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Shure

55SH Series II

microphone

$219

Gebrauchtmarkt: $170*

Datenblatt des Herstellers

Technische Daten

2 von 8 Werten mit vermerkter Quelle
Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male·
Has Built In ADC
no·
Transducer Type
Dynamic Moving Coil·
Sensitivity dBV
-58·
Output Impedance ohms
270
Phantom Power Required
no·
Connection Architecture
XLR-Only·
Updated At
2026-08-05T23:39:34.256Z·

Kommentar des Toningenieurs

Tonal Profile

The Elvis microphone, still in production, still a cardioid moving coil with a 50 Hz to 15 kHz response and a lockable on/off switch. At -58 dBV/Pa it is the quietest Shure dynamic in this batch: two decibels below an SM57 and seven below a Beta 56A.

Gain Staging Advice

Low output into a genuinely high source impedance. Shure prints both figures on the same line - 150 rated, 270 actual - and the actual one is what the preamp input divides against. With a low-impedance input the 55SH loses top end before it loses level.

Was im Datenblatt tatsächlich steht

Wörtlich von der Herstellerseite zitiert, mit dem Datum der Prüfung. Wir behaupten das Gedruckte, nicht die Absicht dahinter.

Messbedingungen
«EIA rated at 150 Ω (270 Ω actual)»

Two impedances in one row, and only one of them describes the microphone. The EIA rating is a classification bracket from an old standard, not a measurement; the 270 ohms in brackets is the source impedance the preamp input actually sees and divides against. Catalogues and shops quote the 150. Shure prints the same construction on the 565SD - 'EIA rated at 150 Ω (250 Ω actual)' - and, on the Beta 56A, prints 150 on the product page and 290 in the guide without ever saying that the two are different quantities.

geprüft am 6.8.2026

* Geschätzt über das Abschreibungsmodell (~78% Restwert). · geprüft am 6.8.2026