Mic Matching???

I can change the speakers. That would be easy but would take away from the
coolness of a suitcase pa. Still if that's the only thing to do I will.

I have tried sm57-58, Senn 421(I usually sound fine with this) and an AKG
d-880. I don't have a lot of dynamic mics to try out.

The speaker cabs are tiny and the speakers are about 8 inches. This model
of pa is the one with the good speakers too.

Uh . . . Danny . . . I was just kidding about the 77DX.  It's a mic
that makes anything sound smooth, but it's also a vintage classic,
hard to find, expensive, and I'd probably want to kill you if I knew
you were putting one to that kind of use.  But what I really meant to
imply was what I said in the rest of the message - the PA system is
just a light duty affair and it's not likely that there will be any
one particular mic that will make you sound really great on it -
unless your present mic is particularly dreadful, in which case just
about any mic will probably make you sound better.  I've heard that
little portable Fender PA system, and it's not that bad.

Have you tried the ever popular Shure SM57 or SM58?  Much safer to
take on a deserted island and much less of a loss if it goes
overboard or gets left out at high tide.

--
I'm really Mike Rivers (mriv @d-and-d.com)

Danny Taddei  <d @taddei.org> wrote:

What mikes have you tried?  Pretty much anything I can think of with
the sound you want is going to have too low an output (the Beyer M-500
for instance) to work with the preamps in those things.

I think you are pretty much screwed.  Can you keep the same amp and
replace the speaker system?
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra.  C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Oh, man, you really have problems don't you?  Whe most of us go to

No - its really fun... We go out to Powell Cay in the Bahamas or some other
place with no one and hand out for a few weeks and as cool as silence is,
some sound is welcomed, believe me.

I am not familiar with the mic but will check it out. Thanks for the ideas
because I just couldn't think of one. The real PA isn't an option because
it uses to much power. The speakers are attached.. well they come off to
use but it is like a little suitcase. As for the boat, I bought it in LA
and sailed it to Florida so I think it is likely to stay upright for a
while longer (lets hope)

I've heard that

I am just use to the way I sound though a good tri-amped system and am
hoping for too much I guess. Thanks for the help just the same. I might
try some new speakers instead.