diff --git a/speech_recognition/__init__.py b/speech_recognition/__init__.py
index 253ab0fe..f9515174 100644
--- a/speech_recognition/__init__.py
+++ b/speech_recognition/__init__.py
@@ -105,23 +105,6 @@ def get_pyaudio():
             raise AttributeError("Could not find PyAudio; check installation")
         return pyaudio
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def list_microphone_names():
-        """
-        Returns a list of the names of all available microphones. For microphones where the name can't be retrieved, the list entry contains ``None`` instead.
-
-        The index of each microphone's name in the returned list is the same as its device index when creating a ``Microphone`` instance - if you want to use the microphone at index 3 in the returned list, use ``Microphone(device_index=3)``.
-        """
-        audio = Microphone.get_pyaudio().PyAudio()
-        try:
-            result = []
-            for i in range(audio.get_device_count()):
-                device_info = audio.get_device_info_by_index(i)
-                result.append(device_info.get("name"))
-        finally:
-            audio.terminate()
-        return result
-
     @staticmethod
     def list_working_microphones():
         """
diff --git a/speech_recognition/microphone.py b/speech_recognition/microphone.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e6079b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/speech_recognition/microphone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import pyaudio
+
+
+class PyAudioWrapper:
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_pyaudio() -> pyaudio.PyAudio:
+        """Returns pyaudio.PyAudio instance.
+
+        Checks pyaudio's installation, throws exceptions if pyaudio can't be found
+        """
+        try:
+            import pyaudio
+        except ImportError:
+            raise AttributeError(
+                "Could not find PyAudio; Run `pip install SpeechRecognition[audio]`"
+            )
+        return pyaudio.PyAudio()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def list_microphone_names():
+        """
+        Returns a list of the names of all available microphones. For microphones where the name can't be retrieved, the list entry contains ``None`` instead.
+
+        The index of each microphone's name in the returned list is the same as its device index when creating a ``Microphone`` instance - if you want to use the microphone at index 3 in the returned list, use ``Microphone(device_index=3)``.
+        """
+        audio = PyAudioWrapper.get_pyaudio()
+        try:
+            result = []
+            for i in range(audio.get_device_count()):
+                device_info = audio.get_device_info_by_index(i)
+                result.append(device_info.get("name"))
+        finally:
+            audio.terminate()
+        return result
diff --git a/tests/test_microphone.py b/tests/test_microphone.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9e3d394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_microphone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from speech_recognition.microphone import PyAudioWrapper
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform.startswith("win"), reason="skip on Windows")
+class TestPyAudioWrapper:
+    @patch("pyaudio.PyAudio")
+    def test_get_pyaudio(self, PyAudio):
+        assert PyAudioWrapper.get_pyaudio() == PyAudio.return_value
+        PyAudio.assert_called_once_with()