sE Electronics
VR2
Ribbon · Figure-8 · 20–18,000 Hz
- The active Voodoo: the same ribbon with a phantom-powered preamp behind it, so output jumps from 1.8 to 14.1 mV/Pa.
- Nearly eight times the VR1's output — the difference between needing a boutique preamp and not.
Frequency response
No response curve yet.
MicSense only draws a curve redrawn from a graph the manufacturer publishes — it never estimates one from the microphone’s class. No published graph has been redrawn for the VR2 yet, so the numbers are in the spec table below.
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for figure-8. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | sE Electronics |
|---|---|
| Model | VR2 |
| Type | Ribbon |
| Form factor | Side-address |
| Polar pattern | Figure-8 |
| Frequency range | 20–18,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 14.1 mV/Pa · -37.0 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | 135 dB SPL (0.5 % THD) |
| Self-noise | 18 dB(A) |
| Impedance | 200 Ω (electrical) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | Phantom 48 V |
| Weight | 321 g |
Specifications: sE Electronics specifications page · last checked 2 Oct 2026. These are the maker’s published figures for this model. A dash never means zero: “not published by the maker” means the maker’s documents give no figure; “not yet checked” means MicSense has not confirmed one yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.
MicSense notes
| Price tier | Pro |
|---|---|
| Introduced | — not recorded |
Price tier and “a rider regular” are MicSense’s own judgement, not the maker’s.
What it gets used for
- Guitar cab
- Horn / brass
- Overhead
MicSense tags microphones by the job on a live stage, not by studio category — so you can filter for “kick in” or “monitor vocal” instead of working backwards from “large-diaphragm condenser”.
VR2 alternatives: closest in published specs
Based on published specifications only — always listen at soundcheck. These are the microphones in the MicSense library whose datasheet figures sit closest to the sE Electronics VR2’s for the same live job, with the reasons. It says nothing about how they sound.
Not compared for the sE Electronics VR2: response curve not redrawn yet.
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sE Electronics
RNR1
- Same job: guitar cab, horn / brass, overhead
- Same type: ribbon
- Same figure-8 pattern
- Same form: side-address
- Max SPL as high or higher (137 vs 135 dB SPL)
- ≈ 5 dB more output — about 5 dB less gain
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Shure
KSM353/ED
- Same job: guitar cab, horn / brass, overhead
- Same type: ribbon
- Same figure-8 pattern
- Same form: side-address
- Max SPL as high or higher (146 vs 135 dB SPL)
- ≈ 16 dB less output — add about 16 dB gain
- Check: Passive ribbon — check the maker’s phantom-power advice and the cable before patching; low output
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Shure
KSM313/NE
- Same job: guitar cab, horn / brass, overhead
- Same type: ribbon
- Same figure-8 pattern
- Same form: side-address
- Max SPL as high or higher (146 vs 135 dB SPL)
- ≈ 17 dB less output — add about 17 dB gain
- Check: Passive ribbon — check the maker’s phantom-power advice and the cable before patching; low output
Compare it against the alternatives.
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