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Thanks for the video. I just bought two fake SM7B's from Ebay. I was replacing two units that were flooded in Hurricane Ian, so I was tempted buy the price. It turns out they are fake! I did not realize they were fake until I used them on a podcast next to two real ones. I had tested them on a stand when I received them and they sounded good. The atrocious handling noise during recording was what made me look into it further. During the recording, if you so much as rubbed the desk you could hear it through the mic. Also the paint on the fakes that I bought is different, much shinier, almost glossy black. The audio cartridges under the wire guard was not straight in either unit, they were almost touching the wire guard/pop filter. Other things that I noticed: the rubber grommets were loose, the wire was longer than the originals, the colors of the internal wiring was incorrect. The back plate was painted on the back and sides (should be bare metal on the sides) The packaging looked good but the bags were zip locked (not correct), the box was shrink wrapped (not normal). I have asked for a refund from Ebay, waiting for a response

It really gets on my nerves that the chinese are so unoriginal and uncreative that they feel the need to duplicate original products to the point where its so hard to tell the difference and one cannot tell if they are getting an original or fake product when buying used. The manufacturers of these fake products should be penanlised. They are flooding the market with sub grade tat they has terrible QC and really destroys buyers confidence. It is a real pain to have to message sellers individually to get them to try and work out if the product the are selling is genuine or fake and they are most likely going to say it is genuine. New retail prices from reputable delears is just over inflated nowadays. I am actively avoiding this mic as I just dont trust anything on the used market. The better way to go now is to buy from boutique sellers producing their own unique products in order to ensure good QC and customer service. Frankly Shure has expanded into something too big to ensure quality. I am personally not a fan of most of their mics. The Chinese are copying most of their popular mics.

On Aliexpress they are now sale for 70$ with spécial discount😅😅😂

I bought a real SM7B to get the better bass response than the SM57. The published response curves tell the story. Thanks for the tip on the handling noise.

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Blablabla. But good at all.

Here in Chile the difference on price is abysmal. The fake one costs 20% of the original. I can't hear the original being five times better.

Mixcast all the way!

I got one from ebay that was perfect in every aspect except the cable was slightly thinner, the paint was slightly rougher and the foam was slighly lighter color. I was convinced the differences were due to manufacturer tolerances till I compared the sound. The counterfeit was more open and the low end was leaner. Every detail other than that was exact. Another year or two they'll fix those differences and make the spund exact. I just don't understand how they got so many details so perfect.

is it me or every time im looking at a fake shure review the pop filter looks faded 🤨

Thanks for this video. Good quick explanation. For our use I think the Podtrak will work better for us. I will miss the look. I really like what the Rodecaster looks like but I think for size and power connection...and especially the bottom I think will make a difference with users that don't know too much about audio recording.

The fact that in some cases the Fake SM7B sounds better than the real one makes a strong case about the importance of choosing the right microphone for each voice. Some voices will pair amazingly with the darker frequency response of a genuine SM7B, while others might benefit from the top end boost of a fake, or different microphone. Great comparison/analysis. 👏

i'd really like to have a quick feedback if possible; i'm about to buy this product and my question is: i have logic pro x; is it possible to record directly on my software 4 simultaneous microphones and each input separately? how to setup this; thanks

I'm a recording/touring artist. I have had a few sm7bs over the years and I really never liked them for recording. Now you got me wondering if I had fake ones.

The noise from touching the mic is way too damn much for me personally on the fake ones. Now I know to get them from a reputable reseller.

Best comparison on YT! Tks

Are you 100% sure that the P8 is not a multitrack interface? Even the the H4n and H6n are multitrack when used as an interface. You just have to make sure you have the right drivers for your computer.

Seems to me that China is trying pretty hard to give us an exact copy of these mics for 1/4 of the cost. If they master the Unidyne 3 capsule and pneumatic shock mount, I'm not shure it would be worth buying a real one. If you want your patented designs to remain exclusive, don't have anything made in China. None of this was an issue for Shure when they had their mics built in Mexico.

Where can i buy the Fake one?

You flip back-and-forth so fast people can’t keep up with the difference and you can tell from the comments people are getting confused which one is the real one and the fake one

one of the reasons i didn't buy my SM7DB on amazon and chose to buy from Guitar Center. Great mic

This is totally ruining the second hand market I hate it

why! why would someone fake a microphone :...( im not even sure half the stuff i own is original

thx, such a great video, i have the exact same macbook m1 max, i work in devinci resolve 4 to 6 k video. now some thunderbolts for instance to my monitor, also charges my M1 mx, I heard i need to keep the adaptor plugged in so it will override those thunderbolt charging. But is that bad to always keep the adaptor plugged in, it seems the only way to override the thunderbolts charging

GENIAL.... Hey have you thought about SHURE MV7 I got one for my wife and it doesn't sound like shure mic... And also on every touch we make on it it sounds terrible

Do the same thing with a Mac Mini

Thank you for this video

I love fake stuff

Thanks man. Your video just saved my 200$ to buy the fake one. Maybe it is not bad, but I was planing to buy it from Ebay thinking that it was original.

I recently bought 2 one from Amazon and one from ebay. They are virtually identical. The older videos show the inner wiring where the real one is gold/brass and the fake is silver and the backpate has a R trademark. They fixed all of that on the one I got from ebay. Your video helped confirmed that ebay was indeed the fake one with the longer cable, easy to remove cable hole, and grey-ish filter. Everything else is identical

thanks

I bought and use a fake, and you couldnt tell, its my firm belief they come from the same place, a factory in china, someone was smart enough to make extra than shure has contracted them for and sell it online

Yikes, don't set out on buying a fake on purpose, that's active participation in this naughty business.

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Thank you Juts bought SM7B of eBay £180,, sent it back as the robber Grommets where coming out,, got full refund,,, Your Video was a massive help and confirm my thoughts it was a fake,,, but never thought it was possible ,, Fake SM7B,, Have learnt a lesson Thank You

The real one sounds better more details in the sound, I think I ordered a fake one on accident also the seller is writing me personally that it's a real one but we will see, because he is Chinese and he can't say the brand name but is saying it's a real one.

What was the name of the seller on eBay so I can be aware?

All the stuff you listed is good, but the problem is, with fake SM7Bs there's no consistent production traits, therefore they can hit and miss, its very difficult for the average person to tell, the only way to combat these fakes, is do what Shure recommends, buy from an authorized dealer. My suggestion is, if you're buying used, make sure to ask for the bill of sale. Question, can you show us what the inside looks like?

Your fake SM7B sounds great!

What boom arms are those, please?

What you call quirky key sound being recorded, is due to your microphone is not suspended. You need a good microphone suspension. In my case it doesn't happen. It happens with all Zoom recorder, which got auto actuator; when there is no sound, mic is suspended by relay. This relay click are always recorded by all Zoom recorders; is very much annoying. I am leaving Zoom forever, except for the time-code generator-recorders for cameras.

Thanks Dave I was weighing up between these two before I searched for a VS review and you were right there. Great info

Thank you for this video! I wanted to see if it would be possible to consume more power than a 65W charger when gaming or if 140W was just for charging the battery faster, and this was the perfect video for that.

I wasn't planning on buying a microphone at all but I watched all of this. Very professional review.

Thanks, helpful vid, seeing a lot of what must be fake ones on ebay

am I the only person who would buy the fake one just to get a similar sound as the real one?

Nice vidéo man ! Just let us know for other set up you used ! Thanks !

Спасибо!!!

Thank you. It is very good that you have checked the power consumption in different loads 👍