Re: [Harp-L] Shure SM57 Impedance range

["Arnold Wiliem" <arnoldw.id@xxxxxxxxx>]

Of course, I will use it for my harmonica... well, most of the plays
are on high pitch actually... I will not play bluesy songs in front of
people in the church I guess although I'm aware there are several
marvelous bluesy church songs...

ARnold

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 2:31 PM, steve warner <10reedsbent@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Curious, what are you going to use it for?
>
>
> On 7/9/08, Arnold Wiliem <arnoldw.id@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the advice, I can't do anything rite now then..... too bad..
>> Actually, what's the difference between the fake ones and the original
>> ones? I know there must be some differences... since this is my first
>> mic... I've no idea... When do we start to notice that the mic is fake
>> while we're using the mic?
>>
>> Arnold
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 11:36 AM, steve warner <10reedsbent@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > I'll bet it's a fake due to the price and no literature (18 ohms doesn't
>> > mean it's a fake because there's no load on it when measured.  A Hi Z mic
>> > will only show about 2K ohms with no load and you'll read Hi
>> impedence  50K
>> > ohms).
>> >  I know ebay pretty well and I too was duped with a Beta 57.  EBAY will
>> do
>> > nothing to help you, trust me, been there.  Your mic may sound OK, so
>> hook
>> > it up and let your ears do the talking.
>> >
>> > It may not be a fake, but chances are it's from China.   Shure had/has a
>> > huge problem with phonies.  About 3 years ago there was a boat off the
>> coast
>> > of Thailand with tons and tons of fake Shure Mics.  The coast guard
>> seized
>> > that boat and confiscated the stuff.   But China and some other 3rd world
>> > countries are too big with scammers who run wild ripping us off and
>> there's
>> > just not much anyone can do about it.
>> >
>> > Be careful from any sellers in HongKong or any name that is Asian. Now
>> > sometimes the seller's address might be here because the crap mics made
>> > their way to the USA.  Ebay's a crap shoot with *NEW* Shure mics.  It's
>> best
>> > to find a certified outlet and go that route and you'll be surprised at
>> the
>> > price.  Trust me.
>> >
>> > Hope that helps.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 7/9/08, Arnold Wiliem <arnoldw.id@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Guys,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I just got my Shure SM57 mic this week, and I was getting worried as
>> >> the mic came without the box (only plastic bubbles warping it). Since
>> >> I still haven't had a chance to try it on PA (I don't have any amp or
>> >> sound system), as suggested on
>> >> (http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Fake-Shure-SM57_W0QQugidZ10000000002155084),
>> >> I can check it by measuring its impedance. The range should be no more
>> >> than 400 ohms.. strangely enough, from my multi-meter reading, my
>> >> mic's impedance is 18.1 ohms...
>> >> Does anybody by any chance know whether my mic is fake (e.g. modified
>> >> version of the fake ones) or not? I bough this mic through ebay seller
>> >> : hotnamebrand4less with price 66 USD.
>> >>
>> >> If any of you have this mic and have multimeter, could you please
>> >> check your mic for me how high the impedance is?
>> >> How to tell whether shure 57 mic is fake or not?
>> >>
>> >> Best Regards,
>> >> Arnold
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