Comparing Shure Mics: Mexico vs China? Are these fake?

Hey ! I like all your videos but I have a problem can you please solve it?

I have a 2 mic input mixer but I want to record 3 person's podcast with three mics so I can I used 1 input for 2 mics and 1 for 1 mic?

I have though a workaround in my mind that if I would be able to connect 2 dynamic mics into one of the inputs using XLR splitter. So my question is would my mixer be able to power 2 dynamic mics at the same time as dynamic mics do not require phantom power. Also, please tell me if it will be detrimental to my audio mixer or not? please make a video on it.

Why am I doing this is because I'm from Pakistan and audio gear here is extremely expensive also no authorised dealer of major brands is officially here so even if I invest money I will have a risk of buying a counterfeit with the actual price plus, I am just starting out so don't wanna buy a new mixer.

How can I make sure I'm getting the real one buying second hand ?

Hello. I have three photos of Mexican microphones with exactly the same serial number as yours. Officials say they are fakes. That's why your Mexican microphone is actually Chinese.

Mexico ✌️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Mexico 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Same as my Walh hair clipper one in china and one in usa dont buy anything that say made in china. Not fake just cheaper made.

Mexico is brighter than the china one.. mexico wins

Use headset for you to hear the differences

We all got ripped off by Shure the Beta 58 cost $10 to make and Shure sell it for $159. Regardless of what it's all part are made in China. I dare Shure to prove it that everything's made in Mexico! Ensemble in Mexico yes 😁

I've got my Beta 58a same my 2 Shure mic like PG or SM series do made in Mexico.
But the Beta 58a's components by China order and copy to got the cheap price.
I never got too much expensive but I got a cheap version bit excellent like the original. That's the best mic I ever use.

Well Mexico is better the sound more fidelity

The Mexico 58 seems to be less direction, from the sides. Otherwise, I think the "differences" people noticed were more likely from slight variations in distance of position. When you hold the mic a fraction of an inch from your mouth, even a few tenth's difference would make a significant difference.

One weird thing, slightly off topic:

I have handled a 2 similar variations of the counterfeit Beta 58, without Shure branding, but both looking very similar to these Shures, and sounding much better than expected.

But what recently surprised me is the Behringer BA 58A! I finally got to handle this mic, as it appeared to go off the market for some time (while there were rumors that Shure may have had something to do with that).

But I had heard that the Behringer closely resembled not just the look, but the performance and behavior of the Beta very closely. So, I was very keen to check it out.

What I did not expect is just how different the capsule looks! It could never be mistaken for the distinctive Beta 58 capsule. With the windscreen off, this mic looks nothing like the clones.


...This is one of the things which make me wonder if it's possible Behringer that made any changes to the BA 85A before it became available again.

Some other unusual observations are that, out of 3 units ordered separately, all 3 were packaged in unsealed plastic sleeves, and all 3 arrived with the distinctive blue band twisted and unseated from the windscreen.

There were other minor aspects which reminded me more of how B-stock / refurbished Behringer mics are packaged, rather than the usual / factory sealed. None of it was a problem, but I just can't help but wonder if this batch may have been opened and altered by necessity in some way before shipping out... although I really doubt that the capsules would be changed!

Still, I wonder if anyone reading this bought a BA 85A before they became temporarily unavailable, and whether or not the capsule looks anything like those shown in this video.

Just wondering! 🤷‍♂️

Mexican sounds better, more clear, at my Samsung S22 Ultra.

Made in mecixo have crisp sound which made in china doesn´t have.

Wie viel wiegen die denn bitte? Kannst du bitte mal angeben, wie schwer beide sind?

The Mexican one sounds slightly better, with more detail.

The Chinese one sounds more bassy, with less detail.

Mexico?? Thats is made all in china yust write made in china or mexico

Ich höre Unterschiede. Das China Modell klingt deutlich nasaler. Im Livebetrieb würde ich das aber nicht heraushören😉
Eine Messung hätte dem Vergleich gut getan!

Thanks ^-^

You talking too much
In the end both give you same quality same level gain
I didn't see any defrent of sound
So don't talking too much if sound same quality

Viva México quiero tacos

Pravi test se vidi na jacini. Kada pjevas na mikrofon i pojacas se. Tada dolazi original beta do svoga vrhunca jer moze podnijeti decibele i potisak na mikrofon. Na tihom sve lijepo zvuci i cak kopija zna da ljepse zvuci. Ali na glasnoci kopije nema nigdje

funny thing is the MEXICAN made Shure mic had labels in SEPIA color hahahahaha!!!! the meme and stereotype was REAL!!!!

Temu is full of these 🎤 mics on sale.

You missed the color difference and many other details about the handle and the internals. Would have been nice to know.

When you enter both serial numbers on their product registration page, one of them actually leads to a beta 58A but the other one to another model?

The writing on the box for my suspect "Mexican" SM58A has a spelling mistake! (focuaed instead of focused)

The story about different plants is bs. The "Mexican" one in this video is actually a fake one. It's a very high quality replica made in China that costs several times cheaper than the original microphone. But as you can see it sounds as a steal for its real price (Aliexpress). On the other hand, it's an absolutely different story if someone sold you this replica at the price of the original microphone. The original microphones are made in China and it's written so on their package. The one in this video made in China is the original microphone. If you listen carefully you'll hear that it actually sounds much more natural than the replica.

There's noticeable differences in sound between the mics. The made in Mexico sounded clearer with better highs, mids and bass. The made in China sounded muffled and muddy.

What about weight?

But you should use fake SM58s for cover bands........

I'm really sorry but your "mexican beta" is actually fake, i'm watching this vid again after 8 months knowing a lot more and it is absolutely counterfeit. shure never printed "made in mexico" at the bottom of their mics, that alone should tell you it is fake but it does have other signs, like the shure logo on the capsule is terribly made, it doesnt even have the logo font, its just poorly written, the threads for the windscreen are wrong size and color, the side emblem it pretty flat, the bottom is too flat, no genuine shure beta would have those details like that.

Btw if you have have a beta that the capsule is that much different looking, something is wrong, shure would never ever sell something with that much discrepancy no matter wich factory it came from. your chinese one is missing the white letter on the capsule but it might have rubbed off because it does look original, i just can't be certain.

Oh dear. Another 'I'm not looking at my second camera' video. Yeah...we get that you have an extra, unnecessary camera to not look at, but to demonstrate just how well equipped you are.....yawn.

I received by mail a box with the label that displays "made in mexico" , but the mic doesnt have the printing in bottom "made in mexico". Can you please measure the length of your genuine beta58a please and respond? that would be great help as I believe a store sent me a counterfeit like you mention happend to you too. The warranty sheets and user manual were mising too!

EL ORIGINAL DE MÉXICO, tiene más cuerpo y alto el sonido.

Normalement il est prohibé de vendre des copies et des fausses marques. Aliexpress ne vend que des faux au grand jour. La douane le sait bien et le laisse faire. La corruption est donc du côté français qui soit disant, exige la sur-norme en plus.

Thanks buddy, keep up the good job !