TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik M80 Dynamic Microphone

Had this mic a few weeks tried it on snare, incredible sound. I have 57's and yes they rock BUT! This thing... has some nice sound. first opinion was it sounds very controlled, smooth, has a wonderful natural EQ/color. it makes a cheap snare sound expensive and my DW Collectors snare outstanding! put it through a nice pre... once again Amazing. after 30+ years of regional touring and local gigs i would have put 4 stars, but then today i needed the studio for rehearsal. thought id try the M80 as my lead vocal so ran it through my DAW to (powered pa monitor) with little EQ, slight Verb/drop of Delay. kick off a groove and start warming up with vocals before people arive. WOW!!! I never heard my voice this way, out of all the purchases i'v made over the years this has to be one of the best mics a singer or studio owner can have under $500. was going to get another LCD for my studio, one more of these will do nicely! Thanx Telefunken! 5 star all the way... click "add to cart" you wont be disappointed!

I own total of 3 Telefunken M80. Every performance a new audio engineer would ask me what is the mic I’m using. Mic sound warm, well rounded, and full bodied. Yes after using this mic you will not go back to a Shure Mic

Nice sound. But returning it. Head grill has defect. I’m not going to pay much for something noticeable defect.

I am primarily a jazz vocalist and I have (imho) 2 great condenser mics in my home studio - the Rode NTA-1 and Rode NTK. I have been looking for a hand-held dynamic mic with similar sonic qualities and the M80 is the closest I have found. Even though I am obviously a Rode fan (yes, I have the M1), I love the M80's beautiful warm tone and eq that makes my voice sound full and sultry. The SM58 sounds "tinny" compared to the M80, but then the M80 is over 2.5x the cost of the SM58 so it is an unfair comparison. In conclusion, I think the M80 is an amazing mic and if you are willing to spend a little extra money, well worth it.

Best mic out there. "Drops the mic"

After using a very faithful Sure Beta 87A for nine years, it suddenly crapped out on me and I needed to get a new mic. After shopping around and reading reviews, I thought I'd drop some dough and give the Telefunken M80 a try. Wow! After playing my first gig with it, the sound person asked what kind of mic I was using. It's very responsive and produces a wonderful reproduction of my voice. I give this microphone 5 stars. I hope this one lasts a long time.

Excellent mic. Beautiful sonic response and build quality is top notch. You’d have to spend twice the money to get a better live mic... such as the Neumann KMS 105 which goes for around $700.00.

This mic didn't work well with my voice. I had much better sound with the Audio Technica ae6100 mic. The Telefunken just had too much top end for me. Only way to use it would be with a de-esser and some eq. I think if you ran a de-esser on the mic and eq'd the top end you could get a good sound but, I wanted a mic that sounded good with my voice right out of the box.

A very good microphone. Much better than my old Shure.