Blue Encore 100 Vs. Shure SM58 Vs. Audix OM2, Part One – Global Sound

Global Sound –

Presenting your first Gearwire microphone shootout for 2010. This mic bout pits the classic Shure SM58 against the newest hand-held dynamic on the block, the Blue Encore 100. Both mics are priced identically, both are the product of companies that have already become legends. Which mic will emerge as the winner? Well, neither, really. As you’ll hear in the video, these mics sound very, very similar. In the end, it might come down to how each mic performs with your particular voice. . . or how important a plush mic bag is to you. Bonus: watch all the way through to see the Encore 100 A-B’d with an Audix OM2. And stay tuned for the next video wherein we compare the Encore 100 to an SM57 on a Marshall 4×12.

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22 thoughts on “Blue Encore 100 Vs. Shure SM58 Vs. Audix OM2, Part One – Global Sound”

  1. I’d take the Audix. Filtering can be done down the signal chain. Shouldn’t happen at the mic.

  2. SM58 sounds fuller and warmer… That’s why it’s still the standard after all these years…

  3. In my opinion, the SM58 sounds best on your voice (when singing). I do like the encore mics, in general. Don’t really like the Audix for you.

  4. In my opinion, the SM58 sounds best on your voice (when singing). I do like the encore mics, in general.

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