Sennheiser Electrostatic microphones

My bands budget wasn’t very high, and we wanted to have a high quality set up. After a mixing board and pro tools LE setup and Mics we didn't have much left for construction. But we managed to pull it off. We used to use a Sennhieser E865(great stage mic) but this has a glassier feel to it. Buy a pop filter! It mixes well with Sure sm57's and 58's but then again what doesn't? Use it with a Presonus TubePre for best results and don't be timid to use the pad feature, this mic pics up my neighbors lawnmower from underground. You get what you pay for, but its surprising more mic for the money than most think. Most reviews I read that were bad I think they just didn't take the time to learn how to use the mic right. Marshall put some time engineering it for budget people like me. I use the sennhieser for backup vocals and this for lead. I yell a lot into it and its withstood what I've tossed at it, but not at first when the levels were off. As far as voice over its got a nice range, lows are a little lacking it seemed to me but I'm a tenor. Its clear as a bell for money. If you don't have a lot of money, this mic will do an album or at least an EP no problem IF you dial it in for your vocalist. Thats half the battle OVERALL OPINION You should be using a preamp anyway, to get a good heated signal... a preamp will rid you of that cold digital feel you get when recording without one and you've got your phantom power. The mic is cheap, so just drop a little more for the preamp and wha-la. Buy this mic. It's a steal for the price

The Sennheiser E 614 is a small diaphragm condenser microphone that is primarily a mic for the studio, but I could see it translating well to the stage. However, since I've only got experience with this mic in the studio, this review will only be focused on this application of the mic. The E 614 has a super cardioid polar pick up pattern and doesn't have any control settings or out of the ordinary features. OVERALL OPINION In my time using the Sennheiser E 614, I've found it to be a very effective mic the studio. In fact, in terms of mid level small diaphragm microphones these are some of the best bang for your buck out there. It is great for pretty much any application that you would normally want to use a small diaphragm mic for including acoustic guitar and drum overheads. These are probably the most useful applications of the E 614, but I've also tried them on mandolin and violin and have gotten good results. I find that these mics are the perfect size and are easy to place as I like to have really specific placements for small diaphragm condensers as every inch will change the sound. While I don't think that the E 614 would be useful for professionals, they are perfect for the project or home studio owner who is looking to get a lot of bang for their buck without sacrificing the sound quality too much. While these are no KM 184s, they do have a very clean tone and will portray a realistic picture of the signal you are sending it. The price isn't down there with the cheapest of small diaphragm condensers, they are the perfect in between for those who don't want to get a cheaply made microphone but who also don't have a fortune to spend. Overall, these are reliable mics that should definitely be considered by home studio owners who want a small diaphragm condenser.