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sE Electronics

X1 A

Large-diaphragm condenser · Cardioid · 20–20,000 Hz

  • The entry large-diaphragm condenser of the X1 range: one pad, one low-cut, no pattern switch.
  • 130 dB SPL flat and 150 dB with the 20 dB pad engaged.

Frequency response

No response curve yet.

MicSense only draws a curve traced from a graph the manufacturer actually publishes — it never estimates one from the microphone’s class. sE Electronics publishes figures for the X1 A but no response graph, so the numbers are in the spec table below and the chart stays empty.

Polar pattern

Generated from the first-order directivity formula for cardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.

Specifications

Published specifications for the sE Electronics X1 A
ManufacturersE Electronics
ModelX1 A
TypeLarge-diaphragm condenser
Form factorSide-address
Polar patternCardioid
Frequency range20–20,000 Hz
Sensitivity20 mV/Pa · -34.0 dBV/Pa
Max SPL130 dB SPL
Self-noise16 dB(A)
Impedance
ConnectorXLR3M
Poweringphantom 48 V
Weight390 g
Price tierBudget
Introduced

Every figure above is from sE Electronics’s own published datasheet for this model — see the datasheet. A dash means the manufacturer does not publish that figure; it does not mean zero.

What it gets used for

  • FOH vocal
  • Acoustic instrument
  • Overhead

MicSense tags microphones by the job on a live stage, not by studio category — so you can filter for “kick in” or “monitor vocal” instead of working backwards from “large-diaphragm condenser”.

Compare it against the alternatives.

MicSense lets you put up to four microphones side by side — spec table, overlaid response curves and polar diagrams on one screen. Free with a free Squaresmile account.