JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (JBLFLIP6BLKR) vs Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Studio Microphone (SM7B)
What separates them
These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Studio Microphone (SM7B) is ₹29,000 dearer.
JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (JBLFLIP6BLKR) vs Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Studio Microphone (SM7B)
JBL
JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (JBLFLIP6BLKR)
₹9,990
The separate tweeter is what distinguishes the Flip 6 from its predecessor and from most single-driver rivals -- a dedicated high-frequency driver rather than one cone trying to do everything, which is audible on cymbals and voices.
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Shure
Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Studio Microphone (SM7B)
₹38,990
The reason this microphone frustrates first-time buyers is a single number: -59 dBV/Pa output, which is extraordinarily low and means it needs roughly 60 dB of clean gain that most affordable interfaces cannot deliver.
Full details →Who the JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting genuinely rugged portable sound for a bathroom, beach or poolside.
Avoid it if: Anyone expecting deep bass, or an Android user wanting a better codec than SBC.
Who the Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Studio Microphone is for
Buy it if: Anyone with an interface that can supply about 60 dB of clean gain, or willing to add an inline preamp.
Avoid it if: Anyone wanting a plug-and-play USB microphone -- this needs XLR, an interface, and probably a preamp.
Specifications, side by side
2 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker | Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Studio Microphone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹9,990 | ₹38,990 |
| Frequency response | 63 Hz to 20 kHz | 50 Hz to 20 kHz |
| Weight | 550 g | 765 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Battery | Up to 12 hours | not published |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | not published |
| Charging | USB-C, about 2.5 hours | not published |
| Codecs | SBC only | not published |
| Connectivity | not published | XLR only -- not USB, so an audio interface is mandatory |
| Driver | Racetrack woofer plus a separate tweeter, with dual passive radiators | not published |
| Gain requirement | not published | Roughly 60 dB of clean gain. Most affordable interfaces do not have it, so a Cloudlifter or FetHead is usually needed |
| Included | not published | Windscreen and yoke mount |
| Output level | not published | -59 dBV/Pa -- very low, and the single most important fact about this microphone |
| Phantom power | not published | Not required by the microphone itself |
| Polar pattern | not published | Cardioid |
| Shielding | not published | Internal, against electromagnetic hum from monitors |
| Total output | 30 W -- 20 W woofer, 10 W tweeter | not published |
| Water resistance | IP67 -- survives immersion and dust | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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