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Samson

Q9U

microphone

$199

Used market: $155*

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Specifications

5 of 8 values have a recorded source
Adc Specs
Bit Depth: 24 · Sample Rate kHz: 96·
Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male, USB-C, 3.5 mm Headphone Out·
Has Built In ADC
yes·
Transducer Type
Dynamic Moving Coil✓
Sensitivity dBV
-57✓
Output Impedance ohms
250✓
Phantom Power Required
no✓
Connection Architecture
Hybrid-USB-XLR✓

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal Profile

Cardioid dynamic with a humbucking coil, 50 Hz to 20 kHz, low-cut and mid switches, XLR and USB-C outputs, 24-bit at up to 96 kHz.

Gain Staging Advice

Samson publishes two sensitivities that look alike and are not comparable: -57 dBV/Pa for the XLR output and -16 dBFS/Pa for the USB output. Only the first belongs in a gain calculation; the second describes the internal converter's headroom at unity gain. On XLR the Q9U is as hungry as a PodMic - about 60 dB for speech.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~78% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026