Shure Super 55 Dynamic Vocal Microphone
Broadcast-style microphone designed for vocal capture, podcasting, and treated streaming setups.
Tracked 2026-10-19. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the Shure Super 55 Dynamic Vocal Microphone
The Shure Super 55 is a retro-styled XLR dynamic microphone with a supercardioid pattern, aimed at streamers who want the mic to be part of the set. At a tracked $279 it sits at the top of its $251 to $279 range since July 13, 2026, so wait for a sale.
The chrome-plated, die-cast housing weighs 0.43 kg. A supercardioid pickup keeps focus on the voice in front, and a shock-mounted cartridge cuts handling noise. It connects over XLR to an interface or amplifier. The look is the main draw. Retailers rate it 4.8 across 1,100 ratings.
- Retro chrome look that reads well on camera
- Supercardioid pickup focuses on the voice
- Shock-mounted cartridge cuts handling noise
- Tracked at its high, $28 over the $251 low
- XLR only, so it needs an interface
- Heavy at 0.43 kg for a desk arm
Where it fits in a build
On the move, a mic into the camera keeps audio in sync past the stream delay. See every audio pick
| Type | XLR |
| Connects to | Interface |
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Shure Super 55 Dynamic Vocal Microphone
$279Tracked 2026-10-19
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We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.