{"data":{"slug":"shure-sm58","type":"microphone","brand":"Shure","name":"SM58","aliases":["Shure SM58","SM58-LC","SM58 Vocal Microphone","SM-58"],"release_date":"1966-01","url":"https://arkivo.dev/microphones/shure-sm58","specs":{"series":"SM","model_numbers":["SM58-LC","SM58-CN"],"gtins":["042406051293","042406051309"],"announce_date":null,"status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":["Grey"],"manufacturer_url":"https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm58","spec_sheet_url":"https://pubs.shure.com/file/260007","manual_url":"https://pubs.shure.com/guide/SM58/en-US","eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":null,"transducer_type":"dynamic","capsule_size_mm":null,"capsule_count":1,"polar_patterns":["cardioid"],"address_type":"end","frequency_response_hz":{"min_hz":50,"max_hz":15000},"sensitivity_dbv_pa":-54.5,"sensitivity_dbfs":null,"max_spl_db":null,"max_spl_thd_percent":null,"self_noise_dba":null,"noise_floor_dbfs":null,"snr_db":null,"dynamic_range_db":null,"output_impedance_ohm":150,"connection_types":["xlr"],"external_inputs":null,"simultaneous_usb_xlr":null,"usb_connector":null,"cable_host_connector":null,"cable_length_m":null,"phantom_power":"not_required","max_bit_depth_bits":null,"max_sample_rate_khz":null,"float_32_bit":null,"headphone_jack":false,"zero_latency_monitoring":null,"onboard_controls":null,"onboard_processing":null,"mount_threads":["5_8_inch"],"shock_mount":"internal","pop_filter":["internal"],"desk_stand_included":false,"housing_material":"Enamel-painted die cast metal with spherical steel mesh grille","rgb_lighting":null,"lighting_zones":null,"software_name":null,"firmware_updatable":null,"os_compatibility":null,"console_compatibility":null,"dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":51,"height_mm":51,"depth_mm":162},"weight_g":298,"weight_with_stand_g":null,"other_certifications":["CE"],"in_the_box":["SM58 microphone","A25D Swivel Stand Adapter","95A2313 Storage Bag","C25J 25' XLR-cable"]},"variants":[{"model_number":"SM58-LC","gtin":"042406051293","in_the_box":["SM58 microphone","A25D Swivel Stand Adapter","95A2313 Storage Bag"]},{"model_number":"SM58-CN","gtin":"042406051309","in_the_box":["SM58 microphone","C25J 25' XLR-cable","A25D Swivel Stand Adapter","95A2313 Storage Bag"]}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm58","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["series","model_numbers","gtins","colors","manufacturer_url","status","transducer_type","capsule_count","polar_patterns","address_type","frequency_response_hz","sensitivity_dbv_pa","output_impedance_ohm","connection_types","headphone_jack","shock_mount","pop_filter","desk_stand_included","housing_material","dimensions_mm","weight_g","in_the_box","variants"],"notes":{"series":"Shure lists the SM58 in its SM series (page data: product series SM).","model_numbers":"The page sells SM58-LC (microphone with stand adapter and pouch) and SM58-CN (with a 25 ft XLR cable). The SM58S with an on/off switch is a separate model with a different control and is not stored. Other SKUs in the page data are regional or colour versions and are not stored.","gtins":"UPC in the page data: 042406051293 for SM58-LC and 042406051309 for SM58-CN.","colors":"The Colors selector of the page shows Grey. The spec sheet calls the case dark gray.","status":"Page data life cycle status: available.","transducer_type":"Page data transducer type: dynamic.","capsule_count":"The page names one fixed cartridge (page data: cartridge fixed, replacement cartridge R59). It prints no capsule count, so one is the reading of a single cartridge.","polar_patterns":"Cardioid (unidirectional) dynamic.","address_type":"Page data form factor: handheld. A handheld cardioid vocal microphone is sung into at the grille on its top. The user guide placement table puts the lips on axis, touching the windscreen.","frequency_response_hz":"Frequency response: 50 to 15,000 Hz.","sensitivity_dbv_pa":"Page data combined specs: -54.50 dBV/Pa. The page data pairs it with 1.60 mV/Pa, which does not match -54.5 dBV, and the spec sheet prints 1.85 mV. The user guide prints -56.0 dBV/Pa (1.6 mV) instead. The spec sheet value is stored. See the spec sheet note.","output_impedance_ohm":"Further specs: rated impedance is 150 ohm (300 ohm actual). The rated value is stored as the output impedance.","connection_types":"Page data connectors: 3 pin XLR. The page has no USB output.","headphone_jack":"Page data lists headphone output: false.","shock_mount":"Pneumatic shock-mount system cuts down handling noise. It sits inside the body.","pop_filter":"Effective, built-in spherical wind and pop filter.","desk_stand_included":"The In the Box list has the stand adapter and the storage bag and no stand. The full list counts as saying so.","housing_material":"Further specs: dark gray, enamel-painted, die cast metal with a matte silver colored spherical steel mesh grille.","dimensions_mm":"Page data: width 51.0 mm, height 162.0 mm, depth 51.0 mm. The spec sheet gives 162 mm length and 51 mm width. The microphone is round and end-address, so the 162 mm length is the depth toward the speaker and the 51 mm diameter is both width and height, as for the other end-address microphones. The page data maps the length to height.","weight_g":"Page data weight: 298 g. The spec sheet says net 298 g. The user guide prints 0.33 kg, see the user guide note.","in_the_box":"Page In the Box: 1 A25D Swivel Stand Adapter and 1 95A2313 Storage Bag. SM58-CN page data adds 1 C25J 25 ft XLR cable. The microphone itself is added to each list.","variants":"SM58-LC and SM58-CN as sold on the Shure US page. The CN version adds a 25 ft XLR cable at a higher price."}},{"url":"https://pubs.shure.com/file/260007","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["spec_sheet_url","model_numbers","transducer_type","polar_patterns","frequency_response_hz","sensitivity_dbv_pa","output_impedance_ohm","connection_types","housing_material","dimensions_mm","weight_g","in_the_box","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Available Models table: SM58-LC, SM58-CN and SM58S.","sensitivity_dbv_pa":"Spec table: -54.5 dBV/Pa (1.85 mV) at 1,000 Hz, open circuit voltage, 1 Pa = 94 dB SPL. The Shure SM series sheet on pubs.shure.com is dated 2014 in its file data, and the current Shure product page prints the same -54.5 dBV/Pa. The newer user guide (version 6.4, 2024-F) prints -56.0 dBV/Pa. The two Shure documents conflict. The value that the sheet and the product page share is stored.","output_impedance_ohm":"Impedance: rated impedance is 150 ohm (300 ohm actual) for connection to microphone inputs rated low impedance. The user guide prints Output Impedance 300 ohm.","connection_types":"Connector: three-pin professional audio connector (male XLR type).","dimensions_mm":"Dimensions: 162 mm L x 51 mm W. Mapped as in the product page note.","weight_g":"Weight: net 298 g.","in_the_box":"Available Models: SM58-LC includes stand adapter and zippered pouch. SM58-CN includes a 7.6 m XLR-male to XLR-female cable, swivel adapter and a zippered pouch.","variants":"Available Models table of the SM series sheet lists SM58-LC, SM58-CN and SM58S."}},{"url":"https://pubs.shure.com/guide/SM58/en-US","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manual_url","transducer_type","capsule_count","polar_patterns","address_type","shock_mount","pop_filter","other_certifications","housing_material","connection_types"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Shure online user guide for the SM58, version 6.4 (2024-F). The PDF edition at pubs.shure.com/view/guide/SM58/en-US.pdf was read for the specs.","transducer_type":"SM58 Specifications: type dynamic (moving coil).","capsule_count":"The guide lists a replacement cartridge R59 and prints no capsule count. One is the reading of a single moving-coil cartridge.","address_type":"Placement table: lips less than 15 cm away or touching the windscreen, on axis to the microphone.","shock_mount":"Advanced pneumatic shock mount system that minimizes transmission of mechanical noise and vibration.","pop_filter":"Effective built in pop-filter reduces undesirable wind and breathe noise.","other_certifications":"Certifications: meets the Essential Requirements of all relevant European directives and is eligible for CE marking.","housing_material":"Housing: enamel-painted die cast metal with spherical steel mesh grille.","connection_types":"Connector: three-pin professional audio (XLR), male. The guide prints sensitivity -56.0 dBV/Pa (1.6 mV), weight 0.33 kg and output impedance 300 ohm. They differ from the spec sheet and the product page, so they are not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.shure.com/en-US/insights/10-things-might-not-know-sm58","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Shure says the SM58 was introduced in 1966 and gives no month. The month 01 is a placeholder. The current SM58-LC is the same marketed model with later changes."}},{"url":"https://www.shure.com/en-US/insights/what-is-phantom-power-why-do-i-need-it","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["phantom_power"],"notes":{"phantom_power":"Shure: a dynamic microphone like the SM58 does not require phantom power because it has no active electronics inside."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/shure-sm58-review-25950/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["phantom_power","weight_g","dimensions_mm","output_impedance_ohm"],"notes":{"phantom_power":"Review spec table: phantom power not required. Accidentally switching it on does not damage the microphone.","weight_g":"Review spec table: 298 g.","dimensions_mm":"Review spec table: 162 x 51 mm.","output_impedance_ohm":"Review spec table: 150 ohm."}},{"url":"https://avlgear.com/products/shure-a25d-break-resistant-stand-adapter","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["mount_threads"],"notes":{"mount_threads":"Retailer spec for the A25D stand adapter, which Shure ships with the SM58: standard 5/8 in-27 thread mount. Shure's own A25D page lists a GM3858 thread adapter in its box but does not state the thread sizes, so only the 5/8 in thread is stored."}}],"fields_filled":27,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}