JBL Commercial CSHM10 Handheld Microphone

JBL Commercial CSHM10 Handheld Microphone

The JBL Commercial CSHM10 is a handheld dynamic vocal microphone built for the everyday demands of singing, speech, conferences and presentations. Its supercardioid capsule concentrates pickup on the voice directly in front of the microphone while rejecting sound arriving from the sides and rear, which helps a presenter or singer stay clear and intelligible on a busy stage or in a reverberant hall. A rugged steel wire mesh cap protects the capsule, the body is lightweight for long sessions, and a handy on/off switch allows the user to mute between sections quietly and confidently without returning to the mixer.

Key features

• Dynamic handheld vocal microphone for singing, speech and conference use
• Supercardioid polar pattern for focused pickup and feedback control
• 80 Hz to 15,000 Hz audio frequency bandwidth
• On/off switch for convenient, noiseless muting between sessions
• Rugged steel wire mesh cap protecting the capsule
• Lightweight body comfortable for extended handheld use
• Standard XLR output for mixers, amplifiers and PA systems
• No battery or phantom power required

Focused pickup for live voice

A supercardioid pattern is narrower than a standard cardioid, so it captures the voice it is pointed at and picks up less of the room, the audience and nearby instruments. In practice that means more gain before feedback from stage monitors and PA speakers, and a cleaner feed for the audience and for any recording taken from the desk. The published sensitivity of -55 dB plus or minus 3 dB suits the microphone inputs of typical mixers and powered speakers, and the 600 ohm output impedance matches professional mic inputs in the normal way. A maximum sound pressure level of 124 dB means loud singers and enthusiastic speakers will not overload the capsule.

Built for regular handling

Handheld microphones live a hard life: they are passed between speakers, set down on lecterns, carried between rooms and occasionally dropped. The CSHM10 answers that with a steel wire mesh cap over the capsule and a body designed to be both rugged and lightweight at 180 mm long with a 51 mm diameter head, dimensions that sit comfortably in the hand and in standard microphone clips. Because it is a dynamic microphone, it needs no battery and no phantom power, so it works the moment it is plugged into any XLR microphone input, with nothing to charge and nothing to run flat mid-event.

Everyday applications

This is a natural choice for live vocals in small bands and devotional music, for announcements and anchoring at events, for speeches in schools, offices and places of worship, for conference and training rooms, and for karaoke and community functions. It connects with a standard balanced XLR microphone cable, which is not included, to the microphone input of a mixer, amplifier or PA system. The on/off switch is particularly valued by presenters and event hosts, who can silence the microphone while moving, coughing or conferring, then restore it instantly when ready to speak again.

Getting the best from it

Hold the microphone a few centimetres from the mouth, angled slightly off-axis to soften plosive sounds, and speak across the top of the mesh rather than cupping the head, which changes the pickup pattern and invites feedback. Set the mixer gain so the loudest passages stay clear of distortion, and position PA speakers in front of the performer where possible, since the supercardioid pattern rejects sound from behind the microphone most strongly at its rear null points. Treated this way, the CSHM10 delivers the clear, dependable vocal reinforcement that JBL Commercial designed it for, session after session.