Shure Beta 57A

No instrument microphone can be equally suited to all applications, but the Beta 57A comes pretty close to that ideal. With a contoured frequency response, the Beta 57A is at home with electrically-amplified or acoustic equipment. Its even supercardioid pattern ensures high feedback immunity and minimizes off-axis coloration, while the air-cushioned vibration absorber provides maximum isolation from the sound source. The hardened steel basket also resists years of exposure to drum sticks.

Details & Data:

• Optimized transmission range for drums, guitars, vocals and wind instruments
• Uniform supercardioid characteristic provides high feedback immunity with the greatest possible gain and maximum suppression of background noise
• Hardened steel basket protects against wear and damage
• Neodymium magnet for high output levels with minimal noise
• Air-cushioned vibration absorber protects against impact noise and grip noise
• Frequency response: 50 Hz to 16 kHz
• Polar pattern: Supercardioid
• Sensitivity (at 1 kHz): -51 dBV/Pa (2.8 mV)
• Output impedance: 290 Ohm
• Weight: 275 g