D5 : Very impressive for the money

Bought one of these to add some variety to my inventory, which consists of various Shure and Sennheiser live mics at different price points. It became so popular with a couple of singers I work with who previously were using SM58 and Beta 87A mics that I just ordered two more.

While it does not have the clarity of a good condenser, (although one client preferred it to an 87A!) it is extremely good by dynamic mic standards and certainly beats an SM58 hands down in that regard. Sensitivity is also very good and has a few dB more output than the industry favourite. Polar pattern is a very tight and feedback rejection is excellent. Possibly not suited to rock vocalists as some will find it not as warm or full.

At a pinch is an ok instrument mic too, though not its main function.

Speech is pretty good if you're on a budget but personally I'd use a condenser for that every time.

Altogether a great little low cost mic.