Sennheiser
e 906
microphone
$219
Used market: $170*
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
- -53.2✓
- Output Impedance ohms
- 350·
- Phantom Power Required
- no·
- Connection Architecture
- XLR-Only·
- Updated At
- 2026-08-05T23:39:34.372Z·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Tonal Profile
The metal-bodied successor to the e 609: same flat side-address shape for hanging in front of a cabinet, but with a three-position presence switch on the body. The switch is a passive filter, not a pad - it changes tone, not level.
Gain Staging Advice
2.2 mV/Pa is -53.2 dBV/Pa, the loudest of the Sennheiser instrument dynamics here and 2.8 dB above an SM57. In front of a cranked guitar speaker that means the preamp sits lower, which is where a cheap preamp behaves best.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~78% retained value). · checked on 8/6/2026