I have the E-855 in my office/studio and there is no handling noise associated with this mic whatsoever. The other handheld mic I have here is the Samson Q7, which is no longer made, but has been replaced with the Q8, which is a slight improvement over the Q7 from what I'm told. The Q7 is a very high quality mic, again with no handling noise as well. I would recommend either of these mics for any vocalist, male of female.

All the best,

Gary cool
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PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff!

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