All user reviews for the Sennheiser e 835

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OVERALL OPINION

I use these mics for 5 years as a provider.
I see many post here or anywhere else that compares to sm58 and this is my point of view:
in terms of price, an E835 is cheaper sold with his foot and a sm58 cable alone. This is the first advantage
but the lower price is not synonymous with performance autan lower because the comparison (I also possde sm58) the sennheiser is terribly rvelle prcis more and more clear that 58, more color and sensitive. the sm58 is certainly very warm (condition to stick the capsule mouth but that's how it is used) but absolutely nothing do with the E835.
that are both good mics trs, but my preferences hsitation Needless to sennheiser
the SM58 in any case greater business value with all that is pataques shure microphone around his "most rpandu"
shure it is the image, Sennheiser is the sound!

Sennheiser e835 Handheld Cardioid Dynamic Microphone Features at a Glance:

Cardioid pickup pattern for outstanding feedback rejection
Amazing SPL handling — in excess of 150dB SPL.
Advanced Shock Mount reduces handling noise
Rugged construction can take whatever the stage dishes out
Weight: 330g
Includes: Pouch and microphone clip

This is mic intended mainly for live vocal use and touring. A lot of pros seem to like them. They are cheap and well made. Basically Senn's version of the SM58.

OVERALL OPINION

My band has used this mic on tour extensively. Everyone in the band sings so we have 3. They are very balanced sound wise, which is a blessing and a curse. I have a high range, so I come through the mix quite well with very little EQ necessary. Sometimes a little push in the low mids helps but it depends on the venue. My bass player has a deep voice, so the engineer usually has to use the low cut extensively to prevent boom and keep him from sounding undefined. The only time these can really be left un-eq'ed in with a female vocalist. They almost never get pitchy in the high end like some mics do. We used to have a female singer with a high voice and we had to cut her high end out with almost every mic she used. When she used this one we were able to leave it flat. They do have a tendency to boom with male voices however.

The basic goal of the 835 as I see it is to cut out some of the upper mids to prevent feeback where it occurs. For a female vocalist this does work well. However, to get a male voice to sound intelligible you have to boost the mids at the board, causing the mic for feedback a lot quicker. In other words, Sennheiser has sacrificed its mic's ability to mix well in order to prevent feedback. This isn't as big a problem as it sounds though. Just an observation really.

I like the shape of the mic. It isn't rounded like a 58 so you can get closer to the base of it. That's great. I would recommend this mic for live vocal use especially for females. If you have a deep voice it will require some EQ. And be prepared to deal with possible feedback from the increased mids. It really is a great sounding mic for the price though. Well worth it.

The Sennheiser E 835 is a microphone that folks all over the world consider not only equal to the legendary Shure SM58, but a superior. After testing out on my voice, I finally understood why.

The Sennheiser E 835 is a live handheld dynamic intended for vocal use. It has a cardioid dynamic pattern. So far, it is entirely like the Shure SM58. Its frequency response is a bit wider than the Shure's (50-15,000 Hz) at 40-16,000 Hz. The Sennheiser, unlike the Shure, does not boost the mids to a level that some find unworkable. Considering the state of music today, more and more people are becoming the kind of singer that the SM58 as a microphone is designed to excuse. I am not begrudging them; I am simply saying that the SM58's midrange boost smooths out harsher vocals. The Sennheiser E 835 is a much more transparent sound than the SM58. It is not a perfectly uncolored sound; the Sennheiser has its own tailoring, but it suffers from the honk of the midrange far less than the SM58.

What I also found remarkable about the E 835 was its SPL rating of 150 dB. This lets it accommodate very loud sources, like drums, although I never got a chance to try it on them.

The microphone also has one of the hottest outputs of any live cardioid dynamic that I have ever heard. Dialing up an SM58 feels ridiculous after using this microphone.

Finally, the handling noise of this microphone is extremely low. It makes for a wonderful experience, as going back to a 58 afterwards feels a bit odd, and singing into one after an E 835 comparatively feels like molasses.

OVERALL OPINION

The Sennheiser E 835 is a fantastic live microphone, and easily triumphant over the old Shure SM58. It still is just below the quality I'd look for in a studio, but the fact it gets this close in my opinion is remarkable.

It's not perfect. The SM58 does have two advantages over the E 835: Bad singers don't sound as bad. And very strange voices or methods of singing are humanized.

However, for ballad singers, quieter singers, and fuller voices, the E 835 takes the cake.

Dynamic Cardioid
Really for the voice

OVERALL OPINION

Between 58 and it is the big gap! I use the E835 and the 58 for almost ten years and I can say that in any situation, the Sennheiser is perfect, unlike his rival ... The 58 is muddy to me throughout his response, he completely changes the tone of the singer and the lure or it can even serve it on stage! it is ugly and unintelligible voice in text! I do not understand such a success, it is shameful ... The E835 should be the standard and will collect, it is robust (mine has lived, lived, lived ...), it is accurate, it is perfect in every mix, feedback, we forget him! No need for adjustments on returns ... In short, I am convinced of its usefulness in a park micro respectable, despite the price that makes us believe that it's m ****. Really!
on the other hand on instrument, overall, we must forget ...

The Sennheiser E 835 is a dynamic microphone suitable for use both on the stage and in the recording studio. Since I'm an audio engineer working in studios and not live sound, I've only used the E 835 for recording. I do believe that it is probably best suited for vocals during live shows, since it has a nice build and really just looks like it would be best for live shows. It has built in filter screen, just adding to it's usefulness on the stage. I used the mic for recording vocals during the recording of a full band for a live recording session. There weren't going to be any overdubs, and we just wanted something that would do a good job of blocking out external sound in the live room. It was only a demo, so it didn't really matter to us that this isn't the nicest sounding microphone in the studio. As far as technical characteristics go, the E 835 has a standard cardioid polar pick up and pattern and picks up frequencies between 40 Hz and 16 kHz.

OVERALL OPINION

While definitely a well built microphone, I wouldn't really recommend using the Sennheiser E 835 in the studio. While it has a decent enough sound, it doesn't have all that much clarity or detail for a microphone to use in the studio. I haven't used it for anything other than vocals, so I can't say how well it would work for other applications. Having said this, it is really designed for vocals so I don't think that it would sound too much better for other things. So while I haven't used the E 835 for a live show, it seems to me that this would really be the best use for this microphone. It is priced as a higher end live mic rather than a studio microphone as well. If you're in the market for a hand held dynamic mic, I'd definitely check this one out, but there are definitely better mic choices for any application for use in the studio...