Sennheiser
Sennheiser e 608
Dynamic, supercardioid, miniature clip-on instrument mic on a gooseneck, for drums, brass and woodwind
Power None: a dynamic mic needs no power. Low output: it needs a lot of preamp gain.
- Type
- Dynamic
- Pattern
- Supercardioid
- Sensitivity
- −61.9 dBV/Pa
- Among 311 mics: more output than 2%
- Rated range
- 40 – 16k Hz
vs 78 dynamics
More output than 5% of 78 dynamics.
Each stripe is one dynamic with a published sensitivity, and each bar counts them; further right means more output. This mic is in blue.
Instruments sources recommend it for most
Proximity effect: the bass it gains up close
From the spec sheet, p. 2.
Titled "Frequency response"; drawn as absolute sensitivity (dBV). Room and smoothing not stated.
The manufacturer draws absolute sensitivity (dBV/Pa); shifted here by a constant so 1 kHz is near 0 dB.
Dashed: outside the rated range, or simulated (other angles and distances). Hover or tap the graphs for values.
Polar pattern
From the spec sheet, p. 2.
Titled "Polar pattern". Each frequency is drawn on one side only (125 to 1000 Hz left, 2000 to 16000 Hz right); the pattern is taken as symmetric. Measuring conditions not stated.
In practice
All specs
| From the spec sheet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity | −61.9 dBV/Pa (0.8 mV/Pa)free field, 1 kHz. "0.8 mV/Pa"; converted (20 log10 0.0008 = -61.9). The architect's specification and the 2007 instructions say "free field, no load". | p. 1 |
| Output impedance | 250 ohmnominal, 1 kHz | |
| Rated load impedance | 1000 ohmminimum. "Min. terminating impedance 1 kΩ". | |
| Rated frequency range | 40 Hz to 16 kHz | |
| Connector | XLR-3, on the connection cable (3.5 mm lockable jack at the mic end)The table says "XLR-3"; the features: "Extremely robust connection cable with 3.5 mm jack plug", the architect's specification "a lockable 3.5 mm jack plug". The 2007 instructions: "Connection cable 3 m, with XLR-plug" (page 5). | |
| Weight | 20 gThe architect's specification says "approximately 20 grams". | |
| Dimensions | 17 × 185 mm"⌀ 17 x 185 mm": diameter × length. | |
| Supplied accessories | clamp; connection cable; pouch"Delivery includes: e 608 with clamp, pouch, connection cable". The 2007 instructions name the clamp MZQ 800 (page 2). | |
| Construction | Rugged reinforced glass fibre body; shock-mounted capsule; hum compensating coil; gooseneck mounting | |
| Temperature range | 0 °C to +40 °C | |
| Optional clamps | MZH 908 B (art. no. 500540) and MZH 908 D (art. no. 500541) microphone clamps | |
| From the manual (Recording Hacks copy) | ||
| Greatest rejection | About 120° | p. 3 |
| PlacementSennheiser | Wind instruments: into the bell for less ambient noise; for saxophone, partly towards the bell and partly towards the body. Not for certain flutes. | |
Documents
- evolution wired e 608 Product SpecificationSP 1205 v1.0
- e 608 Instructions for usePubl. 01/07, 094285/A02
- e 608 product sheetCat. No. 004520
Copies kept by Mic Archive (manufacturers move and drop their documents). Each is © Sennheiser, unchanged, with its original address.
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