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Review on πŸŽ™οΈ Shure MVL Lavalier Microphone (Black): High-Quality Audio Recording Solution by Barbara Ortega

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Disappointing sound quality - not for professional use

I bought this lava mic to replace my older stereo mic which was larger, I used both on the Zoom H2N. Shure sound quality is too cheap compared to the mic I have. It's flat, it has no bass. It doesn't matter how hard I worked on it, like adding some bass with Adobe Audition or mastering it with another filter. you can't get bass. Of course I didn't expect the quality of a condenser studio microphone, but this quality is simply unbearable. The only thing missing is power, liveliness of the sound - it's not there. If this is your first mic you may not hear a difference. But if you've had a good Lava mic before (and I'm not even talking about an XLR mic) and expect great sound quality, this Shure mic will disappoint you. I should have known this from the start and learned from it: never buy a Lava mic advertised as a smartphone. Although you can use it on your audio recorder with the right TRRS to TRS adapter, like I did on my Zoom H2N). After all, this microphone was developed for smartphones. Meaning: The target audience doesn't really care about the audio quality - smartphones or other devices like tablets, laptops have the worst audio recording quality in my experience and no professional would record on such devices. In my opinion, the manufacturer would not even bother to create a good microphone for flatbread. In this sense, I don't even bother with the Rode Smartlav+ competitor. For good sound quality I'll have to look for something much more sophisticated. I hope this helps you on your way too.

Pros
  • Good product for the price
Cons
  • weak