FINALLY! Checking Out The Shure SM7dB! 

This mic is a clear discrepancy of what consumer actually want vs what brands wants and what brands thought consumers want: 1) Brand thought with so many podcast using the SM7B, if they add the Shure logo, it will be free advertising for them. The only reason I'm not buying 6 of the SM7dB and bought 6 Lauten Audio LS-208 is purely because of the logo that Shure added. If I don't use it hang down, the logo will be upside down unless I open the screw and rotate it and screw it back. 2) They beauty of the SM7B is how subtle it was, the black plate makes it look so clean, now they no longer gives you the back plate 3) It's nice that they make the switch easier to access, but what's the point if no one even uses the switches in the first place? 4) Build in Pre-amp 5 years too late, now entry level audio intefaces already have 69 db of gain like the latest generation scarlett, 76 db of gain with the Rodecaster pro II/duo, 80 db of gain with mackie DLZ creator. How about studios? People will studio already have preamp like the 1073 which already have more than enough gain to power the SM7B. 5) The mic color (shiny) and proportion just looks wrong and camera, the elongated design with the tape, just make the mic looks weird, the original SM7B already look perfect, why mess with that? 6)Here's what people actually want, we want the next generation of SM7B -Better sound so we can upgrade our current SM7B to the next generation SM7C. Maybe neodymium magnet? Improved capsule? Better internals? -The wire coming out from the side, we want it to be internal so it will look cleaner on camera -Better yok mount so it's easier to screw -Built in wire mesh pop filter inside the cage for the capsule, perhaps something like the JZ-PF pop filter -We want the rest to be the same, because of the MAYA effect - Most Advanced, Yet Acceptable - To sell something familiar, you must make it surprising and to sell something surprising, you must make it familiar.

Love In The Whale! Those dudes have been in my scene for as long as I can remember.

Good gravy I LOVE my SM7B. I found that cable quality makes a huge difference in reducing noise. I went with some nice Hosa cables that have great shielding and it improved things over the old SoundWave cables I’d been using for a while. I don’t mind the cloud lifter, and I’ve tried the McBoost which I prefer a bit more. Either way, quality can’t be beat! This is a classic!

It's nice that the preamp gives you a choice on how much gain you need. Seems like they're taking a page out from sE Dyncaster where they combine their preamp with the condenser. Not a fan of that satin housing with the black logo though. Seems like it could be a finger print magnet.

The original SM7B requires you to almost have it IN YOUR MOUTH for it to pick up anything. With the dB, I can visibly see you being at normal microphone distance, and it still works.

Great job by Shure!

can't wait to read people on forums claiming it doesn't sound the same ante the previous model was "warmer and richer"

Hey fluff, so if I have a line 6 hd500x and I'm using it as a interface instead of a focusrite will this still work for me? So I'm wondering if I got one of these mics can I use the pre amp option with line 6 or do I need phantom power? As the line 6 doesn't have phantom power😢, or if anyone else knows this info thanks😊

Where did you get your acoustic panels?

I'd love to see you and Jason Milbank do a duet with SM7dB sometime...

3:05 , that’s not true. You may not get noise from the preamp itself.. but it does make the mics self noise even more noticeable, the self noise is 22db, any booster you use or preamp does infact increase that hiss from the mic.

I really want an sm7b, i prefer the look of it however if I hear more from the db and it doesn't sound like it clips anymore I will get it instead

The Siamese Dream vocal mic. :D

Not going to lie i just Got the Sm7b earlier this year to recorded my vox Ie Death/thrash so harsher vox. But also great for the podcast. so I was like I cant be spend more. Then with your breakdown on the comparison let my worries go away. Shure always an awesome brand.

Awesome idea. But gotta say not a big fan of the Shure branding on the side. But I understand it. At least it’s not as obvious as the mv7. I also appreciate the switches in this new one too.

I'll be honest with you every complaint. I see on the SM7 dB is due to the fact that you've already purchased The original so you stick with that. As for me buying a new Mic, I prefer the new one. That you don't have to buy extra equipment for, sounds great and works right out of the box. Oh, that's right. You're concerned about how it looks. That's right, you're concerned how your Mic looks. Well, you stick with that!

SM7B's need to be pushed so hard without sending it thru a pre. This should have been a product eons ago. Glad its out there!

I'd rather save money and get a Fethead but its nice to have the option

Cloudlifters screaming in agony somewhere

I hope the internal preamp sounds better than a Cloudlifter otherwise it’s a hard pass for me

it is like if Jordan23 back to play nowadays better, younger, and faster.

I know them in the whale dudes you are the second person in two days I ‘ve seen wear that shirt a lady in downtown fort collins was wearing one yesterday evening.

Short 👍

A lot of your intro is wrong. Michael Jackson used the SM7, I imagine Anthony Keidis too. The SM7B is the 3rd version and is not 50 years old. The SM7A was in between. They have different frequency responses so are not the same.

Sadly the SM7dB costs 589€, compared to the original SM7B at 389€. Crazy how cheap the SM7dB is in the US.

well to my ears it shure does NOT sound as good as my shure sm7b WITH external cloud lifter. something sounds hollow with this one dude. thats my opinion. I think you wanna go with everything all in one, go with the Dynacaster microphone from SE electronics !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice advertising but where's the comparison?? 💩