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Post by lpedrum on Jul 2, 2019 10:47:52 GMT -6
I've got an old 58 with a blown out cartridge. I'm not into buying a Shure replacement because they're pricey and I could probably find a used 58 and save myself the trouble. Has anyone ever tried the Chinese copy cartridge? (See HERE on eBay) Is it worth an hour of my time or will it sound like crap? |
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 2, 2019 11:02:48 GMT -6
I've got an old 58 with a blown out cartridge. I'm not into buying a Shure replacement because they're pricey and I could probably find a used 58 and save myself the trouble. Has anyone ever tried the Chinese copy cartridge? (See HERE on eBay) Is it worth an hour of my time or will it sound like crap? Real Shure cartridges are CHEAP. Don't waste your money on Chinese knockoffs. |
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Post by svart on Jul 2, 2019 11:06:19 GMT -6
I've got an old 58 with a blown out cartridge. I'm not into buying a Shure replacement because they're pricey and I could probably find a used 58 and save myself the trouble. Has anyone ever tried the Chinese copy cartridge? (See HERE on eBay) Is it worth an hour of my time or will it sound like crap? They're not the same. They fit and make sound but internally aren't the same design as the official Shure capsule and may or may not sound the same. I bought a 57 cartridge to play around with and it wasn't even close to being similar design. Didn't sound very close either. Usable as a mic, but didn't have the SM sound. |
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Post by svart on Jul 2, 2019 11:09:52 GMT -6
I've got an old 58 with a blown out cartridge. I'm not into buying a Shure replacement because they're pricey and I could probably find a used 58 and save myself the trouble. Has anyone ever tried the Chinese copy cartridge? (See HERE on eBay) Is it worth an hour of my time or will it sound like crap? Real Shure cartridges are CHEAP. Don't waste your money on Chinese knockoffs. They're 85-95$ for the genuine cartridge at retailers which makes them almost as much as new SM58s.. But you can check out the used market and I see them for 50-70$ all day long. |
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 2, 2019 12:02:07 GMT -6
Real Shure cartridges are CHEAP. Don't waste your money on Chinese knockoffs. They're 85-95$ for the genuine cartridge at retailers which makes them almost as much as new SM58s.. But you can check out the used market and I see them for 50-70$ all day long. Thought they were less than that - around $65. But maybe that's a buddy deal from my dealer I've been working with for 40 years, give or take.
Still, the Chinese knockoff Shures I've encountered have been pretty poor.
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Post by svart on Jul 2, 2019 12:15:35 GMT -6
They're 85-95$ for the genuine cartridge at retailers which makes them almost as much as new SM58s.. But you can check out the used market and I see them for 50-70$ all day long. Thought they were less than that - around $65. But maybe that's a buddy deal from my dealer I've been working with for 40 years, give or take.
Still, the Chinese knockoff Shures I've encountered have been pretty poor.
They used to be a lot cheaper, as did the full mics too! I remember when a brand new 57 was 49$.. You can now set your watch by the regular annual price increases on the SM mics.. |
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Post by lpedrum on Jul 2, 2019 14:24:32 GMT -6
Real Shure cartridges are CHEAP. Don't waste your money on Chinese knockoffs. They're 85-95$ for the genuine cartridge at retailers which makes them almost as much as new SM58s.. But you can check out the used market and I see them for 50-70$ all day long. That's the price I was seeing too. I don't know why Shure supplies a replacement part that financially makes no sense for the customer to buy. |
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Post by rob61 on Jul 2, 2019 16:02:36 GMT -6
They're 85-95$ for the genuine cartridge at retailers which makes them almost as much as new SM58s.. But you can check out the used market and I see them for 50-70$ all day long. That's the price I was seeing too. I don't know why Shure supplies a replacement part that financially makes no sense for the customer to buy. Shure had a replacement policy for 57s and 58s. Not sure they still have it but worth checking out. You send them the old mic and something like $50 bucks and they send you a new mic. |
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Post by mattbroiler on Jul 2, 2019 16:14:19 GMT -6
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