I've heard many professionals use it. F.ex. Linkin Park use it. That should tell you a bit about the sound. It's got kind of a "hi-fi" tone... I've heard it def. has a certain character in the middle frequencies and I'm sure most guys that use this mic blend it with another mic. So not "the first mic to pick" for these things but a proper mic. Don't know if anyone in the "brootz" use it though...