Shure X2U XLR-USB

Shure X2U XLR-USB
Posted: 01.05.2009, 9:42pm
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The Pitch: Every rock star wannabe of a certain age has his or her Shure microphone and dreams of their big break. But Shure’s top-notch microphones predominated in an analog world until the release of the Shure X2U XLR-USB. It’s a small accessory that connects any XLR microphone to a computer, to create what it says are better-than-CD-quality recordings.

Pros: Nice design that fits with the Shure line of products. The X2U uses USB to connect to the PC, so it’s an easy setup. The adapter can work with any XLR microphone as well.

Cons: Unless you’re really attached to your microphone, just go out and buy digital. There are numerous products for producing reasonable-quality home recordings.

Recommendation: Neat, but no world-changer. The Shure deserves props, but not a nod to move on.

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  • Martin
    This is a really useful device,

    I don't know what this is about
    'Neat, but no world-changer'

    But if I can understand what your saying Its clear you have no idea what the product is for! and how useful such a device could be. Any changes can be made later on a computer and non-destructively.
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