SE Electronics V7 MK

One of the reasons why I've chosen this dynamic microphone is because on YouTube people compare it with Shure SM7B, saying that the sound is very similar.
Mentioning that the sE Electronics V7 is a nice alternative for Shure SM7B, costing 3 times less money.


Also I saw that Billie Eilish uses this mic "sE Electronics V7" on stages.
(Not exactly the Mk version that I've got, but the simple one.)

Actually she used a V7 in the video:
"Wild Flower (Live Performance from Amazon Music's Songline)".
The video got more than 80 million views, so, this microphone is a working machine.

I've chosen the MK version because it looks damn gooood. I like it more than the classic look.

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Went back and forth on choosing the SE V7MK and various Sennheiser or Rode mics. In the past I owned a Rode M1, and a cheap Behringer. This mic is significantly better than both, although unsuprisingly closer to the quality of the Rode.

I'm not an audio engineer, I record spoken work for interviews and voiceover for short audio docs, so I have no idea if it's a good mic for singing, or instrument recording, although, judging by the intended market- I guess so.

So, in my subjective observations- needs a fair bit of gain, but relatively good for noise- remember I am recording voice not singing, so any noise will be much less noticeable on stage, or when the recorded source is louder.

It has a rich, rounded low end, good mids, and a sparkle in the high end which my other mics (mentioned above) lacked somewhat, but this will again depend on whom you are recording.

Build quality is excellent. Handling noise is present but controlled, plosive resistance is one slight weak spot, but good mic technique or placement and a foam wind sock will help with that

Highly recommended.