Comments on: Shure Super 55 Deluxe – supercardioid prop mic review

By: Ed Lloyd-Hughes

Ed Lloyd-Hughes — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:56:20 +0000

Heartily agree with review. Saw someone using one a couple of weeks ago.
He might as well have been using a brick.
I gave him a secondhand RE 320 to try. Shure 55 for sale…..

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 05 May 2025 11:47:06 +0000

So, btw the price for their new Nexadyne 8/S vocal mic is $299. If you’re ballin’ like that, go for it bwahaha!
But seriously… it’s solid. Thank me later.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:03:16 +0000

I would like to remind you once again that a large part of the review is the price. For the price it is being sold, there are simply better options. $249 dud… you can buy Heil 35 for this money, AKG D7, Sennheiser e945 or… TWO Beta 58A on sale. Then do compare how it feels using on STAGE, come back and comment again. Be my guest And while I do find it to be a step up from the SM58, at this point, pretty much anything is a step up from the SM58. Don’t know why people expect me to throw around those 10-star ratings as if they mean nothing. I only hope that their new Shure Nexadyne series is superior and actually makes it into top 10. I may be able to review them soon, so stay tuned and don’t miss it! (Update: it’s out!)

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 17:05:48 +0000

This article seems to provide evidence that given enough time and connections, anyone can write for any site. I don’t think a reasonable person would take this author as a real authority on the subject since this review was so one sided and failed to really acknowledge that each person’s voice requires different characteristics in a mic.
I think the important thing to remember is that this mic requires that you know proper microphone technique. This is probably not the best choice for a newbie who doesn’t know how to work a mic
The super cardiod pattern doesn’t allow much movement off axis, but speaking directly into the front and give you problems with plosives. So you need to know how to work a mic. The mic looks cool,, but it’s not as forgiving as some other dynamic mics so it might not be a good choice for a rookie.

By: Despina

Despina — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 06:39:37 +0000

I love this model and my voice was amazing but a little too heavy to hold. I bought the stand for this which is also good against wind so I’m selling both together for a little bit over the price of the microphone. Anyone interested can come back here to find and buy it because it is out of stock and unavailble so help me by buying it from me. I used it once to compare microphones and its been in its box ever since. I have another 5 microphones so I don’t need it

By: Rosin Fairfield

Rosin Fairfield — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 17:32:13 +0000

It sounds good! I compared it with my Beta 58A and the Beta57 and it is quasi identical to the beta58a, I don’t know why the frequency graph show it lacking on high 10khz +
It has the ability to modulate your voice like shifty silk when you purposefully change angles of singing!

This review is nice in detail and effort but all the way too negative for me to be realistically about the Super 55.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:07:46 +0000

The sound is fine, aside from it having a muffled high end, though for $249 it could be better.
But in my experience I find it unusable for stage – hence the poor rating.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:58:54 +0000

It doesn’t sound that bad…