How Good is a Fake Shure SM7B?
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I have been waiting so long to make this review of the Shure SM7B and its fake....anyways, should you buy a counterfeit SM7B and save half the money you'd need to buy a real one? Well lets check it out and see if this incredibly hyped microphone has a clone worth the money :)
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I’ll give you $30 for the fake one!
Bought one in the end 130 pounds instead of 400, compared it with my girlfriends real one and they sound identical no buzzing or humming feel like you maybe deliberately added some to make it seem worse in real life it turns out to be almost identical to the original happy I saved 270 quid
Thank you for your honesty.
Do you have any links to that SM7B?
Thanks so much for making this video! I’m new to this, don’t know anything about mics, decided to launch a podcast and ordered the equipment. 2 mics from eBay both allegedly new. I immediately spotted tiny differences, first one being the R next to the Shure writing at the back of the mic. Then I saw the difference in mic cover material and cut shape. Yeah. Wish me luck in getting the fake one back to the owner!
That humming can be easily fixed it's probably just because they don't have the cable properly insulated you need to pick up a ferrite choke that can help and I think there may be a ground Loop problem with this microphone easily fixable with small amount of EQ you should be able to get it the sound quite similar to the original the original does have a more warm open feeling in my opinion but there's ways to get around that all that aside this is a good little clone at least with body structure swap the capsule on it and it might just be usable
Well that price is way too much never mind this is a rip off I was thinking more like $25
i have to check like 4 of theese vids to make sure mine is original,
here is what i found that easy to tell.
1. the capsule is around in the middle
2. the back logo is clear
3. the made in is not in reverse,
4. the seal before you open the box oftentime in 3 language jappanese, chinese, and german, the fake one in spain only
5. the plate cover in the back that you get additionaly in the box have silver mark on the hole not all black
6. the weight is around 830g, mine is 844g
7. the spinning thing for the stand connector is metal
8. the xlr connector should be easy to plug
9. the cable is firm & the thing that attached to the end cable should not be able to get off
10. well the sound should not be any hiss in it if phantom power is on.
thanks man
1 more, the package of additional stuff doesn't have any ziplock in it.
It’s funny because someone sold me a genuine SM7B on Facebook marketplace for $170. They were probably looking at all the counterfeit eBay listings and thought that it now goes for that value. I initially thought it was a fake but opened it up and it had genuine wiring and tolerances. Funny how this all works 😂
6:34 - Foam Filter - Taller and different shape
6:52 - Cable - Thinner
7:10 - Yoke Hinge - Swings too easily
7:38 - Screw Cap - Made out of plastic
8:17 - The capsule on the mic sits higher, thus closer to the windscreen grill.
Another difference with the fake are the small rubber grommets on the wire. The fake's grommet stick out further. The real SM7B are more flat looking.
You rock, thanks for this! You saved ppl time and frustration ❤❤❤
I like how obvious it was 2 was the fake
On phone speakers it is the same sound.
Only noticed the hiss or buzz when you mentioned it :) cannot unhear it once you pointed it out
yeah its pretty brutal :/
The one big giveaway to the fake mic, is the Shure plate. The real mic doesn’t have that symbol R next to the Shure name like the fake one does. I’m shocked that the makers of the fake didn’t avoid this! 😆
2:00 I could tell with that horrendous buzzing XD
Yep its not subtle lol
Weird how your real one doesn't have the R symbol on the back, while other real ones here in holland do have it!?
I didn't know that! I've never even heard of that before :)
For me it sounds like a ground loop problem within the "FAKE Shere SM7B" i'm sure it could be fixed taking it apart, and adding some kind of a ground loop isolator. If the "FAKE Shere SM7B" was $85 yeah yeah go for and try and fix it, if you know how to. But for $185 it's a no go
You had me worried my sm7b was a fake. 😂 I checked it. All good 👍
The box has a quick indicator. A hyphen between the words delivers and warm. The real doesn’t have that.
I bought Shure sm7b in local market of Iraq and now I know it’s fake and he didn’t accept returning it, I know there is capsule RPM 106 that i can change, but the switch part behind is still fake, my question for everyone is , if I buy the capsule and replace it my sound would be good or i need to change switch part too? Unfortunately i didn’t fine switch part anywhere on internet.
Can anyone help me out?
if you’re using the shure sm7b in this video please lmk what ur gain level is
Thanks for pointing out the differences.
You're welcome!
do you have a scale? if so would you be so kind and weigh the real mic with and without the screen?
I'll take that mic from you thank you so much. It will be my "in camera mic" while I record with another one outside the frame
You have been entered into the raffle good sir!
You could buy the clone. Then go buy a real SM7B replacement capsule for $130 put it in the fake SMB chassis and still come out cheaper and have the real thing in Performance
Exactly what I was thinking!
are you sure you didn;t get them mixed up at 5:24. I discovered the fake has thicker plastic white washers that don;t clamp as well as the real ones, which when screwed up show far less of the compression washers than the fake one - so in your video at that point, the thicker washers are on the left one? My real one tightens up solidly, the copy doesn't = but my fake looks like your real one at this point in the video!
Very interesting video! ^^
I would like to try it too, haha.
Good Luck!
So now what for ppl looking to buy a used SM7b online?
There are 2 kinds of Fake SM7b .You bought the Class B one.I wouldnt pay 180 for that one .Try the class A or they called it here in China "BEATBOX SM7B" it is one 1:1 copy almost identical even the weights and dimension same as original one.
How much is the class A one?
I can see who my subscribers are and if I really wanted to I could pick from them to give away an item you're not able to see all your subscribers if they haven't made a TH-cam channel or if they have made their Channel private
I'm looking to do a similar video. I cannot find a link to purchase one of these. Where can I find one? I've done some digging and cannot locate one. please leave me a link!
hey man can you do a video on different dynamic mics noise floor. or self noise of dynamic mics. ppl always talk self noise when condenser mics are the subject, but nobody talk about the difference in self noise of dynamic mics.... (also that mic is good actually if you fix that buzz issue. its pretty clear in my opinion i have one fake sm58 transformerless and i gotta say its clean and clear just like nt1a on vocals*)
I'll look into it! And to be honest, I really didn't like the tone of it regardless of the buzz, looking past that it was a super bloated sloppy sound to me personally
It's scarry how close the appearance of the fake one is to a real one. I was looking at buying one from Craigslist. There are a couple "like new" ones selling for $300 in the Hollywood area which seems like a good deal, but after watching your video, I'm super leery.
Yeah the visual can really throw you off, in my experience though, if you get a chance to listen, the truth is revealed very quickly. I always demo gear from craigslist if I can
@@AudioHaze thats a great idea
Just for explaining that giveaway scam imma subscribe
Making us watch the ad to judge the two mics is nothing short of genius. Kudos for this big brain, madlad move 👏
Build quality and, sound quality aside, no one should buy counterfeits because the company making them is breaking the law. Great video.
Absolutely true!
Y'all sleeping on the TLM 107
Legality =/= quality
That goes for Behringer as well. A company that has stolen so many ideas and imitated so many products should not be on your shopping list. Plus: it´s an official Chinese company now and we all know what that means.
I think it should be that any company like Amazon and Ali Baba should be banned from advertising fakes coz most people wouldnt knowingly buy a fake.
Man, you had me second guessing myself there. I finally bought an SM7B last Black Friday on Amazon, and when you pulled out that fake box that looked real, I was getting my mic out and feeling and listening to it and everything. Mines real. I didn’t even get that great a black fri discount. And no buzz, just great sound, but I had to check again.
Lol sorry to cause any alarm!
Ok if your thinking about buying an SM7B from the Amazon site be very careful, I went ahead, made the purchase and was bitterly disappointed. I clicked and purchased from the main listing which turns out to be a third party seller. Luckily I already had a legitimate SM7B to compare the two when it arrived as I probably would have been none the wiser until it was to late due to it being a good forgery to the untrained eye.. I sent a list of all the anomalies backed up with photos to Amazon and they refunded me immediately however the seller in question is still listed and selling. The listing is at almost 7000 sold and 5 stars. Lord only knows how many unsuspecting victims have been duped and how many fakes are circulating.. For the record the anomalies with my fake were
1. It had a registered trademark symbol on the rear (I’ve noticed many with this on the second hand market) My legitimate mic does NOT have this.
2. The paint finish inside the thread that connects to the stand was poor and lacking black paint which shows raw aluminium.
3. The foam pop filter was longer than the original, of poorer quality and was too tight as it caught on the metal basket when sliding it on and off.
4. The filters/ waveguide selectors on the rear were very difficult (stiff) to engage and didn’t do anything when they were engaged.
5. The capsule was poorly suspended/isolated and was flopping around considerably.
6. The box had thin plastic film covering it which was the first giveaway as my legitimate mic never came with this. Upon opening the box there were quite a lot of cardboard fibres spread throughout whereas my og mic was immaculate throughout the box. Etc etc etc
From someone who has “been there done that” don’t try and save a couple of dollars buying what is potentially going to be a dodgey pos, head to your local music store and show your support, it will give you piece of mind, support local jobs and keep your music/audio store trading into the future:)
@@davidhussey8730 that's why you check to make sure it's shipped and sold by Amazon and doesn't say a third party. I confirm that before every purchase and haven't had a problem yet.
@@davidhussey8730 Many legitimate SM7b's sold throughout 2000-2009 had the rear trademark symbol on the back switch plate to the upper right of the SHURE logo to match branding from that retail era. They were also sold through Musicians Friend and Guitar Center, and others at the same time as "White Box" retail packages that didn't include the outer retail sleeve you see today but still had the identical styrofoam insides with the 'SHURE' stamped styrofoam inserts. There were also label changes over the years as well, the last one in 2021 that added the Russia, China RoHS UK Compliance symbols that added length to the overall label that can confuse people.
Aside from the horrendous buzz, the weird clicking sound, and falling apart during the recording of the video though... It could make for a decent paperweight, I guess?!
Hahahahaha
Funny you compare it to a bad SM57/58, I ended up receiving a counterfeit SM57 when I ordered one on Amazon a few months ago, and the sound of the fake SM7B in this video sounds EXACTLY how the SM57 I received sounded
HAHA well there ya go, all fakes sound the same I guess
Oh man, you beat me to it. I've been planning to make this video for a little while but luckily hadn't yet pulled the trigger on the Alibaba order. That mic sounds WAY worse than I expected. Presumably that buzz could be fixed but even without it, it's not close. Thanks for doing the comparison so I don't have to blow $200 :)
Haha yeah it was fun! Honestly I never expected it to be good, the buzz just made it all the more comedic lol
still make it
@@AudioHaze I don't agree, for a final sale price of $200 the Chinese can produce a good quality product. Don't forget that the originals are most certainly made there. Don't forget that they have very low manufacturing and labor costs and don't pay import taxes like the products you buy in your respective countries. In addition, don't lie to yourself, brands apply high margins (they have to pay for advertising, research & development, salaries...)
If it turns out, the copy you bought had a manufacturing defect! You should buy another one 🤣🤣
I like how people are saying counterfeit lol Shure does not make any of the components they don't even assemble those parts here in the USA. Basically what you want is the internals of the SM7B without all the name crap on it. There is nothing illegal about selling the SM7B with the exact internals but without any Shure logos or names on them Mic. Again I repeat this will make the Mic as a non branded item which copy right laws have trouble going against. The real question is what is the OEM cost of the SM7B? Yes it's downright criminal. Look at the OEM of a Red Dragon Camera and you will ask why the people at RED have not been arrested for RICO laws lol.
LMAO. It makes me laugh when I see youtubers and podcasters with the 7b.. like dude.. you know your audio is compressed to shit and a $100 SM58 with a windscreen is gonna sound exactly the same.
You can get rid of any buzz by recording it (only the buzz) to a separate channel, reverse the phase and level up until it cancels itself out. You might have to time align. Not useful for this knockoff, but very handy for noisy guitar amps. In analog times where we didn't have the luxury of endless channels, we'd split the signal, compress the hell out of it (DBX 160A), phase reverse it and bring back in. Not perfect as the DAW solution but better than buzz.
Oh boy I'm not entirely sure if I wanna win this, not sure how I could use it, but if it comes my way I guess I'll have to find out??? Just wanted to comment cuz this was a fun vid. I couldn't put my finger on the counterfeit one's buzz (though I did easily find out which one was which just cuz I think I've heard enough of the real SM7B to know how it sounds), but was it me or it sounded a bit more compressed?
If you'd like to send a fake mic to Australia, I'm sure a use can be found for it :)
Nice reviews, comparions and content on the channel. Helpful for a new-to-audio guy like myself.
Noted! Glad I could help though :)
Hey mate, I know this comment is old but I live in Aus and think I just purchased a fake SM7B by accident. Are you still interested?
I would be interested in getting that counterfeit SM7B. Would be interesting if I could transplant an XM8500 capsule in that SM7B body. probably would sound great!
you know what the fake Shure sm7b is actually good not gonna lie
It can be done on the same factory 😛
Fake? Or just made by the same plant that makes SURE's mics.. without the crazy markup?
Just paused the video mic one sound kind of hollow while mic 2 have a substance and clarity to it mic 2 is the real deal.
I hope I'm right.
edit
ohh.. noo haha..
have to re lisning with headphones, at the moment I'm watching at the TV.. My TV seams to remove noise and the buzz..
Hot tip: If you wanna get rid of a permament hiss or a white noise of a fan or whatever, you can use the audioplugin ReaFIR, sample the noise, and than subtract it from the signal. It's not perfect, but it's better than trying to EQ it out, which will really just destroy the overall sound.
Pros record it right the first time
@@anonymous_friend what if the circumstances aren't available to get it just right, or if the equipment you have at hand doesn't quite cut it? It's always best to have a backup plan, even if you know what you're doing. And denoising a recording is always a useful tool to have, especially if working with clients or people thst don't have the expertiese and might provide sub par audio.
NSI waves plugin?
Also you can use GarageBand and the Noise Gate function it comes with if you have Mac it cuts the noise out for me completely
@@kyngdavid7446 Nois gates don't really cut out nois, they just mute the entire audio if the volume doesn't go over a certain threshold. But if you start talking the nois will come back. Noise gates can often be good enough, but not if the noise you wanna get rid of is too distracting.
"delivers-warm" and you already know it is fake
Counterfeit mics are a huge problem here in Asia, especially the big brand ones like Shure and Neumann (hell, my cousin bought a fake Neumann U87 AI lmao). That's why it's a lot better to read everything before buying, otherwise you'll basically get scammed.
I just brought 2 in the Philippines and I see now they are fake.....
Honestly, I would love to have it just to give it to one of my audio friends and see if they freak out. It also just seems fixable by just putting an sm57 capsule instead and keeping the asethetics of the microphone itself.
Entered!
Honestly, I was wrong in the blind test, because I thought Number 2 was the real one since it has a much cleaner base(low frequency) ...lol. I don't mind the buzz you are saying because I couldn't hear it on your video.
I bought a fake one believing it was genuine off of ebay. Luckily I'll get a full refund for it. Another telltale sign is that the cord on the sm7b itself (not the xlr cable), will fall out on some of the fakes as was the case with mine. This should never happen with a genuine sm7b - especially not during the "unboxing" as mine did.
Heh. The counterfeit lacks a llllot of high frequency detail that the original has. 😅 Even with noise gate on, its self noise is so apparent. 😅😅😅
No one has ever tackled on this SM7B counterfeit. Thank you so much for finally making this. 🙂
I know it’s completely unusable haha! I thought it would be better than it is, still bad, but not THIS bad lol
I'll have to listen to the 1/2 comparison again. I didn't notice any buzz. Lol.
What I did notice was that the fake (and I won't say which one, in case it's a spoiler) sounded muddy to me. The real one sounded brighter and crisper, which isn't necessarily what I was expecting, as the real one is supposed to be deeper and bassier....right?
Either way, I liked the sound of the real one better.
Anyway, the build quality of the fake is ridiculous. I don't want my XLR cable to be nearly impossible to plug in, and even harder to remove! I don't want the yolk to be flimsy. I don't want a lightweight microphone.
I don't want to support counterfeiters!
I'm seeing so many of these on eBay. "Open Box" for $160. All manner of SM7b's for less than $200. Screams fake!
No. I'd get mine from Sweetwater or Guitar Center or somewhere that I'd trust.
I was tricked by a fake version of this microphone being sold as the original here in Brazil. Lucky for me, I noticed that the microphone wire came inside the holder and also the sticker on the box came badly cut and with a low resolution. The pop filter is also slightly lighter than the original. I returned it right away and got an actual original. A lay person will never notice the difference.
A lot of the cheap SM7b's on ebay right now are counterfeit. Just received one today, very poor build quality but the look and shrink wrapped plastic and box were so close to the legit thing that you couldn't tell without opening, and handling the mic. metal grill busted right off when I pulled off the filter, two welds were crap. Same color differences, they are now making the external cable slightly closer to the original but still thinner. The weight difference if you have ever held the real thing is also a give away. Look for the stated telltale loose swivel adjustor and tighter than real mic stand mount.
sup dude! I'm disappointed i got this wrong on your instagram story lol they look so similar!
Right??? In sight alone trust me
I just got swindled by a seller on Facebook Marketplace selling a counterfeit SM7B. $160 hard-earned down the drain. I'm heartbroken.. I've wanted one of these for ages. I guess I'll have to wait a bit longer.
I have an original and a fake, it’s hard to separate the two where sound quality is concerned, both are made in China (assembled). In my opinion Shure are ripping us off! No reason for the SM7B to be so expensive.
Thank you for your honesty
Those imitation SM7B mics scream background white noise.
Oh yeah absolutely lol
You can always use the fake casing and put all inside from a real SM58 and you will have really close sound to the shure sm7b.
I could never tell difference between them ithink, would be fun to see aswell.
I had sm7b, now i have Rødepod mic with rødecaster duo :)
“What if i told you this entire intro…”
Yeah, i heard that buzz like right away
lol yeah its not subtle
@@AudioHaze this was a good video, but it makes me want to see someone take apart and compare the components, but sacrificing an SM7B for that is a lot to ask for.
Unless Shure wants to?
The counterfeit Shure's almost definitely come out of the same factory, that's why all the packaging is the same. My best guess is that they are the models rejected by QA, end up getting packaged and sold on Chinese websites anyway.
that sucks because they are TRYING to make you beleive you are buying a genuine shure product and for the non tech, they can easily buy that crap... there is also differences in the printing of the box vs the original box, try to compare both box and you will find differences.
I bought one recently as I was curious but made the mistake of not watching any reviews. Checking the capsule on mine it is recessed the same as the original in your video and the cable doesn't go through the cradle connection. Funnily enough I just noticed at 5:20 you labeled the fake one as real as you can see the cable going through it rather than around it. I don't have an original to compare to but its safe to say that the fakes are not all consistent in quality. To me it doesn't have that hiss or sound overly bad but I would be curious to compare mine to a real one. Maybe they have improved the quality of the fakes or you just got an especially bad one.
I think that I bought a second hand SM7B but instead of being a real one is probably a counterfeit. (I realized that too late unfortunately and I cannot cancel the order), Now I'm waiting for the package to be delievered so I can report the thing (the microphone is technically covered by eBay buyer protection and PayPal buyer protection). How can I demonstrate that my mic is a clone and not the real one? (I was not aware of this big scam market until seeing this video randomly on my TH-cam main page).
Somebody has some measurement done about the mic? (Like frequency response, how many centimeters the capsule is off, or the sponge is longer, etc..)
I don't know why but heck, i'll put myself down for the fake....maybe I can leave it out as a talking piece and have people think I'm starting off a podcast! lol. At least it looks very similar and maybe it will give me the motivation to start some of the creative content I've been looking to do.
HI. You haven't said which clone have you used, i f AliExpress or what. Could you please reference he exact model used, if not violating anything ? Thanks :)
i got a se electroics v2 and used eq for it, and it sound amazin. yes i know it dosent look good and also have bad handeling. in use for a streaming mic it sound great and using a mic stand that is not connectet to my desk makes it perfect for me and also it's cheap. and i am considering doing the sm7b 3d print body, for dynamics and then use my v2, so it looks cooler
5:52 So if someone bought it from AliExpress, then listed it on eBay as original with full price, how can you spot it from the name then !
My best try for this one was "Sensory Deprivation Adventure" from "From Autumn to Ashes" and oh fuck yeah :D The difference.......
Just realized the 2 I brought here in the Philippines are fake. I thought them being a hundred dollars less was because I am so close to China. My RodeCaster Pro ii comes in a couple day. I will test them out then.
I see these as low as $86 now. The only legit use for them is to use the housing to build your own mic with a different element.
Hyphen between delivers and warm on the front and back of the box. Also, the words Ultra-sensitive on the back of the box is horribly misspelled. Don’t even need to take it out of the box to know.
How about a TM-103 knockoff from aliexpress? 😅
Funny enough, no real Radio Station uses SM7B. At least I don't know any.
Thank you for the information. I've shared your video link with people selling SM7Bs on ebay, and quite a few went silent or told me not to bid on the unit. I have a couple of the fakes, and the items you bring up are all there. My new rule - nothing from China. Is there a sure fire way to tell from the box or the stickers on the end?
Thanks for that video! And thanks for warning potential buyers on what they get, if they pay the money for this. Ugh... I don't want it! Not at all! But here you go! I support you with some more than usual, to at least partially compensate for the money you had to spend to do this. And I can imagine, how you feel, to want this microphone out of your house! But that being said, i don't think its a good idea to even consider giving this away. My god... with the buzz, a loose capsule and whatnot... I'm ready to believe, this microphone could be a hazard to your other equipment. This microphone is horrible! And the Booth Junkie back when did made it clear, what to do with counterfeits. Trash em. Throw them away! Tho the trashcan will be insulted, to house such a thing, it at least cannot complain.
As far as the explanation about the original SM7B itself goes, I'd like to suggest a few changes to the wording: Not the Same Capsule, but the same Capsule DESIGN can be found in the SM58 and SM57. It is an important differentiation to make, because that's parts why the SM7B sounds different to the latter two. Another part of it is the fact, that both, the SM58 and SM57 come with transformers, to make the those microphones a little bit easier to drive. (Output on the SM57 and SM58 is -56dBV, on the SM7B it's -59dBV) This transformer is another part of what makes the SM7B sound slightly different of the SM57 and SM58. The last thing would be the obvious thing one can see just by looking at the microphone. The SM7B has a much bigger - in lack of a better word, given there are the electronics inside of any microphone - bassreflex chamber, which makes it's bass response go farther down than the SM57 and SM58 ever could.
Strong feelings towards fakes! I tend to agree though, not to mention the breaking the law, human rights violations, and all the other nastiness that can come with this realm of manufacturing. Hopefully at the very least I dissuaded from the purchase of these in a somewhat entertaining manner. And thank you for the generous donation, you're too kind!
Great point and thank you for the clarification! Appreciate you dialing in the info on whatever I missed or glossed over in the videos :)
I got quite satisfied with an original non-bootleg mic from there, $20, golden grille and pink chassis, AA battery in the core for power, remarkably well-tuned for beatboxing with windscreen foam on top of it. A full on twenty. Serious weight, metal top and bottom, could use it in self defense.
You should take it apart and tighten up them screws wnd maybe take a part of your actual shure and the fake one and see the difference in the electronics if you're confident enough to do that it's a little bit of a risk but I've done it on all my Mic and I haven't broken any of them
I think mic 1 is the original. If I'm wrong I'll buy the fake.
also i noticed the real sm7b mics dont have the copyright logo on the bottom but the fake sm7bs do
Microphone 2 in the ad read test clearly has noise, I guess the overall sound of the voice is ok but wow that is horrific.
If they can get rid of that buzz they working with something.
Microphone number 2 sounds bad to me. Too bassy and not enough detail. Number 1 is not good either to be honest. People fetishize the radio deep voice thing way too much, when in vocals the higher end detail is often where a lot of the interest that lies in the human voice is located.
I've stopped buying Aliexpress fakes after trying a couple or Neumann knockoffs. (Shame on me). Some are surprisingly good quality physically, but there's always something off with the sound. (Varying from slightly crap absolutely nothing like it!)
It would actually be awesome to have this if you wanted to make a video where you destroy an SM7b without actually destroying a good microphone...
Thats true, a little prop or something :) still expensive tho lol
My question is…..is there a serial number I can confirm with shure if I buy an sm7b from Best Buy or Amazon that it’s not this alibabba shit?
Too bad I didn't see this video a few months ago. I bought a fake . 😡
If you still have that POS kicking around DM me I have something really fun we can do with it :)
I have a feeling that it was already loose and shaking around in there when you recorded it that's why all that static was in there
Screw Cap, made out of plastic.
Noticeably worse (blurry) screen printing.
as a not super knowledgeable, i chose the mic 1. good thing my ears worked pretty well hahahaha
AliExpress also has a mv7 and is it fake too??
lol yes I would probably assume so
I think my 20€ Behringer sm58 clone sounds better and more like a sm7b, lol
I have fake Shure 55SH for decorative purposes. It really sounds bad.
did you voice the guy who had rocket launcher in choochoo charles? cuz u sound like him
id rather buy a maono mic than that counterfeit
Paused the video after the ad, I want to call it before I finish. Mic 2 is the fake