Very Quick
"You can "get by" by buying an XLR to 1/8 cable and hooking it to your laptop or whatever but trust me the sound signature will suffer from it."
"But they have a serious problem: in my stax headphones (this is a semi-pro recording studio with some serious high end gear here - Stax, BURLS, AC isolation transformers, custom made tube pre-amps, custom made microphones...."
"It is somewhat heavy but not too heavy, in other words, it doesn't feel like a "cheap"."
"It isn't very heavy compared to more expensive mics but much more heavier than those cheap junk-y plastic ones I had when I was 9 that's for sure."
"When I blind tested 6 people with the 2 mics with different sound sources, 3 said there was no difference, and 2 liked the Shure and 1 liked the Pyle Pro."
"If you are on the fence with this mic, get off of it now, no sense in looking any further if you're on a tight budget."
"Honestly I am confused about the 4 and 5 star reviews -- there are a lot of them."
Pyle-Pro PDMIC58 Professional Moving Coil Dynamic Handheld Microphone (Compare Deals from $11.96)
Quick
"Well let me also tell you that this little guy's build quality AND sound is all but cheap... You can "get by" by buying an XLR to 1/8 cable and hooking it to your laptop or whatever but trust me the sound signature will suffer from it... Overall the Pyle-Pro PDMIC58 is an excellent microphone for the price."
"The cables they come with smell so bad, I cannot imagine having the cables in my home or workplace... But they have a serious problem: in my stax headphones (this is a semi-pro recording studio with some serious high end gear here - Stax, BURLS, AC isolation transformers, custom made tube pre-amps, custom made microphones...... Adding dampening material SEEMS to have reduced SOME of the handling noise, but it still has this very harsh tin can sound whenever anything sharp like a hard enunciated T or P hits it."
"However, the quality of these cables are mediocre at best, I recommend purchasing a higher quality cable with your order... It is somewhat heavy but not too heavy, in other words, it doesn't feel like a "cheap". As for the sound quality, I would have to say 3 out of 5 because the mic doesn't sound as clear as I would like it to be."
"This was $13 and I couldn't believe that specs were comparable to the Shure SM58 series... It isn't very heavy compared to more expensive mics but much more heavier than those cheap junk-y plastic ones I had when I was 9 that's for sure... I couldn't help myself I just picked up a $100 MXL Studio mic for about $30 total and I still love my Pyle Pro due to its easy XLR plug and its durability as a dynamic mic, I find myself only using my condenser for "official" singing covers and business, podcasts, videos ect."
"I have been doing sound professionally for many, many years, and have learned to not just "listen" to a mic, but to spend times with specs and measuring devices to truly see what is happening... Anyway, I can assure you that the guys who say they sounded different tried it against one of their old mics... When I blind tested 6 people with the 2 mics with different sound sources, 3 said there was no difference, and 2 liked the Shure and 1 liked the Pyle Pro."
"No - but nonetheless this mic sounds pretty good with the proper setup/amps... There is no ON/OFF switch, I actually like this because there is less to go wrong with it in the future... If you are on the fence with this mic, get off of it now, no sense in looking any further if you're on a tight budget."
"I imagine you might have a setup where they are ok, but, here is an absolute no go... We have used Shure "feel-a-likes" a lot, no other mic buzzes like these 2 did... Honestly I am confused about the 4 and 5 star reviews -- there are a lot of them."
Less Quick
"Well let me also tell you that this little guy's build quality AND sound is all but cheap... No, it's not a Shure SM58 but it's pretty darn close for costing a tenth the price... As I said this looks and feels like a $50+ microphone, it sounds like one too... Let me warn you, however, that this microphone only achieves a good sound when hooked up to a preamp. You can "get by" by buying an XLR to 1/8 cable and hooking it to your laptop or whatever but trust me the sound signature will suffer from it... Overall the Pyle-Pro PDMIC58 is an excellent microphone for the price... But this guy actually shines when you also purchase a preamp to get this guy at a seriously nice signature."
"I put them in the sun in a window with a fan blowing air out on them, and washed the foam guards on the inside of the microphones out with soap. The cables they come with smell so bad, I cannot imagine having the cables in my home or workplace. I plugged them in with XLR cables into pro gear, tested them..... But they have a serious problem: in my stax headphones (this is a semi-pro recording studio with some serious high end gear here - Stax, BURLS, AC isolation transformers, custom made tube pre-amps, custom made microphones...... Bag , basically stringing the stuff into spaghetti like strands and poking into the body with a very narrow screwdriver, packing it in there till it wouldn't take any more strands...... Adding dampening material SEEMS to have reduced SOME of the handling noise, but it still has this very harsh tin can sound whenever anything sharp like a hard enunciated T or P hits it... Inside, these are NOT balanced pro microphones."
"I ordered two PDMIC58's and they came with an XLR to 1/4 cable included. However, the quality of these cables are mediocre at best, I recommend purchasing a higher quality cable with your order... It is somewhat heavy but not too heavy, in other words, it doesn't feel like a "cheap". As for the sound quality, I would have to say 3 out of 5 because the mic doesn't sound as clear as I would like it to be... I'm not saying it sounds muddy, but it sounds tinny, you'll have to see for yourself. Other reviews have also said that this is a great back-up mic or karaoke mic, I agree... To me, I think it's definitely a mic worth having, even if it's just laying around, at this price, you can't beat it."
"This was $13 and I couldn't believe that specs were comparable to the Shure SM58 series... Amazon could handle any problems I needed if it was to blow up in my face... A couple adapters and changes later, I ended up doing some really nice vocals on this mic... the specs in all of these mics are pretty much the same..... It isn't very heavy compared to more expensive mics but much more heavier than those cheap junk-y plastic ones I had when I was 9 that's for sure. So far I'll stick with this until I feel like getting a condenser mic and preamp later on... I couldn't help myself I just picked up a $100 MXL Studio mic for about $30 total and I still love my Pyle Pro due to its easy XLR plug and its durability as a dynamic mic, I find myself only using my condenser for "official" singing covers and business, podcasts, videos ect."
"I have been doing sound professionally for many, many years, and have learned to not just "listen" to a mic, but to spend times with specs and measuring devices to truly see what is happening... I'll will explain why this varies from other reviewers with similar experience... No good sound guy uses a SM 57 for years - sure it still works, but it doesn't sound the same... Anyway, I can assure you that the guys who say they sounded different tried it against one of their old mics... When I blind tested 6 people with the 2 mics with different sound sources, 3 said there was no difference, and 2 liked the Shure and 1 liked the Pyle Pro... It is possible that these mics are built in the factory that Shure abandoned in China about 12 years ago. The mic body are different in weight (the Shure is heavier), and I cannot speak to their road-worthiness, but at that price I can break 4 and still be ahead!"
"XLR to 1/4 mono (even though they were silly not to show it in the product thumbnail image). I just bought 2 more (at the same price)-(3 total) because I firmly believe the price/performance ratio here is unbeatable... This mic is very similar to the Shure58, a renowned mic that many love... No - but nonetheless this mic sounds pretty good with the proper setup/amps... - Doesn't sound washed out or muffled like you would expect in this price range... There is no ON/OFF switch, I actually like this because there is less to go wrong with it in the future... If you are on the fence with this mic, get off of it now, no sense in looking any further if you're on a tight budget."
"I assume you will ignore this, as I do, because it is a one star review. Here is the short summary -- I run a music venue, I use a LOT of Pyle gear and am usually quite happy with it... I was hoping this was a quality replacement for even the GLS's....... I imagine you might have a setup where they are ok, but, here is an absolute no go... We have used Shure "feel-a-likes" a lot, no other mic buzzes like these 2 did... Honestly I am confused about the 4 and 5 star reviews -- there are a lot of them. If I hadnt have bought 2 mics I would have assumed a single bad mic which I would have replaced and forgiven..."
