Shure 215 is a pressure-operated diaphragm microphone utilizing a ceramic barium titanate element. It's a great microphone for voice or music reproduction, making it ideal for amateur communications, home recording, and low-cost paging, intercom, or public address systems. It has a high internal impedance and capacitance with high output, smooth response, and a semi-directional pickup characteristic. The microphone comes with a 7-foot (2.1m) fabric-covered, single-conductor, shielded cable.