Sennheiser
e 945
Dynamic · Supercardioid · 40–18,000 Hz · a rider regular
- The supercardioid sibling of the e 935 — same family, tighter pattern, about 3 dB less output.
- 365 g in the hand — worth knowing before a two-hour set.
Frequency response
Redrawn from Sennheiser’s published response graph (approximate, ±2 dB) on the fixed MicSense scale — 20 Hz–20 kHz, −20 to +15 dB — so two microphones can be compared at a glance. No image is copied; it is a guide to the shape, not a measurement. Drawn for: 0°, 1 m. The maker’s graph (FREQUENCY RESPONSE graph, product specification p.2 (dBV, normalised to 0 dB at 1 kHz)).
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 945 |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | Handheld |
| Polar pattern | Supercardioid |
| Frequency range | 40–18,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 2 mV/Pa · ≈ -54.0 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | — not published by the maker |
| Self-noise | — none (passive capsule) |
| Impedance | 350 Ω (nominal) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 365 g |
Specifications: Sennheiser datasheet · 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 | 2006 |
Price tier and “a rider regular” are MicSense’s own judgement, not the maker’s.
What it gets used for
- FOH vocal
- Monitor vocal
- Wireless handheld capsule
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 945 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 945’s for the same live job, with the reasons. It says nothing about how they sound.
Not compared for the Sennheiser e 945: max SPL not published by the maker.
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Shure
Beta 58A
- Same job: FOH vocal, monitor vocal, wireless handheld capsule
- Same type: dynamic
- Same supercardioid pattern
- Same form: handheld
- Similar published response shape (≈ 0.8 dB apart on average, 100 Hz–10 kHz)
- About the same output — within the datasheets’ tolerance
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sE Electronics
V7
- Same job: FOH vocal, monitor vocal
- Same type: dynamic
- Same supercardioid pattern
- Same form: handheld
- Similar published response shape (≈ 1.1 dB apart on average, 100 Hz–10 kHz)
- About the same output — within the datasheets’ tolerance
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Shure
SM58
- Same job: FOH vocal, monitor vocal, wireless handheld capsule
- Same type: dynamic
- Same form: handheld
- Similar published response shape (≈ 1.1 dB apart on average, 100 Hz–10 kHz)
- About the same output — within the datasheets’ tolerance
- Cardioid instead of supercardioid — deepest rejection at 180°, not ±126°: check where the wedge sits
Compare it against the alternatives.
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