It performs and sounds just like a Shure 58 at my non-studio stage sets. I don't have a studio, I play acoustic guitar and sing a little, and I know the audience can't tell the difference in what I sound like between the two because they seem to be having a good time and I still get the same friendly compliments.

I bought this because it was extremely inexpensive. I figured that if I have to have a guest singer that I don't know or trust, I would not be lending my good, expensive mic out, and I could take chances with this. So I tried it out, and this mic is not significantly different sounding from my good, expensive microphones. It sounds good, it looks good, it works exactly the way it is supposed to, and I am very happy with everything except how much I spent on all those "good" microphones.

Believe it or not, this is now my mic for ham radio - K0WUQ. I bought it because a very expensive, decades-old mic went bad, and I needed a quick replacement. This little mic sounds really good and has all the power needed to drive the audio portion of my station.

It holds up well against my SM48!!!

About what I expected from Monoprice

It's a very good microphone. Thank you

I am not going to say it is as good or better than a Shure SM-58 stage mic, but it seems to do the job just fine. I got mine on sale, and great value.

This is a really nice mic for the price. I ordered one, and after trying it bought two more. I have Shure and EV mics and this is comparable at less than half the price. Highly recommended.