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Shure

Beta 87A

microphone

$259

Gebrauchtmarkt: $200*

Datenblatt des Herstellers

Technische Daten

5 von 7 Werten mit vermerkter Quelle
Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male·
Has Built In ADC
no·
Transducer Type
Condenser Electret
Sensitivity dBV
-52.5
Output Impedance ohms
150
Phantom Power Required
yes
Connection Architecture
XLR-Only

Kommentar des Toningenieurs

Tonal Profile

Supercardioid handheld condenser; the tighter pattern costs about 2.5 dB of sensitivity against the SM86 in exchange for a narrower pickup angle.

Gain Staging Advice

-52.5 dBV/Pa. The comparison worth making is with its own sibling: SM86 is -50.0, Beta 87A is -52.5, both handheld condensers from one maker, and the entire difference is the polar pattern. Anyone reading sensitivity as a quality ranking gets this exactly backwards.

* Geschätzt über das Abschreibungsmodell (~77% Restwert). · geprüft am 5.8.2026