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Shure MV7+
The best all-round streaming and podcast mic if you want USB now and XLR later.
- Setuplify score
- Setuplify score: 8.7/10
- Value score
- Value score: 7.6/10
- Best for
- Podcasts and streams in untreated rooms
Price
$299at AmazonIn stock
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What we like
- USB-C and XLR outputs
- Dynamic capsule rejects room noise
- Useful onboard processing over USB
- Touch mute with colour LED panel
What to know
- No stand or arm included
- Expensive for a USB mic
- Processing features only work over USB
Specifications
| Type | Dynamic |
|---|---|
| Interface | USB + XLR |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Arm included | No |
| Model number | MV7+-K |
About the Shure MV7+
The MV7+ is the mic that grows with you: plug it into a computer over USB-C today, and into an audio interface over XLR later. As a cardioid dynamic mic it focuses on your voice and rejects much of the room, which suits untreated bedrooms and offices.
Over USB, Shure's processing does a lot of the work: Auto Level Mode adjusts gain as you move, a real-time denoiser and a digital popper stopper clean up the signal. The LED touch panel mutes the mic and can glow in 16.8 million colours or act as a level meter. A headphone jack gives zero-latency monitoring. There is no stand in the box.
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