Shure SM57 Unidyne III ??

blackcom · 23rd January 2006

I stumbled across this old SM57. It looks like any other 57, only the sticker on the grill is a little different and says: "Shure Brothers Incoporated Model SM57 Unidyne III", where "Unidyne III" is written in this kinda big "1960's alike" font.

Is this a "copy" or just a really old 57? It sounds good.

De chromium cob · 23rd January 2006

Yup, its the real deal..... In my experience they sound better than the new ones- much smoother high end. Very similar to the Shure (also Unidyne III) 545

youngsamuel · 23rd January 2006

i have one, i really like it, much more than my newer one.

blackcom · 23rd January 2006

...so whats the deal with "unidyne"?

Yetti · 23rd January 2006

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Originally Posted by blackcom

...so whats the deal with "unidyne"?

About 5 years ago, I picked one up at a pawn shop for $40, scrathed up bad and it has the Unidyne III label on it.
I spent some time A-B ing it on a Marshall 1/2 stack against one of the shiny brand new 57's, and the old Unidyne III was a little better.....not quite so "choked" with a little more air.
I made sure to put a little marker dot on the grill cloth, so that the difference I was hearing was not the mic positioning.
I am not sure why, it just is....

Audio Enginerd · 10th September 2009

I know this is an old thread, but I just wanted to comment on the pair of unidyne IIIs I got for 40 bucks! They sound pretty great! Definitely different than my newest 57. The new one sounds boxy and like there is a sock placed over the diaphragm. The Unidynes have a more enhanced sounding top-end then the new one. I have another older 57 that has bigger lows with more output and more top compared to the new one I have, but it also has more handling noise. Anyway, that one I'm loving on guitar cab. I'm looking forward to putting the Unidynes through their paces. It's cool to have 3 usable flavors...

vintagelove · 10th September 2009

beat the pants off my newer 57.

fakiekid · 25th March 2010

test between a few different shures and an m201

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23rd January 2006	#1
blackcom Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 985 Thread Starter	Shure SM57 Unidyne III ?? I stumbled across this old SM57. It looks like any other 57, only the sticker on the grill is a little different and says: "Shure Brothers Incoporated Model SM57 Unidyne III", where "Unidyne III" is written in this kinda big "1960's alike" font. Is this a "copy" or just a really old 57? It sounds good.

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De chromium cob Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,659	Yup, its the real deal..... In my experience they sound better than the new ones- much smoother high end. Very similar to the Shure (also Unidyne III) 545 __________________ "I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives." Tolstoy

10th September 2009	#6
Audio Enginerd Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2009 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 214	I know this is an old thread, but I just wanted to comment on the pair of unidyne IIIs I got for 40 bucks! They sound pretty great! Definitely different than my newest 57. The new one sounds boxy and like there is a sock placed over the diaphragm. The Unidynes have a more enhanced sounding top-end then the new one. I have another older 57 that has bigger lows with more output and more top compared to the new one I have, but it also has more handling noise. Anyway, that one I'm loving on guitar cab. I'm looking forward to putting the Unidynes through their paces. It's cool to have 3 usable flavors... __________________ Cory http://www.myspace.com/coryplaugh

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23rd January 2006	#3
youngsamuel Gear interested Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 16	i have one, i really like it, much more than my newer one.

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vintagelove Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,334	beat the pants off my newer 57.

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