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Forums :: Ask Harp Mic Expert Greg Heumann

Shure 540-S omnidirectional dynamic mic

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Tue, 04/20/2010 - 19:36
Jon Hamilton
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I have two Shure 540-S mics. They seem to be a decent harp mic, I'd like your opinion on that however! They weigh a ton and have the adjustable stem with an on/off switch built in. Is this a mic worth spending the cash on to have a volume control put on it and getting rid of that directional stem to lighten it up a bit? Thanks for the feed back, love the site!

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Wed, 04/21/2010 - 07:28
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David Barrett
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I love the Shure 540. For a stick mic it sounds killer. The 533 is also killer.

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Wed, 04/21/2010 - 01:55
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SHURE 540S

You're on to something, Jon. Altho the SHURE 540S -or SONODYNE- is a budget member of the UNIDYNE design family, it shines in the bandwidth that really works for harp. It has the tilt base of the 545S -BUT! It has nearly the same audio chain (element and transformer) as the SHURE 533 SPHERE-O-DYNE, a proven harp performer. Losing the stand component, adding an output connector and potentiometer is all certainly do able. I tend to see the tilt stand component as mere furniture in this case, unnecessary to the harp-intended purpose. You'd wind-up with a much more practical and effective weapon... FRITZ

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Wed, 04/21/2010 - 06:54
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Jon Hamilton
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shure 540 S

Excellent, I appreciate the feed back from both of you!

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Wed, 05/12/2010 - 11:23
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Mic Expert Frit...
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WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE...

Jon, let's look for a substitute for the word "FEEDBACK", curse of the amplified Harpster...

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