sE Electronics V7

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Sentiment score84% positive
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Last updated: Oct 9, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit Iconjamminstoned
12 months ago

Honestly not a fan of a V7 or anything sE Also think a handful of people don’t sound that great with their M80s

Reddit Iconluongofan
11 months ago

V7 is incredible for live so know there isn't too much of a gap here. My pick is a M88, it has such a tight low end pick up for baritone with a nice presence bump. Translates V well through any speaker. Love it. V7 has better plosive rejection, just sounds a little hyped where the M88 is v natural.

Reddit Iconmay907
11 months ago

For untreated rooms, the sE Electronics V7 offers excellent off-axis rejection and handles plosives better than an SM58 while staying in your budget.

Reddit Iconmoldybrie
10 months ago

You'll have to eq the SM58 to get it to sound anywhere close to modern mics. SM58 is overrated in my opinion, live sound guys like them because they're readily available and can take a beating and if you're a sound engineer worth a crap you know how to eq them to not sound like mud... but so are a dozen other mics in the same price range that sound miles better out of the box. On the condenser side, AT2020 is a pretty decent vocal mic for $100, very usable sound, if a little crispy and lacking detail. Another you might take a look at is MXL V67G which sounds a bit warmer and clearer than the AT2020 IF you don't get one with QC issues. Same element is used in many Ear Trumpet Labs mics, which are $700+ mics (though ETL has a deal with the factory to only send good condenser capsules; MXL don't care). Some others to consider well under $200: Rode NT1, Avantone CK-6, sE Electronics X1S. If you want a dynamic mic, I'd recommend sE Electronics V7 or something by Sennheiser (Senn e935 is the mic that I'd recommend for a main vocal dynamic mic). If you want a Shure, get the Beta 58, which has more modern circuitry and more clarity. If you want an interesting and fantastic affordable mic, check out "3U Audio" on ebay. It's a Chinese dude who used to design mics for a big Chinese OEM factory and worked with some very well-known brands, who decided to start his own business making high-end mics at affordable prices. The $164 CM1 Black SE is a very good transformerless FET condenser with a near-perfect flat eq that is better than many mics 5x the price... very similar to certain Neumann mics in usage. Or if you want something with a bit more top-end sparkle, there's a Teal C1 version that is pretty much a transformerless FET version of a vintage AKG mic used on a thousand recordings.

Reddit IconMountainPod
11 months ago

If you're gonna record in a quiet place the Rode NT1, it's a classic and it comes bundled with a shockmount and pop filter. If not, maybe try with the Se Electronics v7, it has a Super Cardiod pattern so it's better at rejecting sound and I find it to have a more pleasant sound compared to the Rode Podmic or Sm58.

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