AKG D5 S

Warm full sound

This is my personal mic and my favorite to use live on my own voice. (bariton) Like with all mics you need to test it on the voice. What works for me may not work for someone else.

The quality is really good. The switch is handy but not suited for people who are not used to using a mic. In that case better use a mic without a switch to prevent accidentally switching it of (or on when you don't want it to be on)

The only downside of this mic is the handling noise. This mic is only suited to use in a mic stand!

Used a Shure SM58 for years, this is equally as good

Both the SM58 and D5 S are very similar. They require high gain but this is desirable where you don't want the environment picked up. I wouldn't recommend for streamers or the likes who want to be sat away from the mic while speaking

Good choise

Good choice for rehearsals, concerts. For everyday use.

Great working mic

AKG have obviously put this out as their version of the “SM”. SM is a great mic and an industry standard but I think this AKG gives it a run for its money.

Good looking, robust, on-off switch and sounds excellent.

I use it as a keyboard player doing backing vocals so the on/off switch is handy for when I’m not contributing vocally and prevents unwanted sounds being picked up.

All in all, great value for money

AKG D5 S

I have used this microphone for quite some time now and I have to say it is performing as it was specified. Clear sound. I recommend it.

Solid

Solid mic, one of my best mics. Use it very often when i lead worship at my Church! Solid made and looks nice, sound is decent for my voice. I'm not a professional singer, so can't tell a lot more about the specs but like the sound and i'm happy with the AKG's mics, have few of them and so far so good! Reccomend

Great sound and visually very good looking Mic

Sound clarity was perfect with no distortion even when shouting down the Mic. Nice to hold and not to heavy. We have used a lot of AKG products and would recommend their build quality and design.

Perfect quality

Perfect build quality, sturdy.

great quality for the mney

Had this a couple of years now, this is a good vocal mic for the money.

Gives a faithful reproduction of with live vocals and very little problems with feedback despite sitting over a monitor frequently.

The switch is clearly useful as an alternative to desk muting, and as a traditional band performing tunes for dancing too it is very handy to switch it off to get rid of background noise and just turning it back on when singing. Still works well even after a couple of drops!

Definitely recommended.

Better than the SM-58

A great vocal mic that suits a higher voice. The bass response from these mics is quite high which can enrich a higher voice. I wouldn't advise getting one if your voice is already quite bassy.

From my experience the cardioid pattern is a bit tighter than the SM-58 which means you will need to be facing directly into the mic more than an SM-58. This reduces the chances of feedback on a properly set up stage. However if you move out of the cardioid pattern your voice will lose volume & clarity quicker than you would with other mics with a larger cardioid pattern.

I have 2 of these mics and use them every weekend. They have never let me down. Have used them for recording vocals, guitars and snare with nice results as well.

A great price for a great mic.