I made an SM7b and SM57 comparison video

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

With spoken word tests like these, you could probably say pretty much any widely used mic sounds "90% the same" unless it's something you ripped out of a five-buck walkie talkie. The differences become more apparent when they're used in the proper context, eg. stacked and used in a mix.

The good old 57 can handle vocals just fine, but it doesn't mean it's close enough to an SM7b to replace it.

And do SHURE really advertise it as a large diaphragm mic?

Nope, they don't.

 

[MindMunch]

btw, for those who are interested in buying just the foam, it's modelname is Shure RK345

Thanks.

There is nothing that a piece of gaffa and metal wire doesn't attach.

Are you sure you´re finnish? Because you clearly have a brazilian heart

 

[akbeda]

Thanks man! very nice video!

 

[AD Chaos]

For a couple of minutes I was thinking ¯\(°_o)/¯ where the hell are the guitars?

Great vid

 

[egan.]

They don't sound the same to me at all even on laptop speakers. The 57+foam sounds harsh and grainy with less low extension compared to the SM7 (and the 57 is also significantly lounder).
That's not to say the 57 isn't a good mic and the right choice for some vocalists but it certainly doesn't sound the same. OTOH, I have heard some 57 w/ transformer upgrades that sounded pretty close.

 

[egan.]

So does the RK345 attach to the SM57?

It makes a lot more sense to buy [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Shure-A2WS-Microphone-windscreen-black/dp/B0002NIP98/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1314837795&sr=1-2"]the one for the 57[/ame].