A condenser microphone is easy enough to explain. It’s a capacitor formed from a very thin conductive sheet that functions as the diaphragm, mounted in front of another conductor, usually a ...

you'll more often see tiny condenser microphones, 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 built into ...

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.