sE Electronics
X1 S
Large-diaphragm condenser · Cardioid · 20–20,000 Hz
- 30 mV/Pa and 9 dB(A) noise — the step up from the X1 A is mostly quieter electronics and a much higher ceiling.
- Pad and low-cut each have two steps rather than one, so it reaches 160 dB SPL.
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 S 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
| Manufacturer | sE Electronics |
|---|---|
| Model | X1 S |
| Type | Large-diaphragm condenser |
| Form factor | Side-address |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Frequency range | 20–20,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 30 mV/Pa · -31.0 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | 140 dB SPL |
| Self-noise | 9 dB(A) |
| Impedance | 125 Ω (electrical) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | phantom 48 V |
| Weight | 445 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
- 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.
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