the t.bone MB 7 Beta

Contrary to what the name suggests, this microphone is NOT a worthy replacement for a Shure SM-7B. But, you might find other uses for it.

The microphone arrived in perfect order, and looks pretty good. It was a bit smaller than what I expected, but that was just my own perception.
It is very sensitive to handling noise and even feels a bit fragile.

It may not be the best dynamic microphone in the t.Bone-range, but it does have it's use. I haven't tried it on any instruments yet, but somehow I feel like it could be more useful there than for voice. Get an MB-85 Beta or a MB-75 Beta for voice.

A good alternative could be the T.Bone BC-500 (that one is a lot more like an SM-7)

Comparing this to a Blue Yeti there's a huge difference, I use it for singing as well as talking and streaming.

I like the fact that the microphone doesn't pick up the vibrations and the noise from outside, which, since I live by a trainstation, is quite a lot.

Only thing that I currently am a bit annoyed with is the amount of gain I have to use on my audio-interface to get a decent volume, but hoping this will be sorted with the FetAmp currently on its way over. Means I can try to start fiddinling with the noisefloor as well as trying to remove t's and s's.

I've been using condenser mics to record voiceover and general instruments, but they were proving too sensitive to my imperfect environment.

I wanted a larger dynamic mic, but due to infrequent use I didn't want to spend Shure money.

This mic is perfect for purpose and works well. It sits well on my Rode boom stand and balances nicely.

Sound is good, it's flat and neutral. Voice reproduces naturally. It sometimes has issues around plosives, but nothing you can deal with by placing it off centre of adding a pop filter.

Quality wise it feels solid and everything tightens up and stays tight. It lacks the feel of a premium product, but how much does that matter?

Overall it's impressive for what it costs. My only regret is a bought the XLR only vesion and not the one with XLR and USB... But aside from that I reckon it's a great starter, intermediate mic.