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<blockquote data-quote="Brian Murphy" data-source="post: 71684" data-attributes="member: 1805">Re: Vocal Mic -Here&#039;s an update.I recently purchased a PL80a and compared it to two Shure mics I have(SM58 - more than 25yrs old, Beta 58 a few yrs old).I haven&#039;t listened through speakers yet but rather with a set of Sony MDR-V600 headphones coming out of a Soundcraft MFXi with the controls on both ch&#039;s set flat.The PL80a is slightly brighter, the &quot;sss&quot; when singing and breathing on the mic are more pronounced, and the volume slightly lounder than either of the two Shure mics. The PL80 is not as isolated as the Shure mics and you can hear more &quot;handling&quot; noise but since I play and sing, as do the other musicians, and we don&#039;t usually don&#039;t handle the mic that shouldn&#039;t be an issue.The Shure mics don&#039;t sound much different from each other when using the headphones but the Beta 58 was louder and a bit brighter when used on a gig so I&#039;m curious how the PL80a will sound when run it through the PA tomorrow. The PL80a was a factory refub through MF who also gave me a $10 coupon to participate in a survey on a previous purchase so the mic cost me $39.99. I figured for that kind of money if I didn&#039;t like it I could keep it as a spare. So far the only down side seems to be the louder &quot;sss&quot; and breathing noise. This may be two fold. The PL80a is brighter than the Shures and the Shure windscreen foam seems more dense and thicker than the foam on the PL80a.I&#039;ll let you know how the three mics compare when using them with a full PA.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian Murphy, post: 71684, member: 1805"] Re: Vocal Mic - Here's an update. I recently purchased a PL80a and compared it to two Shure mics I have(SM58 - more than 25yrs old, Beta 58 a few yrs old). I haven't listened through speakers yet but rather with a set of Sony MDR-V600 headphones coming out of a Soundcraft MFXi with the controls on both ch's set flat. The PL80a is slightly brighter, the "sss" when singing and breathing on the mic are more pronounced, and the volume slightly lounder than either of the two Shure mics. The PL80 is not as isolated as the Shure mics and you can hear more "handling" noise but since I play and sing, as do the other musicians, and we don't usually don't handle the mic that shouldn't be an issue. The Shure mics don't sound much different from each other when using the headphones but the Beta 58 was louder and a bit brighter when used on a gig so I'm curious how the PL80a will sound when run it through the PA tomorrow. The PL80a was a factory refub through MF who also gave me a $10 coupon to participate in a survey on a previous purchase so the mic cost me $39.99. I figured for that kind of money if I didn't like it I could keep it as a spare. So far the only down side seems to be the louder "sss" and breathing noise. This may be two fold. The PL80a is brighter than the Shures and the Shure windscreen foam seems more dense and thicker than the foam on the PL80a. I'll let you know how the three mics compare when using them with a full PA. [/QUOTE]

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