Shure A85F Line Matching Transformer - Low Z Female XLR to High Z 1/4-Inch Phone Plug Connects a Balanced Low Impedance Microphone Output to an Unbalanced High Impedance Input

The impedance converter works great. It brings out the true sound quality and level of the intended. Great product.

I and my friend both own the Bose S1 Pro speakers, which we use for our singing and guitar sessions. While the speakers deliver excellent audio for instruments, my friend introduced me to the Shure A85F transformer, and it has been a game-changer for vocal enhancement.The improvement in vocal quality is remarkable. Installing the transformer is a breeze – simply plug your microphone cable into the A85F and connect it to the amp. The results are immediate, adding a significant boost to the richness and clarity of your vocals. If you're looking to elevate your vocal performance without breaking the bank, the Shure A85F transformer is definitely worth checking out. It's a small investment with a big impact on the overall sound quality, making it a valuable addition to any setup.

I believe this shure xlr xformer is mosty used for attaching a mic to a 1/4" mixer input or directly to an effects pedal. I'm writing this for anyone that may be considering something similar to how I'm using it. I have a TC-Helicon PlayElectric vocal/guitar processor and I'm running the guitar through the XLR output (dual mono - vocal/guitar) rather than guitar through the 1/4" out. The XLR output is connected to an XLR splitter cable. One of the splits goes directly into an XLR input on my mixer. I've put the Shure impedance matching xformer on the other split of the XLR cable and this line goes into ElectroHarmonix Freeze, C9 & M9 effects pedals. I had attempted this configuration with something I thought was an impedance matching xformer I had lying around (unbranded/unlabled). It kind of worked but the results were erratic when trying to set levels. The Shure xformer solved the problem and sounds really good.Just to note: I also tried this config using 1/4" TS out from the guitar processor with a TS splitter cable running one side into the 1/4" input on mixer and the other into the EHX effects but it just didn't sound as good to me.

Works as expected. I don't have a PA setup. Everything goes thru my headphones, so I wanted to hear my mics thru a clean amp. Works fine. Obviously not a great way to project one's voice, but it works.

I had gotten a few off brands of these and they don't work. Shure is a name professional musicians know and trust. Yeah it's $20, but it's a gotta have tool in your arsenal.

I've bought my first harmonica, a Hohner crossover marine band in the key of C, which I highly recommend.I have a Fender Hotrod Deluxe amp and a shure sm58 microphone, so I needed to plug the low impedance balanced mic thorough a converter to high impedance unbalanced one, and this is exactly what this transformer does .

Why haven't I known of this before?I'm mostly a guitarist and only occasionally done vocal parts (other people sing better than I). I recently got a talkbox that sounded a bit dry in the micro to PA setup I have. I thought: if only there was a way to connect my reverb pedal to my Shure sm57 (XLR) microphone?Well folks, there is! And it is this adapter!The problem is not with the physical connection, but rather with the signal levels and impedance levels coming in. A guitar/instrument level is higher than a dynamic mic(like the Shure SM57) so a physical conversion alone, say a straight XLR wired to a 1/4" plug (which are also sold) would not work. To compensate for the low mic signal, you would have to crank the gain on the amplifier so big you would get tons of noise and distortion. What you need is an embedded transformer like the Shure A85F which passively boosts the signal and changes the impedance to something a guitar pedal would expect.The results are amazing! I plugged my SM57 into my Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max and "holy smokes!" It was fabulous! (Especially the Plate reverb setting). Vocals sound very good thru my other processors as well (Compressor mainly). So cool!5 stars! Got pedals? Use them for vocals with this adapter!

Perfectly turns my Fender Champion 100 amp into a bonified acoustic PA system for a small bluegrass ensemble or solo gig using / playing into one condenser mic! Exactly what I needed in order to not have to purchase an entirely separate PA system!