Shure Beta 87A

The Shure Beta 87A is a premium quality handheld condenser microphone mainly used for vocals in either broadcasting or studio environments. The supercardioid polar pattern with null points at approximately 125 degrees rejects unwanted sound sources, making it suitable for miking individual instruments in a multi-microphone setting, or, for miking single sources in a loud or reverberant environment.

Built-in pop filter protects against wind and breath noise, while the advanced cartridge shock-mount system reduces noise transference through the floor or from handling. It has a frequency response of 50 to 20,000 Hz and also has a low frequency roll-off for getting rid of boomy or boxy or generally unwanted rumble picked up in the recording process. The Beta 87A runs on 11 to 52 Vdc(positive at both pins 2 and 3) phantom power.