Our drummer was using a mic on a long boom with goosenecks.... the counter weights were very heavy and he would still knock it over and was smacking it with his sticks from time to time.

So he thought a headset mic would work. We're talking about 25 years ago. So, he went out and paid over $100 for one that seemed to fit well. His mic on the stand was an SM-57 and sounded really nice with his voice. However, the headset mic did not sound anywhere near as good.

He had to go back to the 57.

Hopefully, since the big stars are now all using them.... Madonna, Garth, and others... the quality has improved to where they now sound good... but a few minutes in a store will help you determine that.

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