In a message to Everyone  Lutz Sauer wrote:
LS>  for the best micro to use for voice (sorry for off-topic). A lot of
LS>  people told me to get a SM 58, some about an AKG, don't know the
LS>  complete name.
Mics are like guitars.  You need to try each one out in the way that you 
would normally use it (same singing style, distance to mic, etc).  You will 
also need to try a variety of each brand of mic.  You will find if you try 10 
Shure SM58's, each one will sound different.  Sometimes surprisingly so.
The SM58 is one of the most durable mics available, but I personally hate the 
sound for vocals.  They have a response peak at around 3K that I find 
offensive, at least through a good sound system.
Some of the AKG mics are excellent, but most of them require phantom power, 
which you may not have, and are also more fragile.
There are 3 Beyer mics I would try:
M400 - an inexpensive dynamic mic which sounds kind of like an SM58, but 
better in my opinion.  They do have slightly more handling noise.  This one 
probably costs a little bit less than an SM58.
M500 - A ribbon mic which has a really smooth frequency response and very 
little handling noise.  It has much better high-end response, which, in my 
opinion, does wonders for vocals.  It has very little proximity effect, which 
may or may not work well for your particular voice.  Also great on a lot of 
acoustic guitars. Being a ribbon, it is more fragile than a dynamic mic.
M88 - Wonderful all-purpose dynamic mic.  One of my favorites for vocals on 
most people, as well as kick drum.
There are a couple of EV mics which are really nice, but may be out of 
production.  It's been over ten years since I kept track of these things. One 
is the BK1.  See if they still make it and try one out if you can find one.  
 
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