I bought this mic for a little bit of fun, It was cheap, I was not expecting much. We are a 4 part vocal group we use SM58's and love their sound, at volume, this mic better than I though, vocals are clear, you loose some of the dynamics but for Rock, pop or Swing, you will get away with it, The mic would definitely benefit with the addition of a pop shield, as P's can cause a pop. Distance wise, we have used it up to 90 feet from the receiver, on new batteries it was clear, it did suffer as they started to fade. its also quite top heavy, if you are clumsy you will drop it, however I will be buying another with my next order from Thomann.