Shure PGA58-LC XLR Microphone

The PGA58 Dynamic Vocal Microphone is a professional quality microphone featuring highly durable design and construction that delivers excellent sound. Ideal for use in lead and backup vocal performance applications, the PGA58 comes with an on/off switch, swivel adapter, carrying pouch and choice of XLR cable, QTR ( 1/4 ") cable or without cable. Review: Excellent Mic - I bought PGA58 after a long consideration to buy XM8500. It is an excellent mic for the price. The sound quality is excellent for singing voice both male and female. Handling noise is a problem. So, if you put it on mic stand then all is good. Extra pop filter helps if you sing from less than 4 inches. If you move to 6-7 inches then it works fine without a pop filter. Sound is very smooth and brings out the details of voice when singing. I gave 4 stars because of handling noise. Otherwise I would have given 5 stars. Review: Mic for my wedding! Great mic! - I purchased this mic to use for my wedding in June. It was an outdoor wedding, so we also purchased the Shure A58WS-BLK Foam Windscreen to try to preserve the speech/audio quality. I am not, by any means, a sound tech or audio guru, but the voice dialogue quality we got out of this mic was fantastic for our wedding. I cannot speak for its quality in use as a singing mic, or for bands though. Pros: -The range on the mic was good. It did not need to be at your lips to pick up speech. -The range of angle that the mic could pick up speech is great too. You did not need to have it pointed directly at your mouth to get quality output. -It feels like a quality product. It feels solid and sturdy. The on/off switch doesn't feel fragile. The metal mesh protecting the mic is sturdy and quality. I can't comment on the long term durability, because we only used it for the practice, wedding, and reception. We had a cheap mic (one that comes with PA speakers) but the quality of this compared to that is night and day. LOADS better. Con: -I don't really have any cons. If I had to say anything, it would be that with the windscreen ball, the mic is pretty large. It would not be ideal for a discreet mic in a situation where the mic might be in front of someones face during video or photos. Equipment used: -Shure PGA58-LC Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone -Shure A58WS-BLK Foam Windscreen -GLS Audio 25ft Mic Cable -Mackie PROFX8V2 8 Channel Compact Mixer with USB and Effects -ION Total PA Max Speakers