e 935

e835 is great, but A/B with the e935 and it's like taking a blanket off the PA.

Love my 935. Bright and hard to get feedback on it

The Sennheiser E935 is a great pick, very clear and handles harsh vocals well. Another solid option in your range is the Audio-Technica AT2020 if you’re open to a condenser. If you want to stay dynamic, the E935 or even the Audix i5 are both better than the XM8500 for detailed metal vocals.

+1 Came here to say Senn e935. Baseline lead vocal for me for ages now. EV makes some good stuff that's better than the 58 as well.

For mics I use a Sennheiser e835 (vocals) or Shure sm57 (vox and instrumental) I have a e935 but I don't think it records as well as the 835 but it kicks ass for live use... I go a into a focusrite Scarlett. I had a AT4040 but I dropped i also have a Lewitt 440 but that thing is a temperamental bitch and needs to be in a well isolated and treated room. Avoid USB mics. You may as well continue using your iphone

I bought the Sm7b and cloudlifter hype and was underwhelmed at first, but I think it sounds pretty good on guitar and bass cabs. If I could do it over, I would get an re20, but instead I added a sennheiser e935 as a vocal dynamic mic and it fills in the gaps nicely.

My favorite is Shure Beta 57A. Others I recommend are Sennheiser e945 and e935.

Not that an 835 is perfect or anything, but I think a lot of people either expect to drop a different mic onto a channel they've prepped for a 58 or whatever and expect it to sound good, or they try to compensate for the bright top end by boosting the low end which gives you this boomy-yet-shrill sound with lots of sibilance and plosives. The only time I have issues with the top end on an 835 or 935 is when the PA is tuned to be overly bright in the first place.

Unless you're really certain that you need a super- or hypercardioid for monitor placement or other gain-before-feedback reasons, then I'd recommend sticking with a cardioid because that pattern is a lot more forgiving whenever it comes time to sway from side to side or peek at the fretboard. While the Beta 58a, M88, M80, and MD431 will all have a touch more \*sparkle sparkle\* than an SM58 when you're right on top of them, move your mouth an inch to either side and all of a sudden they've got a blanket over them. The AKG, being a condenser, seems like more trouble than it would be worth unless you're planning on switching to in-ear monitoring. While not fancy, the Sennheiser e935 might be worth a try if you just want a bit more clarity than the SM58.

Good dynamic mic will help too. I have Sennheiser e935 and it's as good as condenser with all the benefits of dynamic