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RODEPodMic

microphone

New retail price (MSRP)

$99

Used market: $75*

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Specifications

5 of 8 values have a recorded source
Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male·
Built-in converter
no·
Transducer
Dynamic Moving Coil✓
Sensitivity
-57✓
Output impedance
320✓
Phantom power required
no✓
Connection
XLR-Only✓
Indexable Locales
·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal profile

End-address cardioid dynamic voiced for speech, 50 Hz to 15 kHz, with an internal pop filter and a swing mount built into the body.

Gain staging

-57 dBV/Pa, only 2 dB above an SM7B: this is one of the genuinely hungry dynamics. Budget about 58-60 dB for speech at a hand's distance. The 320-ohm output impedance is more than double a Shure dynamic, so a low-impedance input loads it noticeably.

Setups using this gear

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* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~76% retained value).