Review on 💥 Enhance Your Performance with Shure A55M Shock Stopper - Ideal for SM58, SM87A, BETA87A, BETA87C, and More! by Eric Glup

This dampener is amazing. I use it with SM57 and SM58 microphones. I've used the On Stage MY-420 anti-vibration mount before, and while it's a great anti-vibration mount, the A55M does the same job in a slimmer form factor and without the risk of scratching the mic body (something like the MY-420 with one of my microphones). other microphones, Audio-Technica ATR2100). I really like that the microphone is simply plugged into the rubber ring and held securely. Once the mic is in place and twisted slightly a few times to place it, I'm not worried about it falling out once the stand is installed. It's made of durable plastic that doesn't feel flimsy or fragile. Just a solid piece of plastic. The rubber ring of the shock absorber is quite tight; At first I thought it would be a problem and maybe it would be easy to separate it from the plastic case, but in use it wasn't a problem at all. When I was A/B testing between the SM57 and SM58, both mics have been inserted and removed a couple of times and the rubber ring grips the mics just as securely as the first time. There are no signs of detachment from the plastic housing. The thread connecting the mic stand is brass, not plastic. I always like to see that with threaded parts that can be screwed in and out several times over the course of their service life. For the stand I use, the amazing RODE PSA1, I needed an adapter to connect the A55M to the PSA-1. The PSA-1 comes with a nice brass adapter, but it's a flangeless type that screws deep into the threads of some fasteners and is very difficult to remove. I use On Stage MA300 adapters. They're metal, well made, flanged so they can only be inserted into the mount as far as necessary, and have a groove at the top so you can easily tighten or loosen them with pennies. The screw that holds the two parts of the A55M together (the part that holds the mic and the part that attaches to the mic stand) can be adjusted for tension with a flathead screwdriver should it loosen over time and use. I positioned the mic where I wanted it and tightened the screw about a quarter turn so accidental bumps wouldn't change the angle of the mic. I mounted a PSA-1 on the back left corner of my desktop (30°). "x60"); no accidental or other hits on the table were transmitted to the microphone. Things like keystrokes on an MX Brown keyboard are also not transmitted. The A55M does its job, and does it very well. Nothing to fault. It is well made, works as it should and is inexpensive. I'll be adding one more to my audio arsenal. :-)