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Sennheiser e 609 silver
Photo: Sennheiser, from its spec sheet, p. 1.

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Sennheiser e 609 silver

Dynamic, supercardioid, flat side-address instrument mic for guitar amps

Type
Dynamic
Pattern
Supercardioid
Sensitivity
−56.5 dBV/Pa
Impedance
350 Ω
Rated range
40 – 15k Hz

Frequency response

Angle
Distance

Frequency response: 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

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.

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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 impedance350 ohm, nominal, 1 kHz
Rated load impedance1000 ohm, minimum. "Min. terminating impedance 1 kΩ".
Rated frequency range40 Hz to 15 kHz
ConnectorXLR-3
Weight140 g
Dimensions134 × 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 accessoriesMZQ 100 microphone clamp; pouch. "Delivery includes".
ConstructionRugged metal body; advanced shock-mount design; hum compensating coil
CapsuleLaterally mounted capsule with a lightweight voice coil and rigid dome, developed for miking guitar amps face-on and extremely close to the source

Documents

Copies kept by Mic Archive, because manufacturers move and drop their documents. Each is © Sennheiser, unchanged, with its original address.

Product page on sennheiser.com

Recommended for

Instruments whose sources name this mic, or an earlier version or variant of it.

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