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Elgato

Wave DX

microphone

$100

Used market: $80*

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Specifications

5 of 7 values have a recorded source
Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male·
Has Built In ADC
no·
Transducer Type
Dynamic Moving Coil✓
Sensitivity dBV
-52✓
Output Impedance ohms
600✓
Phantom Power Required
no✓
Connection Architecture
XLR-Only✓

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal Profile

Cardioid dynamic, 50 Hz to 15 kHz, sold beside Elgato's USB Wave line but purely analogue: XLR out, no converter, no software.

Gain Staging Advice

Elgato prints both units - 2.5 mV/Pa and -52 dBV/Pa - and they agree. The number to watch is the 600-ohm output impedance: that is four times a Shure dynamic and the highest in this batch, so it wants an input of at least 1.5-2 kohm to keep its level and low end.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~80% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026