Sennheiser
e 609 Silver
Dynamic · Supercardioid · 40–15,000 Hz · a rider regular
- The cheaper flat-body cab mic — same hang-it-off-the-cable trick as the e 906, without the presence switch.
- Tops out at 15 kHz rather than 18 kHz; on a 4×12 nobody has ever noticed.
Frequency response
Read off Sennheiser’s published response graph and re-drawn on the fixed MicSense scale (20 Hz–20 kHz, −20 to +15 dB), so two microphones can be compared at a glance. Points between the entered coordinates are interpolated — no data has been invented to smooth the curve.
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for supercardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Sennheiser |
|---|---|
| Model | e 609 Silver |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | Side-address |
| Polar pattern | Supercardioid |
| Frequency range | 40–15,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 1.5 mV/Pa · ≈ -56.5 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | — |
| Self-noise | — |
| Impedance | 350 Ω (nominal) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 140 g |
| Price tier | Budget |
| Introduced | 2004 |
Every figure above is from Sennheiser’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
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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