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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Cagle" data-source="post: 65195" data-attributes="member: 277">Re: Sennheiser e835 opinions suggestions.That is exactly why I have the SM58&#039;s and e835&#039;s. It is not that I dislike either, there are just much better choices in my mic box and I prefer no EQ except a low cut filter on my vocal mics. If you are listening to the two by themselves the e835 is much clearer and approaches the detail of a condenser. In an actual mix situation the SM58 is more forward sounding and will often cut through the mix a little better. Yes you could always use some EQ but that tends to &quot;smear&quot; the image because of the phase wackiness that happens. If you start messing with EQ on the midrange and above that &quot;focused&quot; sound will rapidly come apart. Not &quot;as big&quot; of a deal on most instruments blending into a mix but major on the money channel. On an analog console it is huge.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also the e935 is another one of those excellent mics in the $200-$300 range. I have not used the AE6100 but I will bet it will be a similar improvement. In my opinion upgading the vocal mics by $125 each or so is the single biggest bang for the buck improvement you can make. As you go up the ladder you get other improvements as well, like better off axis performance and sometimes better signal to noise ratio. I would rather add one $300 mic for the money channel than make a somewhat lateral move and buy three $100 mics. By all means keep the SM58&#039;s or something similar for those that will abuse them as some of us have mentioned.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Cagle, post: 65195, member: 277"] Re: Sennheiser e835 opinions suggestions. That is exactly why I have the SM58's and e835's. It is not that I dislike either, there are just much better choices in my mic box and I prefer no EQ except a low cut filter on my vocal mics. If you are listening to the two by themselves the e835 is much clearer and approaches the detail of a condenser. In an actual mix situation the SM58 is more forward sounding and will often cut through the mix a little better. Yes you could always use some EQ but that tends to "smear" the image because of the phase wackiness that happens. If you start messing with EQ on the midrange and above that "focused" sound will rapidly come apart. Not "as big" of a deal on most instruments blending into a mix but major on the money channel. On an analog console it is huge. Also the e935 is another one of those excellent mics in the $200-$300 range. I have not used the AE6100 but I will bet it will be a similar improvement. In my opinion upgading the vocal mics by $125 each or so is the single biggest bang for the buck improvement you can make. As you go up the ladder you get other improvements as well, like better off axis performance and sometimes better signal to noise ratio. I would rather add one $300 mic for the money channel than make a somewhat lateral move and buy three $100 mics. By all means keep the SM58's or something similar for those that will abuse them as some of us have mentioned. [/QUOTE]

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