Sennheiser
e 608
Dynamic · Supercardioid · 40–16,000 Hz
Discontinued since 2 Oct 2026 — Sennheiser no longer lists the e 608 as a current product. The figures stay here for the units still in use.
- 20 g on a gooseneck — light enough to hang off a trombone bell.
- A dynamic clip-on, so it survives being inside a horn bell at volumes that would flatten a condenser.
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 e 608 yet, so the numbers are in the spec table below.
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for supercardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Sennheiser |
|---|---|
| Model | e 608 |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | Clip-on |
| Polar pattern | Supercardioid |
| Frequency range | 40–16,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 0.8 mV/Pa · ≈ -61.9 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | — not published by the maker |
| Self-noise | — none (passive capsule) |
| Impedance | 250 Ω (nominal) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Status | Discontinued since 2 Oct 2026 |
Specifications: Sennheiser 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 | Mid |
|---|---|
| Introduced | — not recorded |
Price tier and “a rider regular” are MicSense’s own judgement, not the maker’s.
What it gets used for
- Horn / brass
- Toms
- Snare top
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”.
e 608 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 Sennheiser e 608’s for the same live job, with the reasons. It says nothing about how they sound.
Not compared for the Sennheiser e 608: max SPL not published by the maker · response curve not redrawn yet.
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sE Electronics
V7 X
- Same job: horn / brass, toms, snare top
- Same type: dynamic
- Same supercardioid pattern
- Needs a stand or a clamp — the original clips on
- ≈ 8 dB more output — about 8 dB less gain
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Shure
Beta 57A
- Same job: horn / brass, toms, snare top
- Same type: dynamic
- Same supercardioid pattern
- Needs a stand or a clamp — the original clips on
- ≈ 11 dB more output — about 11 dB less gain
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Sennheiser
e 604
- Same job: horn / brass, toms, snare top
- Same type: dynamic
- Same form: clip-on
- Cardioid instead of supercardioid — deepest rejection at 180°, not ±126°: check where the wedge sits
- ≈ 7 dB more output — about 7 dB less gain
Compare it against the alternatives.
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