The SM7B is the broadcast and podcast benchmark: a cardioid dynamic with a smooth, wide-range frequency response, switchable bass roll-off and presence boost, and enough internal isolation to sit on a desk arm in a live room. It flatters almost every voice, and its low output is the reason so many rigs pair it with an inline preamp.
Dynamic
Type
Cardioid
Polar Pattern
50 Hz – 20 kHz
Frequency Response
XLR
Connector
Plan for the gainThe SM7B is a low-output dynamic. Most interfaces need 60 dB or more of clean gain to drive it properly; if your preamp cannot manage that, budget for an inline gain booster at the same time.
Features
Cardioid dynamic capsule with flat, wide-range response
Switchable bass roll-off and presence boost
Internal air-suspension shock isolation
Detachable close-talk windscreen supplied
Yoke mount with captive stand nut
Improved shielding against broadband electromagnetic hum
Specifications
| Type | Dynamic (moving coil) |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Frequency response | 50 Hz – 20 kHz |
| Sensitivity | −59 dBV/Pa (1.12 mV) at 1 kHz |
| Rated impedance | 150 Ω |
| Connector | 3-pin XLR |
| Weight | 765 g |
| Part number | SM7B |










