No doubt one of the reasons that Shure came up with the SM7. Same capsule and transformer but with a number of filters to shape the response plus that big foam surround. Oh yea, and the much higher price—can't forget about that. The Cloudlifter CL-Z lets me play with the input impedance and the proximity effect does change when you do.stubbsonic wrote:Not really. It's not the right pick up pattern and is a bit too fussy about proximity. The mod improves the flatness, but doesn't address the other features.
Until I discovered the AKG, my go-to mic for live performance was an SM57 surrounded by a thick foam pop filter. The extra 3/8" foam lessened the proximity effect (I worked close). Overall, I thought it sounded good on my bass voice. Still do but the AKG D5/D870 sounds worlds better. Had a quartet of 57s not gone missing after a gig, the AKGs would have been unknown to me.
I have never liked the way I sound through an SM58. The only reason I own it is because a band I gig with from time to time asked me to buy one to match the PA. Bleah!