AudioChainsDB
Sennheiser

e 609 Silver

microphone

$100

Used market: $80*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

2 of 8 values have a recorded source
Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male·
Has Built In ADC
no·
Transducer Type
Dynamic Moving Coil·
Sensitivity dBV
-56.5
Output Impedance ohms
350·
Phantom Power Required
no·
Connection Architecture
XLR-Only·
Updated At
2026-08-05T23:39:34.346Z·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal Profile

A flat, side-address supercardioid designed to hang off the cabinet by its own cable rather than stand in front of it on a boom. That single mechanical decision is why it is on so many guitar cabs; the sound is a supercardioid dynamic with a lifted upper midrange.

Gain Staging Advice

1.5 mV/Pa, -56.5 dBV/Pa - half a decibel below an SM57 and, in front of a driven guitar speaker, entirely beside the point. The supercardioid pattern has a rear lobe: hanging the microphone in front of the cabinet puts that lobe into the room, which is where the drum kit is.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~80% retained value). · checked on 8/6/2026