SSB Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I went in to buy myself a mic the other day with thoughts of a shiny new SM57 dancing in my head, but the attendant was rather adamant in his proclamation that our beloved SM57, while a good mic, was not as good as-in his opinion-the audix i5. Assuming he had more knowledge than me in the given field and after a lowdown on the differences between the two, I gave it to him straight up: "would you recommend the i5 over the SM57?" "Yes," he replied with absolute certainty. Trusting his judgment, I went with the Audix i5. I'll be using it mainly to record acoustic stuff - trumpets, saxes, etc. But my trumpet is currently in the shop and I haven't had much to test it out with yet. But OVERALL, has anyone that uses this mic had a good time with it? If it matters, I'm plugged into a M-Audio MobilePre USB preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 I replaced my SM57s with the i5. The mids aren't as phased out as in the SM57 and the highs are smoother. Of course, I use them obly for recording guitar amps, so I have no idea how they perform with horns and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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