sE Electronics
X1 R
Ribbon · Figure-8 · 20–16,000 Hz
- A passive ribbon: no phantom power, 1.8 mV/Pa out, and a preamp with real gain is not optional.
- Figure-8 by nature, so the two deep nulls at 90° are a feedback tool on a loud stage — aim them at the wedges.
- Tops out at 16 kHz, which on a guitar cab is the point rather than a limitation.
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 R 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 figure-8. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | sE Electronics |
|---|---|
| Model | X1 R |
| Type | Ribbon |
| Form factor | Side-address |
| Polar pattern | Figure-8 |
| Frequency range | 20–16,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 1.8 mV/Pa · -55.0 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | 135 dB SPL |
| Self-noise | 23 dB(A) |
| Impedance | 200 Ω (electrical) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 510 g |
| Price tier | Mid |
| 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
- Guitar cab
- Horn / brass
- 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.
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