Customer Reviews

Shure PG81-XLR Cardioid Condenser Instrument Microphone with XLR-to-XLR Cable

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I have two of these, and have used them with portable equipment for solo vocal, solo instrument, choir and organ recordings. This mic has good frequency and directional characteristics for the price. When placed a little too far away from a solo instrument, the outcome is a little thin but easily compensated on the mixing board or in post-processing. It's pretty solidly built, mine have been dropped a few times and they seem fine. Not sure I could have found anything better for the same price. The option to run with battery is a nice convenience.

This mic is a good deal. The frequency range is perfect for micing an instrument like a guitar or mandolin in a live setting.

So far have used it as a microphone for my high hat. Captures a nice crisp sound, just what you want from a high hat. Now occasionally on closing the high hat, there's a little bit of a thud, but I believe this is more from external factors (i.e. hollow floor, positioning of mic in relation to the edge of the high hats), not from the mic itself. Another thing is it's plenty sensitive, as it picks up noise from the high hat when I lift my foot to open it all the way, the sudden stop when it opens creates a faint ring.

So with that said, very good mic, and worth the money. May take some fenaggling of it's position depending on how you're going to use it in order to compensate for it's sensitivity.