Nice review - but the only review where I actually heard a distinctive hissing background noise from the SM7DB is Bandrew's review (the mic guy) - and even there not very much. I'm not "shure" 😆(pun very much intended) what's going on, but I watched your review on a 4K TV with the speakers turned up loud and couldn't really hear a background noise from your SM7dB. I do have a very good hearing. I agree, I already have the "classic" SM7B with a Cloudlifter (Made in USA💙), so I will not upgrade as it does not offer me anything extra, only a hole in the wallet.😆😆
Thank you so much for leaving a comment! I could definitely hear the hiss in my headphones when recording and mixing (specially compared to my other mics) but it’s nothing that can’t be managed. Nevertheless, I loved the sound of this mic and think it’s great for music production, podcasting and live-streaming! And right, if you already own a SM7B and a cloud-lifter, it’s not worth selling and upgrading.
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 upgrading to 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 interfaces 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 taper, 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? Lower Noise Floor with the same sound signature? -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.
Make sure that the built in boost is turned off. The SM7DB has a boost of 18db - 28db. Also pay attention to the gain levels on your audio interface to make sure you’re not driving the gain too hard.
@@homestudioacademy is there a remote possibility that because my mic is not on mic stand and internal mic system settings is putting it on perpetual mute?
