Yes.....it is possible to break an SM57. From a height of less than 4 feet, my wife dropped one on a ceramic floor. It broke the plastic top off and somehow destroyed the element. Broke broke.....I put it back together but it's broke. Cool thing....she didn't have an issue with me just ordering a new one. Sure, I could order parts to repair it....but I just don't have the time. New mic day coming soon!!!
As someone who owned a project studio for years, I can attest that yes it is possible to break a SM57.... they also have a way of disappearing. There should be a law.
That's why I went with an NT-1 instead of the SM57 - I didn't think I could follow the story w/o catching up. Who has time for that?
I had a rat problem at my old studio in Chicago, that’s why I’ll never let a RodeNT in my mic locker.
The one I had years ago disintegrated. The metal tube part cracked in multiple places and fell apart. I guess there was some kind of flaw in the metal. Still worked, though. I had it held together with duct tape.
