Microphone Sensitivity (mV/Pa) Self Noise (dB A-wt=IEC651) Noise Floor (dB)
Shure SM57 1.6 -136
Shure SM7B 1.12 -136
Heil PR40 2 -130
EV N/D 367 3 14 -129
Rode NT-2a 16 7 -121
Bock 195 8 13 -121
Shure SM81 5.6 16 -121
Line Audio CM3 (Sweden) 6 16 -120
AKG C414B XLII 23 6 -118.5
AKG C414 B-XLS 23 6 -118.5
Microtech Gefell M930 21 7 -118.5
AT4047 17.7 9 -118
Rode NT-1a 25 5 -118
Rode NTK 12 12 -118
Peluso CEMC6 10 14 -118
Neumann TLM103 23 7 -117.5
ADK TL 10 15 -117
CAD E300 11 14 -117
CAD M179 15.9 11 -117
Oktava MK319 11 14 -117
Soundeluxe U195 14 12 -117
Rode K2 16 <10 <-116
Rode NT3 12 <16 <-116
Peluso 2247SE 12 14 -116
Shure KSM44 28 7 -116
Peluso P28 11 15 -116
Kel hm-7u 12.5 14 -115.8
Blue Baby Bottle 33.5 5.5 -115.5
Blue Bluebird 27.5 7.5 -115.5
Microtech Gefell UMT70S 13 14 -115.5
Microtech Gefell UMT71S 13 14 -115.5
Neumann KM184 15 13 -115.5
Shure KSM27 14 14 -115
Shure KSM32 16 13 -115
AKG C451B 9 18 -115
Shure KSM137 14 14 -115
ADK A6 13 15 -114.5
Mohave Audio MA-200 14 15 -114
Peluso 2247LE 12 16 -114
Studio Projects B1 20 12 -114
Studio Projects B3 16 14 -114
Microtech Gefell M300 12 16 -114
Rode NT5 12 16 -114
ADK Vienna Mk8 15 15 -113.5
ADK Hamburg Mk8 15 15 -113.5
Kel hm-2d 18 14 -113
M-Audio Pulsar II 13.8 16 -113
Studio Projects C1 14 17 -112.5
Joseph-son C42 8.5 21 -112.5
Neumann KM140 15 16 -112.5
SE2200A 14.1 17 -112
AT3035 25.1 12 -111.5
ADK TC 14 18 -111
AKG Perception 220 18 16 -111
AT4040 25.1 12 -111
AT4050 15.8 17 -111
Neumann U87Ai 28 12 -111
Rode Classic II 14 18 -111
Studio Projects T3 14 18 -111
MXL 2001  15 18 -110.5
MXL 604 15 17 -110.5
MXL 2003 16 18 -110
Soundeluxe U99 27 13 -110
ATU873R 8.9 24 -109
AKG Perception 150 12 21 -109
MXLv67g 15 20 -108.5
Beyerdynamic MC834 20 18 -108
AKG Perception 420 28 16 -107
AT4060 19.9 19 -107
AT4033 classic 25.1 17 -106.5
Beyerdynamic MC930 30 16 -106
Sterling Audio ST77 28 18 -105
M-Audio Sputnik 30 18 -104
MXL V69 Mogami Edition 22 22 -103
Sterling Audio ST33 26 20 -103
Sterling Audio ST44 28 20 -103
Blue Woodpecker 26 22 -101