You totally nailed it in this review. I did a side by side a few years ago with these mics and came to the exact same conclusions. XM8500 sounds better for voice (even better than sm58 to my ears) but the SM48 sounds better for instruments and has better plosives and handling noise. I will say the 8500 still sounds great on a stage even with the plosives and handling.
I used XM8500 and SM58 together during a small college concert as an A/V guy. The XM8500 held its own, though it has a darker sound (which tbh I like especially on male voices).
I use four Behringer XM8500 mics for my weekly Open Mic Nights. Affordable, quality build and reliable. Absolutely worth the money if you just need a mic.
XM8500 was my first microphone and I didn't realize what a great choice it was until I bought several mics many times its cost later. You can't go wrong with it.
If you're singing rock stuff with screaming high end, where you want to get over the band, the SM48 would do the job. If you're crooning, and want a full sound, the XM8500 would be a better choice.
@@KenTeel This is quite wrong. if you're doing screaming vocals or other harsh, aggressive things, you want less high end, and a warmer mic, not the opposite.
@@whatskraken3886 Yes, it is proof of something, because if what you said is true about screamers wanting to use mics that are warmer in tone, then the SM58 would not be used by them, and we all know that they are used by them. So, much for your theory.
I use the XM8500 plugged into a PreSonus AudioBox USB 96 and I love how it sounds. I use it for doing the voice over on a weekly radio show and it works perfect for what I do. I highly recommend this mic for anyone looking for a budget mic.
I use the same setup but I can't get a usable signal without cranking up the gain to max and that makes it too loud and hissy. It is really bad and unusable for me
I've been gearing up to do a video all about the SM48 for entry level podcasting - I feel like it's such an under appreciated and under talked about mic. Especially if you're doing mobile podcasting, traveling or flying, and want something less expensive than your studio mics in case of damage. Great stuff as always!
I love "versus" and I love "budget" so I love this one twice as much! I like Behringer more, somehow sound was better imo. and them keys weren't as loud.
Behringer sounds like ass for instruments but yeah it wins on voice. Shure just sounds like it's heavily compressed and unnatural and Behringer's faults can probably be fixed with a little reverb and balancing the mids.
The explanation of the sensitivity of the XM8500 is much appreciated. I was quite confused by the “-70dB” when I saw it on the data sheet on the Behringer website. And I couldn’t find an explanation when searching around on Google. So many thanks for the help with that.
Im glad I bought The xm8500. I was about to buy the Sm48 but it was to Expensive for My budget. But the Xm8500 Sounds better than Sm48 for Voice at least.
I own both, but I have 4 XM8500 mics. I use them for field, multi-speaker podcast recordings and for open mics. I agree that the handling noise was pretty awful on the XM8500s, but I use them in boom mic stands, so that isn't an issue. I think they are great value mics, and I recommend them all the time.
Sm-48 for me. I’ve had both and my shure is still around. Enough said. Behringer for to me is always just ok. And their prices reflect that. (I’ve tried a ton of their products anywhere from guitar amps, to “pro audio interface equipment “ ) you get what you pay for. Amazon has the sm-48 for $30 worth every penny of the extra $10 to me. Great video.
I own the XM8500, I quite like the sound. I also have a Rode M2, which is a nice handheld condensor mic and a AKG D5. All mics are good and have their strengths and weaknesses, but I like the XM8500 on male spoken word. I think it is good to have a few different mics to try out on different sources.
I'm shopping around for a mic, exclusively for podcast needs and I'm glad I watched this as I was super curious @ how the XM8500 sounded. Really glad I tuned in. Thanks for that and that was a great review. Cheers
This is a great review i keep looking at other reviews of more common microphones like the snowball ice from blue microphones and the last thing they do is show how it sounds when you are typing on the keyboard with the microphone, i dont have a mechanicle keyboard so the noise is not an issue but im always worried about the vibrations running through the desk. So yea this review gets a like from me.
Just got myself a XM8500 for voiceover after my backup mic - EditorsKeys Sl150 started to fail. I went with it over the Shure SM48 because of my main mic RODE Procaster has made me a fan of darker sounding microphones
Gotta love a content creator who sub-ironically goes 2 seconds over 10 mins to shame those that only go 1 second to grab that dough from 2 ads rather than one haha. I clicked like before 5 seconds in... I always do, as this is a good, honest and entertaining channel with the right balance of loads of things!
Wow now I know that I can talk into the side of the mic to sound like I'm on old radio instead of using noise filters, this is more fun than I thought.
For less than 90,- I got: - XM8500 - Microphone arm set with windscreen and popfilter + cable management stuff - UCM22 - XLR Cable 6M Definitely better than getting a Blue Yeti condenser mic since my room isn’t treated well and I hate background noise :)
Sir thank you for your reviews with Beringer xm8500... Would it work with Zoom H6... I consider to have an economic microphone for my future street interviews. I don't want it gets all the ambiance voices around. O i consider buying this one. Thank you in advance...
Great job on all of the videos. I would like to hear these budget microphones running thru the Rodecaster Pro. The XM8500 might be perfect for the guys that need to purchase 4 mics.
Nooo.... The SM48 is officially my least favorite mic outside of the "obvious garbage" range. It just has this harsh, gritty, cheap sound that I can't stand. Makes voices sound grainy and made the electric guitar painfully shrill. It really sounds like a $10 junk mic to my ears... not sure if there's something wrong with my ears, or if people just assume it's good because it says Shure on it. (I'd LOVE to see it go up against some other cheap-o mics in a blind test). The XM8500 sounds nice and smooth but is lacking in the "oomf" department. It sounds like a mic they'd use at a corporate seminar or something. Still, I'd much rather work with a boring corporate mic than one that sounds like sandpaper. (angry typing fingers lol)
Ha! The SM48 was MILES better than the XM8500 here in guitars!! The XM8500 sounded dull and dead, but SM48 was very fine. Both did fine on vocals thou. At 4:53 anyone with ears can hear how the sound changes from airy and rich to something recorded with a 5$ computer mic, lol!
Some notes on the XM8500: It does sound great on guitar. First off, you don't just place it wherever and complain about the boominess. Just move the mic around to a few spots until you hit a good location. It's the same with any mic. Second, eq the thing, if you get more low-end because the mic is giving you more, just cut some if you want. It's not a worse mic because it has a more complete eq curve. For vocals, the only negative I have on the mic is that the proximity effect is more aggressive and transitions more awkwardly than an SM58. It's not a deal breaker, but you have to work harder during singing vs a 58. Personally, I wouldn't buy the 48 for any reason. The XM8500 is overall a better mic in terms of detail. Buying a 48 is a step down. If you want something slightly nicer get a 58.
@@---pp7tq Yes. I have better mics, and when recorded right, the acoustic guitar is hard to tell which mic is better. If I show you 3 recordings, one the XM8500, the others a $200 mic and a $300 mic, you might be able to pick them apart but it would take serious listening several times in solo. In short: You can definitely get good guitar recordings with the XM8500. Good placement, and DAW treatment are more important.
maybe blending the XM8500 with a SM57 would sound great for high gain guitars, since the 8500 seems a bit dark and the 57 is quite a brite mic. Im gonna try this out myself, pretty interested in the results.
xM8500 had scooped and clouded sound, the sm48 sounded close to sm58 flatter and fuller with more air. I'm listening on Yamaha studio monitors in a treated room.
Bandrew! Have you tried the Red5 Audio RVD30? I've seen a video where its hyper cardiod polar pattern rejects ALL background noise, standing outside during a very windy and noisy day. Ps. 4:18 sounds is the theme song of Bandrew vs Shirley (I forgot her name lol)
basically agree with pretty much every point. For podcasts or streaming on a budget, the Behringer XM8500 is really nice. If you record other stuff, take the Shure.
This review was awesome! I've never seen a reviewer test microphones so thoroughly in so many different situations identically, I love it. I think the XM8500 sounded better for vocals, but the SM48 sounded better for instruments. The SM48 might also be better for handheld situations but the XM8500 is better for if you have a proper mount.
Many thanks for the great review - I completely agree with your review regarding the sound of the Mics. My ears registered the same as yours (XM8500 a fraction more mellow/deeper and the SM48 a little more shrill). I have an XM8500 and please with it.
I don't know if RUclips does some sort of audio compression on the videos uploaded , but even without using headphones just hearing on the desktop speakers , I would say the SM48 sounded more crisp and clearer . The audio out of the XM8500 sounded like those Bass Boosted headphones where as the audio out of the SM48 sounded more like a flat sounding headphones like the Shure SRH440 , maybe . My 2 cents .
RUclips does volume normalization. Right click and find "statistics for nerds" and it will tell you how much, or rare cases it's not on and will show 100%/100%
I don't know I felt the XM8500 sounded really nice and not as shrill as the Shure SM48 even on the guitars, now it could be I am under the weather but I do prefer a deeper tone in microphones. Even the handling noise sounded about the same....again though my head is really plugged up so I might be missing a lot of sounds.
wow if that music is from songs i wanna know what songs tho your voice is good to im thinking of getting into an axlr setup idk what i need tho im looking at the behringer uphoria m2 or whatever and the behringer XM8500 for the mic other than an xlr cable idk what i need
Terrific versus review as always! Gotta give a big thumbs up for Bandrew's "Rambling Thoughts", great guitar playing, and so so singing, just saying............ :)
Have you checked out any of the mics from Thomann's Music? I'm hearing mixed reviews, but I suspect brand bias has been an issue. Thanks for all the hard work and great reviews!!!!
The SC400 condenser is kinda cool for it's price, although I think the best cheap Condenser is the Superlux E205. The ~200 eur T.bone Tube mics also sounded pretty interesting, although I only heard online comparisons.
I do live shows with two powered monitors with 8 mic mix down from a mixer. Should I use a unidirectional mic or cardiod pattern ones to avoid whistling sound?
Hey, I'm interested in you reviewing that freakish ASUS ROG Strix Magnus gaming mic, which supposedly has some nifty "environment noise cancelling" which can even defeat the obnoxious Cherry MX Blues key stomping noise during lively gameplay. You are the perfect guy for testing its capabilities.
Do you have any interest in looking at field recorders for podcasting? (e.g., TASCAM 60D mkII, Zoom H4 or 5, etc.) A versus would be dope, as the kids used to say!
If you filter out some of those boomy lows on the guitar for the Behringer with an EQ, and then boost it to +6 like you had it before, it will tame some of that dark, muddy character so it actually sounds BETTER than the SM48. I may or may not know from personal experience that a rolloff around 150 to 200 Hz is perfect, and should honestly be done globally to your guitar bus in studio, anyway, to help things sit in the mix. Separating the bass, drums, and guitar a bit does wonders. I own 2 XM8500's. I use them for a second mic in combo with my SM57 or my e609 on guitar cabs, or paired with an SM57 as a second mic for pairing with my 57 on acoustic guitar. I record studio vocals by double mic technique with a condenser, and use it on a desktop stand for VOIP. Only complaint is that it doesn't make bacon pancakes. The SM48 sounds grainy, low fi, and less articulate in the mids and upper mids by comparison.
I bought the XM8500 per your recommendation in another video and I can't figure out why I have to be right next to the mic for it to pick up anything. We're talking mouth on the mic. Even with the gain on the preamp all the way up, with everything turned off in Windows that's usually recommended in the videos and articles explaining how to fix low input volume. I've since given up and went back to my HyperX Cloud 2 headset, which is sad because there's no way that mic should perform better than the Behringer.
I'm considering buying the XM8500 + M Audio Solo interface. The purpose is podcasting and voice overs. I was just wondering if a fethead would be useful or would you say the difference in sound quality would be negligible? What are your thoughts? Many thanks for this review and your time. Appreciated.
Yo bandrew do you have the Shure 545 and 565 on your back log? They are basically the modern iterations of the predecessors to the sm57 and 58 respectively.
As many people have already commented, the XM8500 has a warmer tone and is much more suitable for spoken word, so for those who are after an affordable podcast setup, the XM8500 is the better option. Just don't forget to add a much needed pop filter to your cart. The SM48 sounded better for the guitar because of its brighter, sharper highs, but it sounded too thin and "metallic" for spoken word.
I just wonder. Initially I really liked the XM8500, but then I started to like the the SM48. Is it just me or is the XM8500 a bit muddy in the bass register? I mean it is really easy to remove some bass In post.
So I want to kinda upgrade my audio game from purely gaming headsets to one of these two, could I get away with using the USB Sabrent adapter from your previous videos with the xlr to 3.5m to use the xm8500 mic for RUclips Gameplay Commentary videos?
Hello! I'm considering upgrading from my blue snowball to something more like this, would an xm8500 with something like a umc22 or um2 be a good choice for youtube videos?
Sorry for noob question, but can you teach how to connect XLR if you just have a laptop? Or do you need to buy mic with usb? I need a budget cardioid dynamic mic for simple voice over recording but the samson q2u and the range is over my budget in my country. Do you have recommendations for that within this behringer budget?
Feedback: Your reviews are so good, but in pretty much every one, if I'm not prepared, I literally have to take off my headphones when the guitar part comes on to avoid hurting my ears (or just skip that part, or lower my volume). Have you considered reducing the volume of those parts? They're shockingly loud.
Well, I'm a fan of making the 6th chord a major or ending on the 1 chord of minor key and turning it to major, which is common in Asian modern music especially Japanese.
Hi guys, I was just wondering if anyone can help me with decision making. So the xm8500 is out of stock in our country and said it will take longer for them to have another re-stock. Will the PGA48 be good enough to substitute in for the xm8500?
Хорошее сравнение. XM8500, действительно неплох. Использую пару в студии для репетиций и он действительно справляется и звучит весьма ровно и сбалансирован. Что касается Инструментальных миков, то я нашел очень интересную альтернативу SM57-му - JTS в аналогичном оформлении. Звучит очень близко к 57му и натурально, в отличие от китайской реплики 57-го, которая режет верхами и достаточно плоская.
I will do it if you complete this spell I learned from an old wizard. Close your eyes for 3 hours. Spin in a circle. Open your eyes. Refresh the channel page. The review will then appear.
well apearently i have a super bassy voice of god because the xm8500 sounds like im talking through a blanket, thanks podcastage :) do you think i should avoid dynamic mics in general for this reason? (twitch streaming kind of situation), untreated room, but its pretty hard to find a dynamic that dosent sound muffled for me.. i dont have the budget for an RE20
for further context i was looking at the sm57, e835, or mxl v67g, but I love the neutral flat sound that mics like the nt1 give, which i would be willing to save up for, but if i can find something cheaper and dynamic, that would sound somewhat flat, that would be great
You totally nailed it in this review. I did a side by side a few years ago with these mics and came to the exact same conclusions. XM8500 sounds better for voice (even better than sm58 to my ears) but the SM48 sounds better for instruments and has better plosives and handling noise. I will say the 8500 still sounds great on a stage even with the plosives and handling.
I used XM8500 and SM58 together during a small college concert as an A/V guy. The XM8500 held its own, though it has a darker sound (which tbh I like especially on male voices).
@@QuickQuips I've used both together, the Behringer blows the Shure out of the water for clarity and feedback resistance
What exactly is 3:15? I'm using obs and I don't want to buy a preamp yet
You should not be using either for recording instruments.
Which one would you recommend for podcasting?
I use four Behringer XM8500 mics for my weekly Open Mic Nights. Affordable, quality build and reliable. Absolutely worth the money if you just need a mic.
XM8500 was my first microphone and I didn't realize what a great choice it was until I bought several mics many times its cost later. You can't go wrong with it.
XM 8500 had a warmer tone. The SM 48 sounded a bit thin for voice. Loved the review.
If you're singing rock stuff with screaming high end, where you want to get over the band, the SM48 would do the job. If you're crooning, and want a full sound, the XM8500 would be a better choice.
@@KenTeel This is quite wrong. if you're doing screaming vocals or other harsh, aggressive things, you want less high end, and a warmer mic, not the opposite.
@@whatskraken3886 Hummm.... interesting. So do you think that the SM58 is used by screaming vocalist in rock bands (It has a lift on the high end)?
@@KenTeel the SM58 is used on quite literally everything, this is proof of nothing
@@whatskraken3886 Yes, it is proof of something, because if what you said is true about screamers wanting to use mics that are warmer in tone, then the SM58 would not be used by them, and we all know that they are used by them. So, much for your theory.
I use the XM8500 plugged into a PreSonus AudioBox USB 96 and I love how it sounds. I use it for doing the voice over on a weekly radio show and it works perfect for what I do. I highly recommend this mic for anyone looking for a budget mic.
I use the same setup but I can't get a usable signal without cranking up the gain to max and that makes it too loud and hissy. It is really bad and unusable for me
I've been gearing up to do a video all about the SM48 for entry level podcasting - I feel like it's such an under appreciated and under talked about mic. Especially if you're doing mobile podcasting, traveling or flying, and want something less expensive than your studio mics in case of damage. Great stuff as always!
I love "versus" and I love "budget" so I love this one twice as much! I like Behringer more, somehow sound was better imo. and them keys weren't as loud.
Behringer sounds like ass for instruments but yeah it wins on voice. Shure just sounds like it's heavily compressed and unnatural and Behringer's faults can probably be fixed with a little reverb and balancing the mids.
You are the best mic reviewer.
I agree
Facts
I always watch his videos before buying a mic
Ever
Can agree
behringer sounds better to my ears -guess we are going to go snag a few of those
This was JUST what I needed! Really seems like the XM8500s are superb for the price!
The explanation of the sensitivity of the XM8500 is much appreciated. I was quite confused by the “-70dB” when I saw it on the data sheet on the Behringer website. And I couldn’t find an explanation when searching around on Google. So many thanks for the help with that.
finally an audiophile giving me what i want and none of the extra bs thank you bro
RUclips quality much audiophile!
Im glad I bought The xm8500. I was about to buy the Sm48 but it was to Expensive for My budget. But the Xm8500 Sounds better than Sm48 for Voice at least.
I feel like they are pretty similar but im still getting the sm48 for the boosted treble and the authenticity of the brand.
I own both, but I have 4 XM8500 mics. I use them for field, multi-speaker podcast recordings and for open mics. I agree that the handling noise was pretty awful on the XM8500s, but I use them in boom mic stands, so that isn't an issue. I think they are great value mics, and I recommend them all the time.
Sm-48 for me. I’ve had both and my shure is still around. Enough said. Behringer for to me is always just ok. And their prices reflect that. (I’ve tried a ton of their products anywhere from guitar amps, to “pro audio interface equipment “ ) you get what you pay for. Amazon has the sm-48 for $30 worth every penny of the extra $10 to me. Great video.
I own the XM8500, I quite like the sound. I also have a Rode M2, which is a nice handheld condensor mic and a AKG D5. All mics are good and have their strengths and weaknesses, but I like the XM8500 on male spoken word. I think it is good to have a few different mics to try out on different sources.
I'm shopping around for a mic, exclusively for podcast needs and I'm glad I watched this as I was super curious @ how the XM8500 sounded. Really glad I tuned in. Thanks for that and that was a great review. Cheers
This is a great review i keep looking at other reviews of more common microphones like the snowball ice from blue microphones and the last thing they do is show how it sounds when you are typing on the keyboard with the microphone, i dont have a mechanicle keyboard so the noise is not an issue but im always worried about the vibrations running through the desk. So yea this review gets a like from me.
Happy to hear it helped.
Just got myself a XM8500 for voiceover after my backup mic - EditorsKeys Sl150 started to fail. I went with it over the Shure SM48 because of my main mic RODE Procaster has made me a fan of darker sounding microphones
I completely agree with your assessment. I would only be doing voice, so for XM8500 would likely be my choice. Thanks!
I have the Sm48 and just ordered the beringer xm8500 can't wait to hear it and Thanks for the review 👍
Bruh just stay with the sm48
Great reviews and excellent comments, with well-reasoned and clearly explained conclusions. It's exactly the kind of info people need.
Gotta love a content creator who sub-ironically goes 2 seconds over 10 mins to shame those that only go 1 second to grab that dough from 2 ads rather than one haha.
I clicked like before 5 seconds in... I always do, as this is a good, honest and entertaining channel with the right balance of loads of things!
Yet I didn’t take advantage of the mod roll ads that you gain from this feature. Ha.
Wow now I know that I can talk into the side of the mic to sound like I'm on old radio instead of using noise filters, this is more fun than I thought.
I tought so
For less than 90,- I got:
- XM8500
- Microphone arm set with windscreen and popfilter + cable management stuff
- UCM22
- XLR Cable 6M
Definitely better than getting a Blue Yeti condenser mic since my room isn’t treated well and I hate background noise :)
Sir thank you for your reviews with Beringer xm8500... Would it work with Zoom H6... I consider to have an economic microphone for my future street interviews. I don't want it gets all the ambiance voices around. O i consider buying this one. Thank you in advance...
Amo estas comparaciones. Van directo al punto.
Great job on all of the videos. I would like to hear these budget microphones running thru the Rodecaster Pro. The XM8500 might be perfect for the guys that need to purchase 4 mics.
Nooo.... The SM48 is officially my least favorite mic outside of the "obvious garbage" range. It just has this harsh, gritty, cheap sound that I can't stand. Makes voices sound grainy and made the electric guitar painfully shrill. It really sounds like a $10 junk mic to my ears... not sure if there's something wrong with my ears, or if people just assume it's good because it says Shure on it. (I'd LOVE to see it go up against some other cheap-o mics in a blind test).
The XM8500 sounds nice and smooth but is lacking in the "oomf" department. It sounds like a mic they'd use at a corporate seminar or something. Still, I'd much rather work with a boring corporate mic than one that sounds like sandpaper.
(angry typing fingers lol)
Ha! The SM48 was MILES better than the XM8500 here in guitars!! The XM8500 sounded dull and dead, but SM48 was very fine. Both did fine on vocals thou. At 4:53 anyone with ears can hear how the sound changes from airy and rich to something recorded with a 5$ computer mic, lol!
@@MaximusAdonicus well for voice xm8500 sounds better...
@@ciru. with a bit eq´ing its sounds similar like a sm7b
I have this Behringer and i love this mic for voiceovers.
Some notes on the XM8500: It does sound great on guitar. First off, you don't just place it wherever and complain about the boominess. Just move the mic around to a few spots until you hit a good location. It's the same with any mic. Second, eq the thing, if you get more low-end because the mic is giving you more, just cut some if you want. It's not a worse mic because it has a more complete eq curve.
For vocals, the only negative I have on the mic is that the proximity effect is more aggressive and transitions more awkwardly than an SM58. It's not a deal breaker, but you have to work harder during singing vs a 58.
Personally, I wouldn't buy the 48 for any reason. The XM8500 is overall a better mic in terms of detail. Buying a 48 is a step down. If you want something slightly nicer get a 58.
@@---pp7tq Yes. I have better mics, and when recorded right, the acoustic guitar is hard to tell which mic is better. If I show you 3 recordings, one the XM8500, the others a $200 mic and a $300 mic, you might be able to pick them apart but it would take serious listening several times in solo.
In short: You can definitely get good guitar recordings with the XM8500. Good placement, and DAW treatment are more important.
maybe blending the XM8500 with a SM57 would sound great for high gain guitars, since the 8500 seems a bit dark and the 57 is quite a brite mic. Im gonna try this out myself, pretty interested in the results.
xM8500 had scooped and clouded sound, the sm48 sounded close to sm58 flatter and fuller with more air. I'm listening on Yamaha studio monitors in a treated room.
and with youtube compression
@@FSXgta RUclips uses opus 251 for audio. It's actually better than mp3.
@@caloss2 one man's air is another man's icepick in the ear.
Bandrew! Have you tried the Red5 Audio RVD30? I've seen a video where its hyper cardiod polar pattern rejects ALL background noise, standing outside during a very windy and noisy day.
Ps. 4:18 sounds is the theme song of Bandrew vs Shirley (I forgot her name lol)
Great Review!!
How about a PG48 vs SM48 review ??
Similarly ... a PG58 vs SM58 review ??
You know what the PG stands for?
Pretty Good. I
I'm in love with how the XM8500 sounds on instruments!
basically agree with pretty much every point. For podcasts or streaming on a budget, the Behringer XM8500 is really nice. If you record other stuff, take the Shure.
Excellent review. Completely agree. For the record I love my XM8500 but I only use it for spoken word!
This review was awesome!
I've never seen a reviewer test microphones so thoroughly in so many different situations identically, I love it.
I think the XM8500 sounded better for vocals, but the SM48 sounded better for instruments.
The SM48 might also be better for handheld situations but the XM8500 is better for if you have a proper mount.
Hi, I realy liked your guitar solo part, I want to hear much more of that.Please .....
Im getting this mic for singing, do i need an interface?, i already have phantom power supply
interface for more professional sound
The XM8500 is a Dynamic mic, which does NOT need phantom power. An audio interface with phantom power turned off will sound great with it.
@@alextrin683 do you know if I can use the behringer mic with an adapter tu plug the mic to my laptop with 3.5 line?
best review ive seen of anything reviewed ever
Wonderful and great video and comparison shootout! Your just great at what you do! Thanks! :)
Many thanks for the great review - I completely agree with your review regarding the sound of the Mics.
My ears registered the same as yours (XM8500 a fraction more mellow/deeper and the SM48 a little more shrill).
I have an XM8500 and please with it.
Glad you are happy with the mic you have. Here's to many years of great recordings
I don't know if RUclips does some sort of audio compression on the videos uploaded , but even without using headphones just hearing on the desktop speakers , I would say the SM48 sounded more crisp and clearer . The audio out of the XM8500 sounded like those Bass Boosted headphones where as the audio out of the SM48 sounded more like a flat sounding headphones like the Shure SRH440 , maybe .
My 2 cents .
RUclips does volume normalization. Right click and find "statistics for nerds" and it will tell you how much, or rare cases it's not on and will show 100%/100%
That was a sick solo. I was rocking so hard with it
please do on behringer xm8500 vs samson q7?
Thank you for doing the guitar comparison!
I've been looking for a microphone to use for electric guitar, and I love your guitar tones!
My GOD you are the BEST!!! BEST Test comparation of this MICs forever. Thanks from ARGENTINA!!!
I don't know I felt the XM8500 sounded really nice and not as shrill as the Shure SM48 even on the guitars, now it could be I am under the weather but I do prefer a deeper tone in microphones. Even the handling noise sounded about the same....again though my head is really plugged up so I might be missing a lot of sounds.
Does the XM8500 need a shockmount?
I'll use it for streaming, podcast and singing
Xm8500 better to my ears, thank you for versus
wow if that music is from songs i wanna know what songs tho your voice is good to im thinking of getting into an axlr setup idk what i need tho im looking at the behringer uphoria m2 or whatever and the behringer XM8500 for the mic other than an xlr cable idk what i need
Terrific versus review as always! Gotta give a big thumbs up for Bandrew's "Rambling Thoughts", great guitar playing, and so so singing, just saying............ :)
That’s because I’m not a singer and I cannot afford to hire a professional to do 50+ sessions per year. Ha.
Man, your comparison was pretty good! Thanks!
The guitar comparison really shows the big difference in the midrange... The behringer seems a bit scooped
Have you checked out any of the mics from Thomann's Music? I'm hearing mixed reviews, but I suspect brand bias has been an issue. Thanks for all the hard work and great reviews!!!!
The SC400 condenser is kinda cool for it's price, although I think the best cheap Condenser is the Superlux E205. The ~200 eur T.bone Tube mics also sounded pretty interesting, although I only heard online comparisons.
Please compare the SE Electronics V3 dynamic microphone with the XM8500 and SM48
I do live shows with two powered monitors with 8 mic mix down from a mixer. Should I use a unidirectional mic or cardiod pattern ones to avoid whistling sound?
Hey, I'm interested in you reviewing that freakish ASUS ROG Strix Magnus gaming mic, which supposedly has some nifty "environment noise cancelling" which can even defeat the obnoxious Cherry MX Blues key stomping noise during lively gameplay. You are the perfect guy for testing its capabilities.
Do you have any interest in looking at field recorders for podcasting? (e.g., TASCAM 60D mkII, Zoom H4 or 5, etc.) A versus would be dope, as the kids used to say!
If you filter out some of those boomy lows on the guitar for the Behringer with an EQ, and then boost it to +6 like you had it before, it will tame some of that dark, muddy character so it actually sounds BETTER than the SM48. I may or may not know from personal experience that a rolloff around 150 to 200 Hz is perfect, and should honestly be done globally to your guitar bus in studio, anyway, to help things sit in the mix. Separating the bass, drums, and guitar a bit does wonders. I own 2 XM8500's. I use them for a second mic in combo with my SM57 or my e609 on guitar cabs, or paired with an SM57 as a second mic for pairing with my 57 on acoustic guitar. I record studio vocals by double mic technique with a condenser, and use it on a desktop stand for VOIP. Only complaint is that it doesn't make bacon pancakes. The SM48 sounds grainy, low fi, and less articulate in the mids and upper mids by comparison.
Maybe I should start adding an additional section to the test where I have it raw and then with a high pass.
Exact calls I would have made and great ideas for testing. Overall very good video.
You are still the best mic reviewer in 2021!
Awesome video and comparison
I bought the XM8500 per your recommendation in another video and I can't figure out why I have to be right next to the mic for it to pick up anything. We're talking mouth on the mic. Even with the gain on the preamp all the way up, with everything turned off in Windows that's usually recommended in the videos and articles explaining how to fix low input volume. I've since given up and went back to my HyperX Cloud 2 headset, which is sad because there's no way that mic should perform better than the Behringer.
Perfect review, thank you!
Exactly!I just bought xm8500 and it will do just right for speech.I like how it sounds.Yeah, and your reviews are class!Thumbs up
thanks bandrew! gonna have this budget podcast setup (xm8500+h6)
your guitar skills are actually nuts tho
I'm considering buying the XM8500 + M Audio Solo interface. The purpose is podcasting and voice overs. I was just wondering if a fethead would be useful or would you say the difference in sound quality would be negligible? What are your thoughts? Many thanks for this review and your time. Appreciated.
Yo bandrew do you have the Shure 545 and 565 on your back log? They are basically the modern iterations of the predecessors to the sm57 and 58 respectively.
As many people have already commented, the XM8500 has a warmer tone and is much more suitable for spoken word, so for those who are after an affordable podcast setup, the XM8500 is the better option. Just don't forget to add a much needed pop filter to your cart. The SM48 sounded better for the guitar because of its brighter, sharper highs, but it sounded too thin and "metallic" for spoken word.
thaks
I just wonder. Initially I really liked the XM8500, but then I started to like the the SM48. Is it just me or is the XM8500 a bit muddy in the bass register? I mean it is really easy to remove some bass In post.
8500 Very close to SM7B. Very smooth and a natural sound. Put through a Tube preamp!
Could you please review the Behringer TM1 ?
So I want to kinda upgrade my audio game from purely gaming headsets to one of these two, could I get away with using the USB Sabrent adapter from your previous videos with the xlr to 3.5m to use the xm8500 mic for RUclips Gameplay Commentary videos?
It s the best review i ve ever seen. Very usefull and honest. Thanks for share🙏
Hello! I'm considering upgrading from my blue snowball to something more like this, would an xm8500 with something like a umc22 or um2 be a good choice for youtube videos?
Yes sounds good
the grain on the sm48 is the signature sound of the sm line, right? that’s why the sm57 always works for guitars lol :D
Sorry for noob question, but can you teach how to connect XLR if you just have a laptop? Or do you need to buy mic with usb? I need a budget cardioid dynamic mic for simple voice over recording but the samson q2u and the range is over my budget in my country. Do you have recommendations for that within this behringer budget?
Feedback: Your reviews are so good, but in pretty much every one, if I'm not prepared, I literally have to take off my headphones when the guitar part comes on to avoid hurting my ears (or just skip that part, or lower my volume). Have you considered reducing the volume of those parts? They're shockingly loud.
Could you also do the Behringer SL 75c vs the Shure SM 57?
Man, first I wanna say that your content is golden! What do you recommend for LEts Play/Podcast, Xm8500 or the Q7?
Nice review info
I bought this one yesterday just waiting for some of it to arrive, i cant believe how it barely picks up mx blues,
Well, I'm a fan of making the 6th chord a major or ending on the 1 chord of minor key and turning it to major, which is common in Asian modern music especially Japanese.
Excellent comparison
What if I wanna podcast with an occasional music session which mic is best?
if you decrease the gain will the background noise (keyboard) disappear or at lost not hearing it so much?
Do they come with some type of arm or something to hold them?
9:27 In the guitar tests, instead of maintaining a flow, please play the chords in the same order in both the mics.
Hi guys, I was just wondering if anyone can help me with decision making.
So the xm8500 is out of stock in our country and said it will take longer for them to have another re-stock.
Will the PGA48 be good enough to substitute in for the xm8500?
Хорошее сравнение. XM8500, действительно неплох. Использую пару в студии для репетиций и он действительно справляется и звучит весьма ровно и сбалансирован. Что касается Инструментальных миков, то я нашел очень интересную альтернативу SM57-му - JTS в аналогичном оформлении. Звучит очень близко к 57му и натурально, в отличие от китайской реплики 57-го, которая режет верхами и достаточно плоская.
Which to pick , xm 8500 or shure sm58 ? I'll be just singing in headphones
Could you review the Blur Yeti X please?
I will do it if you complete this spell I learned from an old wizard. Close your eyes for 3 hours. Spin in a circle. Open your eyes. Refresh the channel page. The review will then appear.
@@Podcastage OH MY GOD IT WORKED!
which one would you recommend for recording vocals in a room?
can you compare the sf 920 to the 930 next time please?
well apearently i have a super bassy voice of god because the xm8500 sounds like im talking through a blanket, thanks podcastage :) do you think i should avoid dynamic mics in general for this reason? (twitch streaming kind of situation), untreated room, but its pretty hard to find a dynamic that dosent sound muffled for me.. i dont have the budget for an RE20
for further context i was looking at the sm57, e835, or mxl v67g, but I love the neutral flat sound that mics like the nt1 give, which i would be willing to save up for, but if i can find something cheaper and dynamic, that would sound somewhat flat, that would be great