Shure Review

6 models tracked · 88 model-level owner comments · 18 brand-level owner comments

3.9 review-weighted average of Shure model scores

Should you buy Shure?

Shortlist Shure if

  • vocals matters (27 positive mentions)
  • value matters (21 positive mentions)
  • background noise matters (15 positive mentions)

Look elsewhere if

  • vocals is a deal-breaker (6 critical mentions)
  • value is a deal-breaker (2 critical mentions)
  • background noise is a deal-breaker (2 critical mentions)

Most positive and most critical owner comments

background noise
“Usually a SM58 or RE20 was the best choice since a high quality condenser seemed to have additional noise.”
owner comment via r/audioengineering · 2026-05-22
vocalsvalue
“An SM58 won’t pick up all the nasty reflections coming back at your face from the garage door, clouding up the track.”
owner comment via r/audioengineering · 2025-11-09

What owners say about the brand overall

“Lately I found that I've been using them mostly on drums (as an undersnare mic, and a mono overhead) They great mics and very versatile, but I prefer my Shure KSM32 for vox most of the time.”
owner comment via r/audioengineering · 2026-04-30
“but the capsule for good mics keeps going, across lots of brands I've worked with (Shure, Sennheiser, Audio Technica).”
owner comment via r/homestudios · 2026-07-01
background noisevalue
“If you bring up price, how can you recommend Shure?”
owner comment via r/podcasting · 2025-03-22

Shure lineup, best first

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Shure SM58

4.5 (26 owner comments)

$99.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

vocalsvalue

“Then, maybe pick up an SM58 or 57 for $100 too.”

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Shure SM57

4.1 (24 owner comments)

$178.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

vocalsbackground noise

“I use a Sure SM57 with a foam ball for talking.”

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Shure MV7+

3.5 (8 owner comments)

$269.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

background noisevalue

“Just recently went with the Shure MV7+ and am definitely impressed with the results.”

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Shure Beta 58A

3.4 (3 owner comments)

$159.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

vocalsbackground noise

“Avoid mic's that are marketed as condenser-like (shure beta58, sennheiser e9xx, se v7) they sound nice but tend to cause more feedback issues than sol”

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Shure SM7B

3.2 (25 owner comments)

$597.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

vocalsvalue

“I also have an SM7B and Rode NT1A, and, while my L22 is better than both, I still occasionally use the SM7B for its darker sound that the L22 doesn't ”

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Shure SM7dB

3.2 (2 owner comments)

$459.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

vocalsbackground noise

“I use this mic exclusively for my own voice as I’m a metalcore singer SM7dB - this is an amazing mic for screamed vocals, super gritty and powerful ”

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Price range observed: $99.00 to $597.99.