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Now it should not be merged, but info that was removed from the other article should be added here. Bubba73You talkin' to me? 14:52, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Was this mike developed for poscasting (as the article says) when podcasting didn't exist until 20 years later? Bubba73You talkin' to me? 00:42, 7 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This mic was released in 2006, according to Sound On Sound, so the Podcasting claim makes sense. Greenshinobi (talk) 16:45, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The Beta 58 mic was released in 1989. The updated 'A' model (this article's topic) won a TEC Award in 1996. The SOS article is also from 1996. The mic was absolutely not made for podcasting. Podcasting developed from about 2000 to 2004. Binksternet (talk) 17:09, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think this list is of any value. Most live artists will use this mic at some point of their career. 91.96.99.250 (talk) 15:41, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Not all will. I recently picked up an earful of grief from a band who expected to be supplied SM58s on stage and were unimpressed to be given Beta 58s instead. Comments like "cheap, toy microphones" were used. I pointed out that if they were good enough for Pete Townsend (which I only knew from this article), they could STFU...
One value of this article is in clarifying why they're different from the venerable SM58, and why they aren't just a cheap substitute for it. Andy Dingley (talk) 16:40, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]