put its SM7db at the top of my tier list. Shure’s new MV7+ doesn’t quite unseat my number one favorite mic, but it comes darn close.in early April and positioned it as a significant step forward over the MV7 it replaces.
The back of the microphone is extremely simple since Shure opted to go with basically full digital control of the mic, a topic we’ll return to momentarily. On the rear of the MV7+ you’ll find just a headphone jack, XLR input, and USB-C input. That said, I do wish that the MV7+ had manual monitor control. I want to be able to adjust volume to my headphones with a physical dial if possible but I do recognize this is not an issue that is found on the MV7+ alone and is more of a Shure design philosophy thing as the SM7db also doesn’t have such a dial.. Motiv Mix is a full digital mixer that also builds in all of the controls previously found in the mediocre.
Finally, the aforementioned LED control can also be found here. You can set it to Live, Pulsing, or Solid color and the brightness can also be toggled. The LED is full RGB and the color can be selected from a few presets but you can also construct your own. Both of those clips were recorded with the mic the same distance away from my mouth — about six inches — and the more noticeable plosives from the MV7+ recording could be mitigated by moving the mic slightly farther away. However, doing that will leave you more susceptible to reverb from room noise, so some trial and error is necessary.All that said, the fact of the matter is that the MV7+ sounds fantastic, especially when you consider that it’s $170 cheaper than the SM7db.