Shure SM7B Price Tracker (updated live)

The Shure SM7B is one of the most popular studio microphones on the market, making the rounds in small to mid-sized recording studios, podcast setups, and more. We'd consider it a mid-grade microphone, but certainly on the higher end of that spectrum with a tremendous amount of value, given the manageable price range.

On this page we've built several Shure SM7B price tracking tools that allow you to monitor the cost and compare pricing from multiple vendors.

Shure SM7B Retail on Sweetwater

The market tends to revolve around Sweetwater, which isn't likely to give discounts or run up the price. They're a pretty fair estimate of what you can expect to pay new, especially when it comes to recording gear and live sound. If you want to buy new and avoid the used market we'd say Sweetwater is your best bet.

Price Points from Additional Vendors

This microphone is carried by a lot of mainline vendors, including Walmart and Amazon. Typically Amazon will have new options, which you can check the status of in the table below. They won't have discounts as steep as a place like Reverb or eBay,  (more on Reverb below) but it's worth keeping an eye on to see if you can snag a deal.

Price Alert Sign Up (based on Sweetwater retail)

If you want to wait for a discount, you can sign up for a price alert with this tool. It'll alert you if and when the price falls below whatever you set. Typically on Sweetwater we see between five and 30 percent discounts, so try to factor that in when deciding on your price point. You can also browse the price drops and discounts for a bunch of retails on this page:

Read more: Guitar discounts and price drops

Shure SMB7 Price History (Sweetwater retail)

The price history for this microphone has been known to change throughout the year. Typically music gear in middle to lower cost tiers will fluctuate more than the really expensive stuff, especially with something as popular as the SMB7. You can use this price history graph to see what the trend is. Note that in order to populate, it needs time for price changes to take place. If you only see one bullet point, that means there just haven't been any recent price changes.

Reverb Used Pricing Summary

For those wanting to buy used, Reverb is hands-down your best option. We've commonly seen discounts of $50 to $120 for this particular microphone, so it's worth keeping an eye on their inventory, which always comes from third-party sellers.

The numbers below are pulled daily from Reverb's product page. You can also use the button to check each entry.

Conclusion

We usually recommend buying studio and live sound gear new, just because it needs to be more reliable than the typical guitar pedal or even the guitar itself. This is especially true for something like a recording studio, where clients are paying for use and rely on your equipment.

We'd recommend the same for churches, or those buying this mic for some kind of a voice-over project.

But use these tools to shop around, and keep tabs on deals that might come up. Again, they update in real-time (Reverb updates daily), so you can keep checking back to see if anything has changed.

If you have questions about our Shure SM7B price guide, or the SM7B itself, feel free to drop those in the comments section below.

We'll see you there.

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