Shure
KSM32
microphone
$999
Used market: $780*
Specifications
1 of 9 values have a recorded source- Connectors
- XLR 3-Pin Male·
- Has Built In ADC
- no·
- Self Noise d BA
- 13·
- Transducer Type
- Condenser Electret✓
- Sensitivity dBV
- -36·
- Output Impedance ohms
- 150·
- Phantom Power Required
- yes·
- Connection Architecture
- XLR-Only·
- Updated At
- 2026-08-05T23:27:57.607Z·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Tonal Profile
A 3/4-inch permanently-biased cardioid in a cast body with an internal shock mount: flatter and less hyped than the LDCs it sits beside, with a -15 dB pad and a two-slope low cut. The guide is a real PDF at pubs.shure.com; the same address without .pdf returns an empty shell.
Gain Staging Advice
-36 dBV/Pa with 13 dB SPL-A is a balanced pair of numbers - no heroics either way. It works down to 11 V of phantom with reduced headroom, which matters on field recorders more than in a studio.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~78% retained value). · checked on 8/6/2026