For its price, it is definitely very good.....very sturdy construction....easily competes with much more expensive and branded microphones....I use it for singing live both indoors and outdoors....overall, it has a balanced and full sound in flat mode....with proper adjustment, you can easily find your sound....personally, I cut a bit of the 500hz and it suits my needs perfectly....I didn't expect it....I just bought it and now I permanently work with it....now I am ready to try the xm8500 from the same company because I see many positive comments and it sparked my curiosity....