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    SM57

    Instrument Microphone

    SKU: SM57-LC

    A snare crack. An arpeggiated chord. A powerful saxophone solo. Whether on stage or in the studio, the notes that...

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    Shure Product Benefits

    More than able to reproduce tone, the SM57 is also uniquely designed to deal with high-pressure sound that explodes from instruments and amplifiers. So you can turn it up without distortion drowning out the show. Your music deserves all the loud it can get.

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