Shure SH55 Series II Reviews

CLASSIC MIC!

Bought this mic based on the aesthetics (for photos) but it is a great mic. A little pop noise, even after I added a little more foam inside. I tested with thick and thin foam inside, and it did make a little sound difference (more muted) so I went for the thinner foam...which reduced the pops but did not elimintae them completely. If you want the best sound quality for vocals then try the Neumann KMS mics... but for the vintage feel..or the aesthetics factor then this mic is great! (Probably not best for studio use.) This is a classic mic and the technology and design have been obvioulsy developed over the last 60 years to improve mics, so I was happy as it was as expected after reading all the mic reviews....still love my Neumann KMS105 for my main gigs!

good vintage microphone

Shure SH55 Series II microphone is good looking, sounds not so bad, have a switch (I really don’t know, for what?). And that’s all. I believe that it is pretty good for some kind of singers, but I better choose Shure Super 55 Deluxe. In our band it is used for backing vocals and is OK!

Beautiful piece of Metal

I purchased this for our singer and we were all blown away with the physical build quality and weight as well as the slight gain it adds to the vocals. Singing into the top or bottom of the mic varies the bass tones significantly.

All in all another great Mic from the guys at Shure.

Looks the business!

Not to sound like a bunch of posers but, my band bought this mic to use in a music video and it really looked the part. I'm glad we didn't go for a cheaper copy model because, the build quality is brilliant, It's solid and we have used it beyond it's feature in a video.

We went on to use it in rehearsals and it is great but, quite quiet? You have to really be kissing the microphone when singing to be picked up. That might just be down to them keeping the guts of the microphone as close to the original as possible.

Be aware that to mount it to a standard mic stand you will need to buy a thread adapter to fit it. It is great to use handheld too though if you aren't playing guitar and have hands free!

Excellent Tone from this mic

I bought this for mainly Blues gigs and not only does it give a great image but most of all the sound quality is excellent.

Real good rounded sound. Highly recommended.

Shure SH55 Series II is brilliant!

I've recently purchased my second SH55 and I couldn't be happier. It's the perfect mic for jazz, but works for rock as well.

Cool looking speaker

I really like the looks of this microphone. However I prefer the Shure SM57 for sound quality. Still glad I bought it for the looks.

Good microphone.

Bought this for home vocal recording. I haven't got a great deal of use out of it so far, but when I have used it, I've been satisfied. It's a little thin on the low end, despite its frequency range being listed as 40Hz-20kHz. Still, quite happy, and will continue to use it.

mic for real singers

I have few more Shure's microphones, that way I decided to buy this one. Tthe brand means a lot for me. It is quality in every each aspect. I like how it looks in first place. The sound performance is incredible. It's so natural and you feel like you are in bigger place than you are. I used it to record my new song. The final result was fantastic. Without any effects my voice sounds great. Shure SH55 II is special voice mic, but I also used as secondary mic when I recorded the acoustic guitar tracks. I have to say it works good for me az instrumental mic in case you don't have a special one.

Iconic classic design

I have to be honest we chose this for its classic looks rather than necessarily its functions, but it does everything we ask of it. Sound quality is great, simple to use and manufactured to very high standards. Its only negative is that it won't fit on every mic stand, you just need to check before committing to the stand. I would recommend, it's a quality item.

SH55

Ok let's just get this out the way - this mic is seriously gorgeous, that classic Elvis vibe is all what this is about.

It seems a little on the quiet side too be honest, tonally similar to a sm58 (same capsule?) with a wider (sub cardioid) polar pattern and less proximity effect - you could practically eat this thing.

The on/off switch is a bit of an odd choice that could have been used for a eq switch or filter - I guess this is keeping in tradition.

Doesn't get a lot of use but I like doing the "Daptones" drum thing between the kick and snare pushed through some compression or saturation to add a little dirt. I've also heard good things about this for bass.

A lovely mic

Bought this mic for my wife for use in her solo act. It looks the part, sounds great, and I have no regrets on choosing this model at all. She feels that the sound quality is up there with her Beta Wireless. Really nothing to fault it.

Quality Equipment

Very simply this is an excellent quality piece of kit. Sturdy built and has a fantastic sound, would highly recommend it!