The DM6 is absolutely unfair to all other mics on kick drum and bass amps. This is why you hear Earthworks drum mics whenever you watch a Drumeo tutorial Video.This is why you see Earthworks drum mics on every drum streaming channel. This is why it was an all Earthworks stage at the 400th anniversary party for Zildjian.And why we're the fastest growing drum brand out with every A-List Engineer and Top Tour.The DM6 sounds perfect right out of the box for those situations when you don't have enough time for a proper soundcheck or for when you have volunteers on the boards at church or at the small venues. But it's versatile and powerful enough to take whatever creative EQ that you want to apply for flavor.