Looking for a budget mic for your church or band? Today I'll talk about one of my
top picks.
Today I review the AKG D8000. I think the retail price on these is about $50
but honestly I've never paid anything close to that.
They usually have them on buy one get one free or packages or you get a couple
of these and some mic stands for pretty cheap and I don't think I've ever paid
more than $20 or $30 for one of these. Whereas one of these the Shure SM58 will
run you $99 almost all of the time. So can a microphone that is a third of the
price be as good as the SM58? Let's find out. Before I test today, we're gonna read
Missouri's Wild Mushrooms. Fistulina means small pipes referring to the tubes
on the underside of the beefsteak polypore. The tubes are very small and closely
packed, but do not touch each other. Hepatica means liver and this mushroom
really does look like a liver from a large animal. It also has a strong
resemblance to a thick piece of beef. Mmm. There are many shelf mushrooms and some
have a white underside that darkens when scratched but the Artist Conk is the
largest and best for drawing and writing. These mushrooms have been used for art
and communication throughout history. When you find one make sure you draw a
picture on the underside with a pointed instrument. Let it dry and your creation
will be a permanent piece of art.
Now we're going to test how they sound with singing.
Life is short, I can feel us growing older, though it's getting better
sometimes it feels were smoldering. The fires we've had, life was counted in days
when we felt bold and brave, the world was left to save, I feel out of place trying to
act my age, out of place, act my age.
So is the $30 AKG as good as the $99 SM58? Well the answer I would say is-
Almost. For recording purposes I would still pick the SM58. These just got a
little more definition and clarity that you would be able to notice on a
recording, but for live purposes I'd use either. We have both of these in our gig
bag at church and we use both and can barely tell the difference between them
in a live situation. So if money is an issue, but you still want a good durable
vocal mic I think the D 8000 is a wonderful choice.
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