Sennheiser
e 902
Dynamic · Cardioid · 20–18,000 Hz · a rider regular
- 0.2 mV/Pa at 1 kHz (0.6 at 60 Hz) — a very low output, about 19 dB below an SM58's.
- Reaches down to 20 Hz, below the fundamental of a typical kick drum.
- 440 g in a moulded body designed to be aimed through a port without a stand fighting the riser.
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 902 yet, so the numbers are in the spec table below.
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for cardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Sennheiser |
|---|---|
| Model | e 902 |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | End-address |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Frequency range | 20–18,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 0.2 mV/Pa · ≈ -74.0 dBV/Pa (at 1 kHz; 0.6 mV/Pa at 60 Hz) |
| Max SPL | — not published by the maker |
| Self-noise | — none (passive capsule) |
| Impedance | 350 Ω (nominal) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 440 g |
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
- Kick in
- Kick out
- Bass cab
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 902 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 902’s for the same live job, with the reasons. It says nothing about how they sound.
Not compared for the Sennheiser e 902: max SPL not published by the maker · response curve not redrawn yet.
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Sennheiser
e 602-II
- Same job: kick in, kick out, bass cab
- Same type: dynamic
- Same cardioid pattern
- Same form: end-address
- About the same output — within the datasheets’ tolerance
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Audix
D6
- Same job: kick in, kick out, bass cab
- Same type: dynamic
- Same cardioid pattern
- Same form: end-address
- ≈ 12 dB more output — about 12 dB less gain
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AKG
D112 MkII
- Same job: kick in, kick out, bass cab
- Same type: dynamic
- Same cardioid pattern
- Same form: end-address
- ≈ 19 dB more output — about 19 dB less gain
Compare it against the alternatives.
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