{"data":{"slug":"maono-pd200w","type":"microphone","brand":"Maono","name":"PD200W","aliases":["Maono PD200W","PD200W Hybrid Podcasting Microphone","Maono PD200W Hybrid","Maono PD200W Hybrid Wireless Podcast Microphone","PD200WT"],"release_date":"2025-10","url":"https://arkivo.dev/microphones/maono-pd200w","specs":{"series":"PD","model_numbers":["PD200W","PD200WT"],"gtins":["6972237684244","6938697465984"],"announce_date":"2025-10-27","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":99.99,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":["Black","White"],"manufacturer_url":"https://maono.com/products/pd200w-hybrid-podcasting-microphone","spec_sheet_url":null,"manual_url":"https://faq.maono.com/docs/PD200W-Wireless-Dynamic-Microphone-User-Manual","eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":1,"transducer_type":"dynamic","capsule_size_mm":30,"capsule_count":1,"polar_patterns":["cardioid"],"address_type":"end","frequency_response_hz":{"min_hz":50,"max_hz":16000},"sensitivity_dbv_pa":-53,"sensitivity_dbfs":-7,"max_spl_db":128,"max_spl_thd_percent":10,"self_noise_dba":null,"noise_floor_dbfs":null,"snr_db":82,"dynamic_range_db":null,"output_impedance_ohm":580,"connection_types":["usb","xlr","wireless"],"external_inputs":null,"simultaneous_usb_xlr":null,"usb_connector":"usb_c","cable_host_connector":null,"cable_length_m":null,"phantom_power":"not_required","max_bit_depth_bits":24,"max_sample_rate_khz":48,"float_32_bit":false,"headphone_jack":true,"zero_latency_monitoring":null,"onboard_controls":["gain","headphone_volume","mute"],"onboard_processing":["noise_reduction"],"mount_threads":["5_8_inch","3_8_inch"],"shock_mount":"included","pop_filter":["foam_windscreen"],"desk_stand_included":true,"housing_material":"All-metal body","rgb_lighting":true,"lighting_zones":null,"software_name":"Maono Link","firmware_updatable":true,"os_compatibility":["windows","macos"],"console_compatibility":null,"dimensions_mm":null,"weight_g":null,"weight_with_stand_g":null,"other_certifications":null,"in_the_box":["Wireless&USB&XLR Microphone","Desktop Stand","USB-C to USB-A&C Cable","Type-C Receiver (No Battery)","Type-C Adapter Cable","User Manual"]},"variants":[{"gtin":"6972237684244","colors":["Black"]},{"gtin":"6938697465984","colors":["White"]}],"sources":[{"url":"https://maono.com/products/pd200w-hybrid-podcasting-microphone","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["series","manufacturer_url","status","warranty_years","transducer_type","capsule_size_mm","polar_patterns","frequency_response_hz","sensitivity_dbv_pa","sensitivity_dbfs","max_spl_db","max_spl_thd_percent","snr_db","output_impedance_ohm","connection_types","usb_connector","phantom_power","max_bit_depth_bits","max_sample_rate_khz","float_32_bit","headphone_jack","onboard_processing","shock_mount","pop_filter","desk_stand_included","rgb_lighting","software_name","os_compatibility","colors","variants"],"notes":{"series":"The Maono help center files the PD200W under Microphone, PD Series.","status":"In stock on the Maono US store with an Add to cart button. Prices from 109.99 USD, with 129.99 USD crossed out.","warranty_years":"12-Month Warranty on the store page. Serious Insights prints the same 12 months with an optional 2-year MaonoCare plan. Amazon US lists 18 months for its own listing.","transducer_type":"Spec: Microphone Type, Dynamic Microphone.","capsule_size_mm":"Page: 30mm Capsule Size. It is the maker's figure and it is not stated whether it is the diaphragm diameter.","polar_patterns":"Spec: Polar Pattern, Cardioid.","frequency_response_hz":"Spec: Frequency Response 50-16000Hz.","sensitivity_dbv_pa":"Spec: Sensitivity XLR: -53.0dBV (1 kHz 94 dBSPL 0.5m). 94 dB SPL is 1 Pa, so the value is stored as dBV/Pa.","sensitivity_dbfs":"Spec: Sensitivity USB: -7.0dBFS (1 kHz 94 dBSPL 0.5m). The spec gives an adjustable gain range of 0 to +36 dB but does not name the gain used for this value.","max_spl_db":"Spec: Max. SPL 128dB (0.5m Min Gain & Max Vol THD 10%).","max_spl_thd_percent":"Spec: Max. SPL 128dB (0.5m Min Gain & Max Vol THD 10%).","snr_db":"Page: 82dB Signal Noise Ratio. No reference level or weighting is given. Digital Camera World and the other launch coverage repeat 82 dB.","output_impedance_ohm":"Spec: XLR Input Impedance 580 ohm +/-30% at 1kHz. The maker labels it input impedance. A microphone has no XLR input, so it is stored as the impedance of the XLR output. This reading is a doubt.","connection_types":"Spec: Digital Output USB C, Simulated Output XLR. The page also lists 2.4 GHz wireless to a receiver, stored as wireless.","usb_connector":"Spec: Digital Output USB C.","phantom_power":"FAQ Q3: the PD200W is a dynamic microphone and does not require external 48V phantom power. The FAQ also says that in XLR mode the lights turn off and the buttons are inactive.","max_bit_depth_bits":"Page: 24bit/48kHz Sampling Rate.","float_32_bit":"Only 24-bit PCM is listed, so no 32-bit float format.","headphone_jack":"Spec: Monitor The Headphone Jack, 3.5mm, with an output impedance of 32 ohm.","onboard_processing":"Spec: Noise Reduction, three levels, weak, medium and strong. The comparison table marks Onboard Noise Control. Compressor, limiter, EQ and reverb are Maono Link scene settings and no source says they run without the app.","shock_mount":"A shock mount ring is fitted to the microphone. The exploded diagram on the page names an 8-Point Floating Shock Mount. SoundGuys calls it pre-installed and Digital Camera World a rubber shock mount ring.","pop_filter":"The exploded diagram names an 8mm thicker anti-plosive windscreen. Digital Camera World and SoundGuys call it a foam pop shield that can be taken off.","desk_stand_included":"Store variants named Desktop Stand include the desk stand. Amazon's box list names a Desktop Stand.","rgb_lighting":"Comparison table: RGB Light 16.8M colours. The ring is also a mute and mode indicator, but its colour and effects are chosen by the user.","software_name":"FAQ: Maono Link software and app.","os_compatibility":"FAQ Q4: Maono Link for Windows 10 version 1803 and later and Windows 11, and macOS 10.13 and later. No source lists the operating systems for the plain USB audio mode. The page says phones and tablets work through the receiver or the USB cable, without naming iOS or Android here.","colors":"Store options PD200W Black and PD200W White for the desktop stand and BA37 boom arm kits. The plain PD200W options are the black microphone.","variants":"Two rows, the one-microphone Type-C receiver kit with the desktop stand in black and in white, each with the barcode the store gives. The store also sells boom arm kits (BA37 and BA92), camera receiver kits, two-microphone kits and a PD200W and T5 kit. They change the box, not the microphone, and are not stored."}},{"url":"https://maono.com/products/pd200w-hybrid-podcasting-microphone.json","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins","colors","variants","model_numbers"],"notes":{"gtins":"Store variant barcodes, which the page structured data prints as gtin13. 6972237684244 is the one-microphone Type-C kit with the black desktop stand. 6938697465984 is the same kit in white. Other kits have their own barcodes.","colors":"Variant options PD200W Black, PD200W White and plain PD200W.","variants":"Variant titles, SKUs and barcodes from the store product feed. Store SKU C.01.01.001.00377 is the black desktop kit and C.01.01.001.00386 is the white desktop kit.","model_numbers":"Product handle pd200w-hybrid-podcasting-microphone and model number PD200W on Amazon. Amazon, Thomann and Guitar Center also use the name PD200WT for the one-microphone kit with the desktop stand."}},{"url":"https://faq.maono.com/docs/PD200W-Wireless-Dynamic-Microphone-User-Manual","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["manual_url"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Maono help center page PD200W User Manual (English and more languages). The downloads are scripted. The specification table was read from the Maono PDF in the next entry."}},{"url":"https://update.maono.com/User%20Manual/PD200W_manual_korea_v1.0.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["transducer_type","polar_patterns","output_impedance_ohm","sensitivity_dbv_pa","sensitivity_dbfs","max_spl_db","max_spl_thd_percent","frequency_response_hz","headphone_jack","usb_connector","connection_types","pop_filter","housing_material"],"notes":{"transducer_type":"Maono PDF of March 2026, titled V1.0 20260316. It is a folded sheet of images in Korean, so it was read as an image. Specification table page 7: dynamic microphone.","output_impedance_ohm":"Specification table: XLR input impedance 580 ohm +/-30% (1 kHz), the same label as the web page.","sensitivity_dbv_pa":"Specification table: USB -7.0 dBFS and XLR -53.0 dBV, 1 kHz, 94 dBSPL, 0.5 m.","max_spl_db":"Specification table: 128 dB, 0.5 m, minimum gain and maximum volume, THD 10%.","frequency_response_hz":"Specification table: 50 to 16,000 Hz. A frequency response plot and a cardioid polar plot are on page 8.","headphone_jack":"Specification table: headphone monitoring jack 3.5 mm. The notes list headphone output impedance 32 ohm.","usb_connector":"Specification table: digital output USB-C, analog output XLR.","pop_filter":"Key features: windscreen included.","housing_material":"Key features: all-metal body."}},{"url":"https://faq.maono.com/docs/Desktop_User_Guide","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["software_name","firmware_updatable","onboard_processing","onboard_controls","rgb_lighting"],"notes":{"software_name":"Maono Link software gives DSP controls, with Basic, Scene and Light sections.","firmware_updatable":"Section 6 Firmware Updates: the Maono Link menu has a Firmware Update option for the microphone, with a Restore Factory Settings function. A PD200W Microphone Firmware Upgrade Guide is also in the help center.","onboard_processing":"Noise cancellation has three modes, Slight, Moderate and Aggressive. The knob also sets them according to Digital Camera World. Compressor, limiter, EQ and reverb are Scene settings in Maono Link.","onboard_controls":"Headphone volume can be set with the knob on the microphone body. Gain has 20 levels. The microphone knob also sets gain and noise cancellation according to Digital Camera World.","rgb_lighting":"The Lighting page has Fixed, Breathe and Loop modes, eight preset colours and custom colours."}},{"url":"https://www.maono.com/blogs/news/introducing-the-pd200w-hybrid-podcasting-microphone","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date","release_date","launch_price_usd","status"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Maono news post of 2025-10-27: today we introduce the Maono PD200W Hybrid Dynamic Microphone. It debuted at TwitchCon 2025.","release_date":"The post of 2025-10-27 says the microphone is now available on the Maono website. The store product page was published on 2025-10-14, and Videomaker said sales start in November, so the month is approximate.","launch_price_usd":"Starting at 99.99 USD for the Desktop Stand Version. Newsshooter of 2025-10-29 says 99.99 USD for the desktop version on Amazon and the Maono site. The current store price of 109.99 USD is not a launch price. SoundGuys prints an original price of 129.99 USD and an MSRP of 119.99 USD, which conflict and are not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.newsshooter.com/2025/10/29/maono-pd200w-dynamic-podcast-microphone/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date","release_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Newsshooter, 2025-10-29: Maono has unveiled the PD200W Dynamic Podcast Microphone.","launch_price_usd":"Available from Amazon and the Maono website for 99.99 USD, for the desktop version."}},{"url":"https://www.videomaker.com/news/the-maono-pd200w-dynamic-microphone-offers-xlr-usb-and-wireless-connectivity/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["capsule_count","onboard_controls","shock_mount","pop_filter","housing_material","rgb_lighting","release_date"],"notes":{"capsule_count":"The PD200W uses a 30 mm dynamic capsule, one capsule.","onboard_controls":"A mute button on top, a mic gain dial and a headphone volume dial. The jack is on the back with the USB and XLR ports and a power button.","shock_mount":"All-metal design that comes with a windscreen and shock mount.","pop_filter":"Comes with a windscreen.","housing_material":"All-metal design.","rgb_lighting":"Programmable RGB lights.","release_date":"Will go on sale in November, with prices starting at 99 USD."}},{"url":"https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/audio/microphones/maono-pd200w-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["address_type","mount_threads","shock_mount","pop_filter","onboard_controls","onboard_processing","rgb_lighting","firmware_updatable","software_name","status"],"notes":{"address_type":"Review of 2025-11-10: you need to point it like a gun at its target, your mouth.","mount_threads":"Mentions mounting on a third-party desktop stand through its 5/8 inch to 3/8 inch thread adapter.","shock_mount":"The microphone sits in a circular shock mount ring, a rubber shock mount that reduces handling noise.","pop_filter":"The foam pop shield is very effective at keeping plosives away.","onboard_controls":"The main knob can be pressed to switch between gain and headphone volume. The ring light colour shows the mode.","onboard_processing":"Three noise cancellation settings, Slight (-13 dB), Moderate (-20 dB) and Aggressive (-28 dB), shown by the knob's green ring. Most Maono Link adjustments can also be made with the knob or the Power/Mode button. Limiter and compressor appear in the app's Gaming scene.","rgb_lighting":"An RGB ring light with eight colours chosen by the mode button, and Breathing and Loop effects.","firmware_updatable":"The Maono Link app also updates the firmware of the PD200W.","software_name":"Maono Link for macOS, Windows and iOS.","status":"Reviewed in November 2025 and sold on Amazon for 99.99 USD."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/maono-pd200w-review-150790/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["address_type","mount_threads","shock_mount","pop_filter","onboard_controls","phantom_power","status"],"notes":{"address_type":"The PD200W is a top-address 30 mm dynamic microphone with a cardioid pickup.","mount_threads":"The mount has a combination 5/8 inch thread and 3/8 inch thread.","shock_mount":"The pre-installed shock mount can be adjusted with the knob on the side once it is on the stand.","pop_filter":"A fuzzy pop filter sits on top of the RGB ring and can be removed and washed. The FAQ says there is a pre-installed pop filter.","onboard_controls":"A button knob sets the gain or the headphone volume, and pressing it switches between them. A mute button flashes red when muted.","phantom_power":"When using the XLR connection there is no need for an interface with 48 V phantom power.","status":"Review of 2026-02-15, tested on firmware 1.0.4 and Maono Link 3.5.26. The page prints a release date of 2025-09-25, which no other source supports, and calls the model PD200WT."}},{"url":"https://www.seriousinsights.net/maono-pd200w-hybrid-podcasting-microphone/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["warranty_years","onboard_controls","shock_mount","rgb_lighting"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Maono's store price is 99.99 USD with a 12-month warranty and a 30-day return policy, with an optional MaonoCare add-on that extends coverage to two years.","onboard_controls":"Onboard controls are mute, gain control and selectable noise reduction levels.","shock_mount":"An integrated shock mount and a desk stand are in the box.","rgb_lighting":"An RGB ring that can reduce the battery runtime compared with RGB off."}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR957Y7K","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["in_the_box","housing_material","model_numbers","desk_stand_included"],"notes":{"in_the_box":"Included components as printed: Desktop Stand 1, Type-C Adapter Cable 1, User Manual 1, Type-C Receiver (No Battery) 1, USB-C to USB-A&C Cable 1, Wireless&USB&XLR Microphone 1. The page does not say whether the foam windscreen and shock mount are counted as part of the microphone. No XLR cable is listed.","housing_material":"Enclosure material: Metal.","model_numbers":"Model Name PD200WT and Model Number PD200W, manufacturer part number PD200W.","desk_stand_included":"Included components list a Desktop Stand."}},{"url":"https://www.thomann.fr/maono_pd200wt.htm","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["model_numbers","frequency_response_hz","sensitivity_dbv_pa","polar_patterns"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Thomann lists the microphone as Maono PD200WT.","frequency_response_hz":"Réponse en fréquence: 50 - 16 000 Hz.","sensitivity_dbv_pa":"Sensibilité XLR: -53,0 dBV (1 kHz, 94 dB SPL, 0,5 m).","polar_patterns":"Directivité: cardioïde."}}],"fields_filled":41,"updated":"2026-10-14"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}