$15 Clone Mic VS. Shure SM57 | IS IT BETTER??
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2023
- In this video, we're talking clone mics vs the real thing! Does a $15 clone of a Shure SM57 actually sound like the real thing?
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Shure does manufacture the SM57 in China. It may not be counterfeit in the sense that it's likely built in the same factory minus the transformer. It's rebranded essentially. At $100 Shure is definitely making a profit on the device. We all know that electronics don't cost as much as their retail price. Nothing out there is "ethical" per se. Shure isn't conforming to a Christian ethic. I don't think that we should be calling an amoral thing as potentially sin. If there was something unethical about it, Shure would've shut it down by now by pursuing legal action.
Yeah, I feel you on all that. I’m certainly not expecting Shure (or any other company for that matter) to act with any particular ethic. I will say though, I think it creates confusion and ultimately harms the audio industry. I’m sure that Shure would be perusing legal action if it were possible to do anything about it, but unfortunately in oversees patent litigations, there’s almost never a way to actual get any action taken against an infringing company.
I would also say that this mic and other clones definitely don’t have the same quality that the real thing does. It’s definitely not from the same factory. The solder joints were AWFUL and one actually fell apart the next time I opened up the mic.
My best advice is simply to not waste your money haha! 😂
The interesting thing about mics like this, where the obvious goal is to make it LOOK like an SM57... but not necessarily trying to clone the sound of an SM57... is that they end up being compared in all ways to an SM57. Which brings up both inherent biases as well as reasons that the SM57 will win out (like build quality, reputation, known warranty, and that predictable sound).
But what if the Weymic WM-57 opted for a less than 'copy' look about it? Maybe even getting rid of the '57' in the name too. Essentially, making itself stand more as a budget mic compared to other budget mics. Even compared to other more expensive mics.
Let's face it, making mics in 2024 isn't rocket science.
Questions about build quality might still be raised, but they'd be in comparison to its price. And in context of its sound.
Many budget mics these days don't sound bad, just different.
Nothing I heard in the review made the mic sound bad, just different. But by the same token, since it doesn't sound like an SM57, if you want an SM57, this is NOT it. So, they kind of set themselves up for a comparison they're not going to win by cloning the looks of the SM57.
I suppose there's an easy aspect to marketing by just making a mic look like a more well-known mic, and hoping that by sounding 'fine' either users won't compare to the real thing, or not care if it's not a sonic clone. And then it can sell on price and looks.
But I wonder if a bit of uniqueness in the looks, and some influencer marketing, and that budget price (with a tightening of QC issues (read: soldering) would actually sell a lot of mics where the comparison would simply be price vs sound alone. And where being 'different' than an SM57 wouldn't actually matter if it wasn't trying so hard to 'look' like an SM57...
Can't speak from experience on this mic but just bought my second Behringer 58 lookalike, again for
Isn't the transformer used for creating a balanced audio line?
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you're welcome
There's more noise floor on the SM57. 😮
I mean... besides the concerns of quality, the differences are fairly nuanced. I would rather someone on a budget pick up that mic as opposed to some terrible other choices at that price point. At the end of the day though, the SM57 is pretty darn cheap to begin with.
Durability is the hallmark of Shure. I've used SM-57 and SM-58s without any issue. I mean, they were subject to intense SPL for years, had their windscreen all dented up from drops and yet still performed. I'd invest in them anytime.
Absolutely! I agree 100%
Wow
They sound exactly the same brother