Shure BETA 52A Supercardioid Dynamic Kick Drum Microphone with High Output Neodymium Element

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Shure BETA 52A Supercardioid Dynamic Kick Drum Microphone with High Output Neodymium Element

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Pros & Cons

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Cons

Everything i have read about phantom power not harming dynamic microphones seems to be disproven by this mic. Spend a few hours carefully disassembling the capsule and attempt to unstick the plastic membrane.

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Highlights

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Quality

This thing is built like a tank and the sound sets it apart from the others that dont quite measure up in the quality and engin... Read More

The sound quality is excellent for this price point

I can resolder it and have done in the past but i just dont have time or patience right now with the amount of gigs i am doing ... Read More

Price

Always like these mics and now the price is very reasonable

Lasty the price is right and i would buy it if i no longer had access to this loaner

Packaging/appearance

Also having the original packaging helps if i sell it someday

As another reviewer mentioned this did not arrive in the original shure packaging but rather it appears they removed the shure ... Read More

That being said i would still like to have the original packaging

Competitiveness

The best bass drum mice in the world at a great price

We use these at the church and they turned out great for the price

In my experiencethe beta 52a has more headroom than its predecessor the beta 52

I wouldnt trade it for the world

Overview

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This product had a total of 338 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 5 2023.