Shure PGA48 Dynamic Microphone - Handheld Mic for Vocals with Cardioid Pick-up Pattern, Discrete On/Off Switch, 3-pin XLR Connector, Stand Adapter and Zipper Pouch, No Cable (PGA48-LC)

Perfect price, long cord, very versatile. Heavy duty. Fit in every size hand and anyv stand at have. Sounded great. Very functional for singing or announcing. You won't be disappointed

Great microphone. Durable and sound quality is right on. Exactly what my husband was looking for.

I bought this specifically to use at home for my karaoke setup. It's a little setup that has brought us much fun since we started using it about 1.5 years ago. The karaoke setup has gotten more use due the pandemic, we still wanted to karaoke and the only place to do it was at home. I was using my computer mic (a Blue Yeti condenser mic) and sending the audio straight to a speaker just for the vocals (a Bose Rockin Roller Mini). It worked but I always had to worry about feedback, and it was still better than nothing. I decided I wanted to add some reverb to the karaoke nights and bought a tiny mixer (Behringer Xenyx 1202FX) and this microphone. There are some reviews that say there is noticeable handling noise, there is, I noticed it immediately upon testing. The other thing I noticed was that I was still getting feedback, the speaker I use does face directly to the singer, the mic, and its only placed about 5 feet away from the singer, so it wasn't a surprise to hear the feedback. After changing the settings on my mixer and lowering the mid adjustment knob, I was able to get the mic working with no noticeable feedback, effects, and good volume, minimal change on the handling noise. The handling noise goes unnoticed once the music starts and there is active singing.For my first cardioid mic for my home karaoke, I am completely satisfied with this purchase. I would recommend to others for home karaoke use, I would not recommend for professional use or even just speaking, with no background noise the handling noise is going to be noticeable.Would I buy again? Maybe, this thing is great for an introductory mic but I think I will spend a bit more next time and get the Shure SM58 to use as the main and downgrade this one to the backup singers mic. Maybe I'll change my mind after using this a few more times.If you are looking for a good budget friendly microphone for fun at home karaoke nights then I would highly recommend this. I would not recommend this for professional use or for those of you planning to use it for speaking only, the handling noise is too noticeable.

This mic is a terrific value! Compared to other value-priced vocal mics I’ve owned or tried, this one is hands down the best.As a karaoke jockey, I never put expensive mics in singers’ hands. After going through several non-Shure cheap mics, I bought this Shure PGA48. Now I own 5 of them. They’re the only mics I use for karaoke gigs.Sound quality is surprisingly crisp, with good highs and lows. The mic performs very well when effects are adjusted on my mixing board. (I try to give every singer their best shot at sounding good, whether or not they are a good singer.)The only downside I can find (and it’s really a non-issue for my purposes), is that there can be a little handling noise. However, this is greatly reduced with the use of high quality, shielded microphone cords. At my events, I leave all the mics for singers on stands and ask folks to not remove them. If someone does get feisty and takes a mic in their hand, it’s fine, though, because my cords are good. Besides, any handling noise is completely covered up once I crank up the song. I’d just suggest that if you purchase this mic, you also purchase a high quality microphone cord. If you do that, you really shouldn’t have any problems. And you’ll be very glad to have an inexpensive vocal mic that has such a great sound!

An excellent vocal mic for singing. Very good quality.

Let me start by saying - This mic is amazing! I've been looking around for a good but inexpensive mic for a while now and this is what I decided on.Pros:Great audio qualityOn/off switchIncludes XLR cableIncludes mic holderPriceSounds like an Sm58Cons:It's a bit noisy when hold it your hand, but if you use a mic stand it's great.Doesn't come with dragonIf you are planning to use this with a guitar amp you will need an impedance transformer. This basically allows your low impedance device (Microphone) to be able to be plugged into your high impedance input (Amp). I've linked a great one here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006NMUHW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1The XLR-QTR cable will not give you the same great results as this will. You will need to select the XLR-XLR cable to be able to use this transformer.You won't regret buying this microphone!I did not receive either of these products for free or at a discount.Update: Two years later and I have developed as a musician. I can now tell that this does NOT sounds as good as the more expensive SM58. However, I still like to have this microphone around because it’s a good backup, but you can also give it to the little ones to keep their hands off of your more expensive gear. If you just need to use a microphone a few times for something like a karaoke party, this mic will work well; if you’re a musician, I’d go with the industry standard SM58, or possibly it’s younger brother the SM48(though i’ve never actually held this mic in my hand; make your own informed decision).