A condenser microphone, on the other hand, is designed for accuracy and sensitivity. It uses a lightweight diaphragm and a capacitor to capture sound, which means it needs an external power ...

Dynamic microphones are significantly less sensitive ... as they can still sound good and get loud even with a small diaphragm. Their sensitivity and size is the reason why they're usually ...

Dynamic microphones are ideal for live settings, and are equipped with passive components like a diaphragm, voice coil and magnet to handle high-volume environments while minimising background noise.

Those include the EM-89D, a cardioid dynamic vocal mic that suffers from handling noise; the all-around wonderful large-diaphragm condenser mic EM-91C; and the seemingly less popular "broadcast ...