You are likely to be aware, Audix have become extremely well respected and revered amongst high profile artists and engineers internationally.

Word of mouth 'advertising' is largely responsible for Audix microphones such as the i5 literally equalling the current industry standard microphone in popularity in the USA.

The Audix philosophy is to provide superior designs & manufacturing without advertising built into the pricing.

Extensive R&D and manufacturing facilities in Oregon USA is a big part of the 'secret' behind the Audix success story.

There is a huge range of well priced rivals to all of the usual suspects for live and studio use, as well as a whole host of unique solutions for other instruments usually more tricky to mike up such as flute, saxophone, even the oboe.

The performance level and value for money of Audix microphones is truly second to none.

OM7 - decide for yourself - a legend in the making
One of our Audix stockists offers his customers a Beta 58, Neumann KMS105 and an Audix OM7 to compare the sound in a vocal booth with a mixer & headphones. The vast majority return holding up the Audix as the best sounding mic. The OM7 is also the least expensive of the 3 and just quietly, has more gain before feedback than ANY other microphone. That means it is not only a beautiful sounding mic but that it can be gained up a lot and is still going to reject a lot of LOUD onstage levels.

• Tougher than nails construction, machined from solid brass
• Made in the U.S.A. (not mexico or china etc)
• Best gain before feedback - translates to best real world performance under pressure
• Extended frequency response that belies its feedback rejection 48Hz-19k
• Uniform frequency response
• Massive off axis rejection >30dB 144dB SPL handling
• Beautiful Sound, wide response, high output
• Beautiful Price
• The OM7 is a very unique dynamic mic with an entirely different design approach.
• The massive list of international high profile artists using it pretty much speaks for itself.

OM3 - initially developed in 1989 as an upsell to the SM58. It would outperform the SM58 in output level, feedback rejection, gain before feedback and sonic clarity. It has been popularized by vocalists such as Bruce Springsteen, Shania Twain, and Willie Nelson. It is a very clear sounding mic, especially in the lower mids where the voice tends to be muddy or boomy on other microphones. It is a great all purpose mic and even though a little more expensive than the SM58, it is an exceptional value.

OM2 - The most recent addition of the OM series and was created primarily as a result of the retail market demand for a reasonable price microphone that can compete with the SM58, both in price and performance. The OM2 is optimized to sound great on a small to medium size PA. It has many of the characteristics of the OM3, however the OM2 is given a bit of a bass boost in the lower midrange and has a bit more bass proximity than the OM3. The OM3 has lower handling noise than the OM2 and is noticeably better sounding when you get to larger PA systems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHgVQh0EgW8

Video shows an Audix OM2 being repeatedly dropped onto the hard floor, even from a ladder, still working and still sounding good. Audix is starting to build momentum in Australia and retailers & production companies who get onboard now will have a lot to gain from doing so.