Another Fake shure guide for you to read.I had a similar experience. Bought one on Ebay - but I had checked a real one out in a real shop first.So what is there to look out for.Well dont assume that the glossy...
You may be a little bewildered by the range of prices and types of radio microphones, so here's a short introduction: The quality and price ranges from 'karaoke' types costing £20 or less, right up to a...
I have just been caught out after buying a fake Shure SM57. Here are couple of tips to help you avoid the same mistake I have made. Firstly, the mic should weigh 284g. The one I had weighed 240g. Secondly,...
XLR connectors These are the industry standard microphone connectors, robust and relatively simple to install. There are a number of ways in which they can be wired. (i) BALANCED operation Pin 1 connects to...
There a lot of counterfeit radio microphones on e-bay currently. How can you spot them? Well the problem is, you can't. Not from the pictures anyway. Not from the descriptions either. Largely because the...
Can you believe that this beloved industry workhorse mic is actually being counterfeited? You'd better, it's true.Before going ahead and purchasing one of these babies make sure that you ask these questions of...
So what will you get if you buy a Counterfeit Shure Microphone. I bought 2 from an eBay auction in March 2007. On the outside of the glossy box is a silver label marked SM58 Legendary Vocal Microphone,...
How to identify fake Sennheiser wireless mics There are a lot of fake microphones about, Shure SM57/58 and Beta58’s are well documented. I thought wireless mics would be less likely to be counterfeited but I...
I have never used e-bay before so let this be a BIG WARNING TO ALL. I bid on three mics hoping to get two - my fault I know - I won all three. The first was paid for on Pay Pal and that was the last I ever...
With regard to the influx of cheap copied microphones from the Far East, ie, Shure and Sennheiser, please now be aware of the adverse effect that us honest people have had on the dodgy rip off merchants that...