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Shure

Beta 58A

microphone

$169

Used market: $130*

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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
-51✓
Output Impedance ohms
150✓
Phantom Power Required
no✓
Connection Architecture
XLR-Only✓

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal Profile

Supercardioid, neodymium magnet, 50 Hz to 16 kHz. The tighter pattern means a rear lobe: what is directly behind the mic is not rejected the way a cardioid rejects it.

Gain Staging Advice

-51 dBV/Pa, 3.5 dB hotter than an SM58 and 8 dB hotter than an SM7B. This is the loud end of the dynamic range; a 50 dB preamp is plenty.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~77% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026