BLUE Ball Dynamic Microphone User Reviews at zZounds

"Blows everything in the price range out of the water!" submitted April 13, 2005

By a customer from msn.com

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Musical Background: Hobbyist

Music Style: Blues

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Sound: Extremely flat, very accurate representation of whats being played. Low noise. Makes other microphones seem like telephon receivers. Feature: Just a mic in a box. need a mic stand to hold it. Quality: Built like a rock, not because it's round, but because it feels like the strongest mic I've ever held. Value: Best bang for your buck The Wow Factor: It's a Ball! how cool is that! and its Blue! Overall: I only see myself upgrading from this product for one that costs ten times as much.

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"It's a blue ball! No, it's a microphone! Wait...it's a blue ball AND a microphone!" submitted May 20, 2009

By a customer from darkred.com

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Musical Background: Hobbyist who makes a few extra bucks playing

Music Style: Rock and pop

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Sound: I have both a Shure Beta 58 and an SM58, and this puppy sounds just as good for substantially less money. I am currently using it to mike my amp cab, and simply put, I've not heard anything as good for the price. Feature: It would have been nice to have some kind of swivel built in so that it was easier to position, but this is a pretty small gripe. I just need to wrestle with my boom stand a little more. Ease of Use: Plug it in, fire up the phantom power, and go. Couldn't be easier. Quality: The housing is sturdy, but I have not had it long enough to have it take a serious fall. Hopefully I never will, but it sure seems tough enough to handle mishandling. Value: See above - nothing better for the price that I've found. Manufacturer Support: I've not had to use tech support but I am giving Blue props and a 10 for a cool and funny web site and product manual. The Wow Factor: The ball shape makes my 6-year-old think it's a toy, so I have to hide it from her, but it's still cool looking. It's relatively obscured right now onstage miking my cab, but one of these days I am going to get bold and use it as a vocal microphone just to see how the audience reacts. Hey, it's rock and roll, it's supposed to be over the top.... Overall: Yeah, I love this thing. I am only sorry I waited so long to get one.

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"The Uncube, chicks dig it." submitted September 5, 2003

By a customer from hotmail.com

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Music Style: classical and metal

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Sound: Really quiet with a great low end punchy sound. I've used for bass drum (along with a condenser) , trombone and bass cabinet. I've found it better for loud, rock type music. Not the most colorful mic but plenty of mid presence pushes any low freq instrument through. Feature: No accessories. Don't really need any though. Sounds great with Monster or Pro-Co cable. Seriously not-so-great with cheap cables (seeing as how better, and usually thicker, cables carry low frequencies better anyways). The low HF rolloff comes in handy more than you'd think. Quality: It sounds totally great for it's price and i wouldn't expect any less in the electronics coming from BLUE. Honestly though, I wish it were metal instead of plastic. I'm always worried about it getting cracked. Value: Well, it's the only one I know of with specs like it out there. And it sounds great. And it's pretty cheap. Manufacturer Support: BLUE is Great! And really funny. Totally awesome customer support. I own many of their products and it's always fun to talk to them. Warrenties have never been a negative issue. The Wow Factor: Man, this thing gets chicks too, let me tell ya. Just look at it. Overall: As long as it's electronics stay good and it doesn't get cracked, i'll be using it. Maybe even pick up another one.

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"working sound guy rates his blue balls" submitted May 27, 2009

By a customer from yahoo.com

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Musical Background: live sound engineer

Music Style: all types

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Sound: i don't think it is quite as crisp as my beta57a's but it doesn't cost nearly as much. i actually have a few of these to bring on gigs. i've used them on guitars vocals and even on a kick drum in a pinch. Ease of Use: pretty easy to use. just remember to turn on the phantom. i've let people borrow the mic and they called me freaking out because of no sound. TURN ON THE PHANTOM Quality: I let a band hold onto one for practice and the havent broken it in three years also used them at alot of gigs. no problems. the swivel gets a little loose but that's it. Value: especially with the new lower price it can't be beat. The Wow Factor: its very sexy. Overall: try it, you'll like it. if you dont you havent spent much.

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