Sennheiser
Sennheiser e 609 silver
Dynamic, supercardioid, flat side-address instrument mic for guitar amps
Power None: a dynamic mic needs no power. Low output: it needs a lot of preamp gain.
- Type
- Dynamic
- Pattern
- Supercardioid
- Sensitivity
- −56.5 dBV/Pa
- Among 311 mics: more output than 9%
- Rated range
- 40 – 15k Hz
vs 78 dynamics
More output than 25% 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 | −56.5 dBV/Pa (1.5 mV/Pa)free field, 1 kHz. "1.5 mV/Pa"; converted (20 log10 0.0015 = -56.5). The architect's specification says "free field, no load". | p. 1 |
| Output impedance | 350 ohmnominal, 1 kHz | |
| Rated load impedance | 1000 ohmminimum. "Min. terminating impedance 1 kΩ". | |
| Rated frequency range | 40 Hz to 15 kHz | |
| Connector | XLR-3 | |
| Weight | 140 g | |
| Dimensions | 134 × 55 × 34 mm"134 x 55 x 34 mm" in the table, "55 x 34 x 134 mm" in the architect's specification; the sheet does not say which dimension is which (length, head height and thickness, judging by the photo). | |
| Supplied accessories | MZQ 100 microphone clamp; pouch"Delivery includes". | |
| Construction | Rugged metal body; advanced shock-mount design; hum compensating coil | |
| Capsule | Laterally mounted capsule with a lightweight voice coil and rigid dome, developed for miking guitar amps face-on and extremely close to the source | |
Documents
- evolution wired e 609 silver Product SpecificationSP 1206 v1.0
Copies kept by Mic Archive (manufacturers move and drop their documents). Each is © Sennheiser, unchanged, with its original address.
Recommended for
By recording guides, engineers and mic makers, for this mic or an earlier version of it.
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