found the KMS105 works better than any other mic I’ve tried. You want your vocals to fit in a mix. Over emphasis on bass sounds weird live or recorded.

@themagicofthemicrophone3794

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron, I don't (fully) agree with you. Firstly it depends on the voice, the style of music and the rest of the system. Bass is problematic and expensive! If you have a naturally muddy voice then you may be able to change that a bit (see my video 'Lovin' The Lows' - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pH6kts2SddjelrA.html) or you may have to roll off the bass and be happy. In a jazz, acoustic, soul, blues etc. etc setting in a good room 200 to 300 seater using moderate volume. A band using quality powerful backline and vocals on their own through a good P.A. (no band through the P.A. - unnecessary and muddies the music and particularly the vocal) can sound fantastic - I rarely hear it currently. I enjoy shaking the room with clean lows. A look at the trouble hi-fi speaker and amp designers go to, to achieve powerful clean bass at only living room volumes gives you an idea of the engineering compromises. The best hi-fi speakers are big, heavy and expensive. The average P.A. speaker seems to fall way short of this quality. The amp needs to have huge reserves, current delivery and also good damping - the average P.A. amp seems to fall way short. Vocalsits (particularly male) who love every nuance - sonic and physical - of the voice and want to use it in their 'art' and make full use of these stage condenser microphones... Do your homework, then spend the money, (keep yourself fit) and enjoy the beautiful instrument (mic and P.A.) coupled to your beautiful instrument (human voice) for so many years that you forget how much it cost! All the best Anton p.s. I'm a musician/teacher who is fortunate enough to earn a bit less than the national average in the UK - no holiday pay, no sick pay and no pension contributions! Put your money where your heart is I reckon.

Great stuff mate!

The Neumann KMS 105 actually quite a fair bit boxy on your voice, bordering on the point where i'd call it a lot boxy. The Earthworks SR40V is truly astonishing in that regard. So yea, with your sort of "Voice of God" bass heavy voice on the low end, i can see why you like it that much. But i noticed something else as well. The Frequency Response on the Shure SM 58 feels very classic to me. Its like its specifically made for the style of singing and the type of voice very popular in the 1960's until parts of the 1970's, tho of course i know, its more like it got popular because of it. It seems that reputation it built back then still holds up to this day, even tho there are microphones better suited in many cases. Now I am not a singer and i use a microphone mainly for spoken words, but listening to you, even tho our voices are quit different, i noticed, the SR40V seems to give a really nice, smooth sound, even if the voice is not as bass-y as yours. But the price is ridiculous.

@AntonBrowne

4 жыл бұрын

I think you're right. The SM58 must have been great in its day (even though the Beyerdynamic M88 preceded it by a number of years). It probably suited the lo-fi PA systems of the day and could survive the rock/blues stages - no point in going from 30Hz to 20kHz when your PA has two 4X8 column speakers fitted with modified guitar drivers. The SM58 has a signature 'sound' and sometimes I recognise that before I recognise the voice! That sound has become part of the sound of rock 'n' roll, and like the Fender Telecaster, why mess with something that sells well and that people will buy without even trying an alternative.

Shure Sm58 Undisputed !!!

From what I can hear the Earthworks is more sensitive to pops. And seems to sound over emphasized on lows and highs. Maybe best for speech.

What mic do you recommend for a male voice like yours? Thanks for the review 👍🏼

Shure sm 58 the best!!!

Mike Tyson reviews microphones XD KMS 105 sounds incredible, so warm and natural :)

SHURE Sm58 Undisputed !

Had a KMS105, many issues with feedback. Small stages in clubs are not ideal for this type of mic. Monitor placement is in front of the stand so it’s imperative to have a cardioid mic. After many many mics I finally found the Heil PR35…An incredible mic.

Price wise the shure is not bad in performance can be eq to match the earthwork

@AntonBrowne

4 жыл бұрын

You can eq the Shure but it simply doesn't have the extended frequency response and also it's muddy, there's nothing you can do about that. The SM 58 is a basic design from 1969 that is well built and 'got lucky' or was marketed well. Beyerdynamic were producing much better mics at and before that time (in my opinion) but they didn't catch on. I would say the SM58 is a fair enough entry level mic and can be kept as a spare when you get something better - if that's what you want. You can buy them second hand for about £40... fair enough. The others are probably overpriced, I think 'diminishing returns' kicks in at this price level. All the best

@daprincehwc

4 жыл бұрын

@@AntonBrowne so I am better of with the earthwork

What I find funny is even putting a SM58 in league with these microphones. Not even in the same class! But we all know it’s a standard workhorse.

You have a detailed ear, make a good sound mixer

sounds very transparent. 🎤👌

goood

@AntonBrowne

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers.

Anyone has any idea which microphone is good for opera singer that is tenor voice?

@gabrieltudor2577

3 жыл бұрын

KMS 105

@ferkancaba

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrieltudor2577 lol it was 2 years ago. But thanks anyway xD I did get Kms105

@gabrieltudor2577

3 жыл бұрын

@@ferkancaba 😅😅

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Hmmm, Know what? For your voice, if you were to duct tape both the Earthworks and the Kms 105 it would be the perfect marriage of the great lows of the Earthworks and the totally transparent sweet highs of the KMS 105! ( ; >)

@AntonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

See video...

@DaveHunterMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@AntonBrowne Which video? I was kind of joking about the duct tape, as each mic is great with it's unique qualities, and the great lows of your voice are def better served on the Earthworks, but do you actually have a video of these duct taped together? Now I know you're kidding right? Can the lows of the Earthworks be mimicked by eq-ing do you think? I also have a wide ranging voice and I'm thinking about The KMS 105...I have used Sennheiser MD 431's all my life but have been considering an upgrade...Would it be?

Personally, I think the SM58 hangs all day long here. The others might be better but the 58 hangs.

We auditioned twelve piano players before we got one who couldn't read music ( L Armstrong )

I think these tests might be more useful in front of a Monitor with drums playing behind you.

Namaskara

@AntonBrowne

4 жыл бұрын

Namaste

La mascara? And “el mas caro” the nos expensive in Spanish hahahaha Neumann is great but el más caro

@AntonBrowne

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm embarrassed to say I rely on Google!

pretty shure that an eq gets the "edginess" which for me is just a broken eq curve. Hate the sm 58

SM58 wins again. The other two are studio mics in a hand-held form and are not stage mics at all. Let's be real here.

What's the point of comparing two mics that belong to two completely different price segments? Neumann is like 7 times more expensive, of course it does a better job. Maybe it was just for fun.

@AntonBrowne

4 жыл бұрын

I understand your dismay. The idea was to show a breadth of what's available. Most people will (know it or not) be familiar with the sonic characteristics of the SM58 so this is (hopefully) to show what a more expensive mic has to offer - but you may well prefer the 58. All the best, Anton

@pianoplayerUSA

2 жыл бұрын

@@AntonBrowne One year later and I’ve found your video helpful for that exact purpose.

typical f academic forever learning and never understanding!

i hear a big different dynamic level. sm58 sounds flat, all levels have the same sound no variation, neumann sounds like real phase and no muddy midrange, so much more velocity settings.

Here's my take if you're listening to live music for a couple of hours your ears start to get fatigued and after a while who cares what microphone you're using it all starts the sound the same

@AntonBrowne

4 жыл бұрын

Well... probably the singer cares because of what the chosen mic allows/encourages vocally. AB

@gemomo1595

4 жыл бұрын

@@AntonBrowne but if you have a good inner ear monitors that shouldnt be an issue

@AntonBrowne

4 жыл бұрын

Ahh, I think I get your point. I rarely notice my ears getting fatigued in everyday life. Insane volume, sirens etc. will do it, as will trying to listen to someone talk in a club or noisy environment. I have a pair of Beats Pro headphones and I enjoy their larger-than-life interpretation (particularly the bass) but only for a while... my ears get tired/bored after a time. I have noticed that with good gear, you can be loud without noticing how loud you are, although the neighbours might! It seems to me that the main cause of fatigue is distortion or 'unnatural' sound. Clean, high resolution, flat frequency sound doesn't need to be so 'loud' for people to 'hear' everything clearly; they don't have to struggle for any frequencies or hear through frequency excesses. Of course the room/environment has a lot to do with this, but may as well start with the best you can. I plan to do a video entitled 'The Preponderance of Presence vs Resolution' exploring my experiences to date. AB

Man, I hate your Earthquake mic ....

Your beyers are too bright.. These mics are OK on the high end.

@AntonBrowne

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Beyers can be. The designs were from an era when PA Systems lacked top and bottom and this probably helped (most other mics do the same thing) easy enough to roll some off on the desk if needed. I would love a flatter M88 but I doubt that will ever happen!

@nayuki2020

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntonBrowne oh wow.. thx for the explanation. Neumann NDH20 are my daily driver right now, have you ever gave it a try?

You review microphones and yet i could barely hear you. Maybe you need to use a better microphone.

@AntonBrowne

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!

You speak and sing too far from the microphone. You should set everything to a distance closer to your mouth by lowering the volume of the microphone. In this way you will have a wider vocal range, and cleaner sounds while maintaining the same sonic strength of the high volume as the distance is closer. I used the translator.

Come on man! Get on with it! We don't care about the stupid packing. Get on with it! Let's hear the difference! 6 minutes into it and finally getting to it...!!!!

@AntonBrowne

5 жыл бұрын

I know, I know and I try to limit my ramblings, honest but do you really want to rush making love... to what avail? You can always skip on, no?

Just compare these mics side by side first as the video suggest. These other info are not the important stuffs. the video could have 10 minutes. We wanna which is better. Infact do a blind test you know too much about the mics that it could ruin one's perception of which is ACTUALLY BETTER. Normally I thought black people are mostly straight to the point. I nearly thumb down the video.but because of love and respect for your talent I relented. But go straight to the point. People want to buy these mics and so come here to see from those who already have them. So do them justice and dont say too much about the mics. I have two other your lovely review, test unbox and too many things in one, making the video too long. This is why there isn't enough subscribe for you. honey. common black people don't do things like beating about the bush like this. You are kings and queens. Go straight to the most important bits. This is what I most people do, never ever getting the meat of the matter. Who cares when the mics were invented and the box. That is okay but the sound of the mic. And please say the same things and same distance and feel to each mic. stop moving them to keep the consistency. Now I sound like a hater to you. which am not. But you no don't what we want to know. I used to do these type things early in my videos not the channel that am replying from here. And people complained and so I changed. And I see growth and people getting values and less annoyance. Please brova re do these videos. They are very hot topics that could drive your channel higher. But use different titles.

@matthiascieslik5301

6 жыл бұрын

I think his reviews are perfect like that.