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On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 02:29:07PM -0800, Brad Fuller wrote:

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> The SM58 mentioned before is a perfectly fine mic for those on a tight

> studio budget. I would suggest that before the SM57. That's about 0.

> Dynamic mics are generally going to be cheaper than condensers or

> ribbons when matching quality to quality. But, there are many new

> condensers out and the prices are competitive. You might fair better

> auditioning several of the lower priced condensers if you are going to

> use this for studio singing.  Check out the AKG Perception mics. They

> are inexpensive. I've never used one, so I don't know anything about

> them except they are inexpensive and mfr'd in China. Audio-Technica has

> several inexpensive condensers as well. Shure has an all-around rugged

> condenser for vocals: SM86. If you want a rugged handheld mic, the SM58

> is good. But, you can't beat the Electro-Voice 635A. It use to be

> advertised as being able to hammer nails and still work fine. It'll

> never break.

I would like a brief rundown on what I will need for each mic

setup.. I am guessing:
For a dynamic mic: 
1) The mic!

2) A mic preamp

3) a XLR-jack and jack to jack lead
For a Condenser mic:
1) The mic

2) A phantom power supply

3) a mic preamp (do I need this as well as #2?)

4) a XLR-XLR and XLR to jack lead
All these seem to add quite an extra cost to the mic.. Really

seems like a waste of time with a SBLive, but I guess they would

give a better upgrade path than buying an all in one

condenser/USB mic.
Thoughts?
James