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Shure

PGA98D

microphone

$155

Gebrauchtmarkt: $120*

Datenblatt des Herstellers

Technische Daten

2 von 9 Werten mit vermerkter Quelle
Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male·
Has Built In ADC
no·
Self Noise d BA
27
Transducer Type
Condenser Electret·
Sensitivity dBV
-52·
Output Impedance ohms
850·
Phantom Power Required
yes·
Connection Architecture
XLR-Only·
Updated At
2026-08-05T23:39:34.251Z·

Kommentar des Toningenieurs

Tonal Profile

The cheap clip-on drum condenser: gooseneck capsule, rim clamp, 11 to 52 V phantom at 2 mA. Self-noise of 27 dB SPL-A is nine decibels better than the Beta 98AMP/C on paper, but both live at a hand's distance from a drum head where nothing about noise floor matters.

Gain Staging Advice

850 ohms of output impedance is unusually high for a phantom-powered condenser - roughly five times what the Beta 98 series presents. Feed it into an input rated at least 8.5 kilohms if you want the printed level; a 1 kilohm input is a bad match here even though it would be fine for a 150 ohm dynamic.

* Geschätzt über das Abschreibungsmodell (~77% Restwert). · geprüft am 6.8.2026