Sennheisers.. evolution
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Chris Tondreau
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Garry Sharp
Lost Cause
Our e845 is very sibillant on female vox. Hyped upper mids. She says she has to work it hard, like an SM58.
I like them
Tried one, bought 6 at work. Everything sounds better. We took them to a blues jam, switched out the SM 58's(including 2 Beta's). The sound system owner liked enough he bought a set. He no longer uses the 58's for any vocals unless he runs out of the Senny's. In a perfomance setting they fit a wider variety of voices and you can get much more gain before feedback. I find they have more transparent sound than the SM58--although they might not be as hardy.
Tried one, bought 6 at work. Everything sounds better. We took them to a blues jam, switched out the SM 58's(including 2 Beta's). The sound system owner liked enough he bought a set. He no longer uses the 58's for any vocals unless he runs out of the Senny's. In a perfomance setting they fit a wider variety of voices and you can get much more gain before feedback. I find they have more transparent sound than the SM58--although they might not be as hardy.
mrface2112
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i FAR prefer the senn e835 to an sm58 for vocals. it's richer and more pleasing on my voice and on the voice of our lead guitarist.
i also like then better on my snare and most clean amps than sm57's.
needless to say, i've found myself reaching for an 835 for any place i previously would've used a 57/58.
for really hard rock amps, though, i still like the shure 545 (pre-sm57). it's a little grittier and i find that it tends to bring out the chunk a little better. whereas the e835 is a little nicer for the clean sounds. although, neither is as nice sounding as my SP B1--especially on smaller wattage tube amps.
so yeah, i've got 2x e835's, 2x sm58s and 3x 545's....and i don't use the 58's unless i have to.
wade
i also like then better on my snare and most clean amps than sm57's.
needless to say, i've found myself reaching for an 835 for any place i previously would've used a 57/58.
for really hard rock amps, though, i still like the shure 545 (pre-sm57). it's a little grittier and i find that it tends to bring out the chunk a little better. whereas the e835 is a little nicer for the clean sounds. although, neither is as nice sounding as my SP B1--especially on smaller wattage tube amps.
so yeah, i've got 2x e835's, 2x sm58s and 3x 545's....and i don't use the 58's unless i have to.
wade
I kinda "Grew up" with sennys, the older versions though, and when i was FORCED to use SM58s i was not a happy bunny. They're alright for vocals i suppose, they do have a certain sound to them, but for anything else i would far prefer a sennheiser any day. I wanted to have an opinion of the new range to see what the rest of the world thinks of them before i went and borrowed one.
Plus i had a pair of HD-25s which have been as faithful as a labrador to me, oh i love those headphones! I think ive got a bad case of "Brand Loyalty"
Plus i had a pair of HD-25s which have been as faithful as a labrador to me, oh i love those headphones! I think ive got a bad case of "Brand Loyalty"
Rimshot
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I love the Sennheisser e series.
I own an e835 and two of the e604's. I'm a drummer and I use the e604 as a snare mic.It's very similar in sound to my SM57 but with a stronger signal,it's much smaller and "keeps out of my way" better. I find no similarities between the e835 and the SM58 except maybe for size and a sort of similarity in outward appearrance although the 835 is a much more compact mic and it has a flatter top to the grill. The 835 is a MUCH brighter mic than the SM58 and I get a much stronger signal from it also. I find that I use the 835 when I want a higher freq mic to use on hi-hat or snare with brushes. I don't have to crank up the pres as much and I get a real nice crisp signal that's not harsh. I might be afraid of using it on a vocalist with a high voice that had problems with his/her "S's" although I haven't yet, so I don't know.
It also works well on violin (my ex-wife is a fiddler and I used it to record her), so I'm thinking it might also be a good mandolin mic. As with any mic, it's great as a vocal mic if you have a voice that sounds well through it.
I tend to think of SM57's and SM58's the same way I think about spare tires. They're fine and they'll get you were you need to go when you don't have any better.
I own an e835 and two of the e604's. I'm a drummer and I use the e604 as a snare mic.It's very similar in sound to my SM57 but with a stronger signal,it's much smaller and "keeps out of my way" better. I find no similarities between the e835 and the SM58 except maybe for size and a sort of similarity in outward appearrance although the 835 is a much more compact mic and it has a flatter top to the grill. The 835 is a MUCH brighter mic than the SM58 and I get a much stronger signal from it also. I find that I use the 835 when I want a higher freq mic to use on hi-hat or snare with brushes. I don't have to crank up the pres as much and I get a real nice crisp signal that's not harsh. I might be afraid of using it on a vocalist with a high voice that had problems with his/her "S's" although I haven't yet, so I don't know.
It also works well on violin (my ex-wife is a fiddler and I used it to record her), so I'm thinking it might also be a good mandolin mic. As with any mic, it's great as a vocal mic if you have a voice that sounds well through it.
I tend to think of SM57's and SM58's the same way I think about spare tires. They're fine and they'll get you were you need to go when you don't have any better.