I originally purchased this for my daughter for use as a second mic for her Karaoke machine.  Since then I have borrowed it for a back up vocalist in a band I have recently joined.  Today I am online to purchase two more to replace the "professional" mic's supplied by another band member for the rest of the vocalists.  The other mics are nothing but feedback generators, and sound far too thin compared to this Nady.  This mic is not quite as responsive as my Shure SM58, but it's close enough for live music, and the price just can't be beat.  This mic is nice and hefty, and the quality of materials used in construction is very apparent.  Frankly, I don't understand how anybody can really be profiting from building and shipping them for this price.  So far I haven't had any issues with the supplied cable, but if the professional in you can't tolerate the thought of singing through a 1/4" jack, you can use it with an XLR cable purchased separately.  My only complaint is that it has a cheesy label wrapped around it just beneath the screen that absolutely screams "karaoke mic".  To summarize: If you can't afford a $100 mic, skip everything between, and go straight for this one at ten bucks.