Customer Reviews

NADY SP-4C Dynamic Microphone

5 star:		(50)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

I've been a musician for a good 20+ years now, and I just wanted something cheap to use with my home studio setup.

I was completely surprised by the solid construction and good sound of this mic. It's virtually indistinguishable from the numerous stage mics I've used, including my brief and unfortunate stint as a lead singer. (I really, really shouldn't be allowed to sing. Heh.)

I would (and may) order this item again with no hesitation.

I ordered this microphone for my band, and was surprised at its quality for its price. This microphone works great so far. I was not sure about it when I first saw it. However, the feature that bought me was that the cable converts from XLR (end that plugs into mic.) to a 1/4" end. This feature is great because you can plug the microphone into a small amplifier used for guitars and such. Also, you can plug into the "tape/cd" hole. This allows you to play something, i.e guitar, and use the micropone at the same time. I strongly suggest this microphone for aspiring singers. Great buy!

It's a decent mic for just a few bucks. It works adequately, and has an on/off switch, and an XLR connector.

It comes with a XLR-to-1/4 cord. If you're going to plug this mic into a mixer, be sure to get a XLR-to-XLR cord. The volume of the mic, when connected to a mono 1/4 jack with the included cable, was almost inaudible. With a XLR-to-XLR cord, it was at normal volume levels compared with other equipment.

Considering that it was this cheap, I have a hard time complaining. The microphone is fantastic for this price, even if hadn't come with a cable, its still priced well for this kind of quality. The outside of the handle seems to be made of electronically milled metal, it worked without a problem and it has an on/off switch. The sound that comes from it is not perfect in any sense of the word, but if you have a decent mixer and a XLR-to-XLR cable, you can equalize the problems (for instance, the low-cut switch on my mixer cuts most of the sound below 60-75 Hz so you get a better mid and high Hz sound). There is also minimal handling noise when picking it up, handing it off, or setting it down (obviously there is noise when doing so, but for a microphone this cheap, it is no reason to complain)

Though my review is mostly positive, I could not give it a 5 star rating for one reason: The cable. Others have already noted this problem (and i hope Nady is listening), the cable is of incredibly low quality. The XLR end of the cable is made of plastic; DO NOT be fooled by the picture! It may look metal, but its made completely of plastic (Even the clip is plastic! Bad idea on their part!) and is spray painted silver (straight out of the box, i panicked because i thought they spray painted the microphone, fortunately the microphone is actually black, no fake there). If i sold products, i would at least make every part as good as the other parts to ensure that there is no returns because of the cable and not the microphone. I also wanted to note that the label on this thing that says "StarPower" is sort of ridiculous, its okay to put a label that says the name/product# of the product, but leave dumb titles like StarPower out of it. People looked at me funny when i handed it to them.

Either way, the microphone is still worth the money. This is the first cheap microphone I have bought, but i will probably buy more since I tested the waters with this product. Note though, if you are buying this product, and you have the option to use XLR-to-XLR cabling, I highly recommend it. Some setups have enough amplification to make mono 1/4th" jacks loud enough, but XLR is generally a better type of connector/cable to deal with. Usually higher quality sound and less chance of the "Mouse Voice" effect (where it is too quiet to hear even with volume pumped to the max).

If you buy your own cable for this microphone, its well worth the price! Trust me, its a well made microphone with a bad cable.

Great sounding mic. Durable, built well. You do need to have some amplification to run it. Some sort of preamp. Computer users don't expect to get much sound out of plugging into your sound card only. Once you give it a bit of power it does a great job. It would be difficult for me to think that a better mic could be available for the fantastic price of this Nady.

We purchased this microphone to use with our karaoke machine. We are very pleased with the quality and durability, especially for the price! Our 3 small children have each used it several times, and it is still working like it just came out of the box! How many things can you say that about?! As this is our first experience with microphones, I can't say how a more expensive product could be any better. If you are looking for a microphone that is durable and has great quality...this is the one to buy!

I bought this with low expectations. I got what I paid for. The microphone is not too bad for recording, but the cable is where this product lacks. When recording this microphone will make popping and buzzing sounds as well as cut all output from being sent. This can be fixed with a new cable. I used this cable to record vocals and guitar. Overall if you want a cheap mic for just messing around this is it, but for serious recording buy a more upscale brand.

I bought this to replace one of my broken Mics for Karaoke. ...couldn't find any other Mic with comparable features for the price ($9.99) - it's a nicely weighted Mic with plenty of cable length. Tried it twice for karaoke and it sounds great!

I ordered this for my niece who is a very big fan of Hanna Montana and loves to sing her songs. She flipped out over this mic and stand and uses it everyday. I personally haven't seen this because she lives in a different state, but she is very satified with it and says the sound is great. I would recommend this product.

While I am no expert mirophones, this one sure seems very good to me. I purchased it so that my son can dub in audio dialog to video movies that he films. the microphone seems very well made and solid. And the great thing is that it is only $10.00 bucks. It sounds very good to me but I've never used a Shure nor any of the other brands that cost at least 75 bucks. But when a very cheap microphone for a computer runs 6 or 7 bucks, I don't understand how why some people would complain. This seems like a great deal to me.