Sennheiser
ME 4
Electret / lavalier · Cardioid · 50–18,000 Hz
- A cardioid lavalier — the one to reach for when an omni ME 2 is feeding back in a low-ceilinged room.
- 40 mV/Pa against a 120 dB ceiling: a speech microphone, clearly.
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 ME 4 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 | ME 4 |
| Type | Electret / lavalier |
| Form factor | Lavalier |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Frequency range | 50–18,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 40 mV/Pa · ≈ -28.0 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | 120 dB SPL (THD not stated) |
| Self-noise | 31 dB(A) |
| Impedance | — not published by the maker |
| Connector | wireless bodypack |
| Powering | Bias voltage from the bodypack (bias via bodypack (10 V, 3.5 mm jack)) |
| Weight | — not published by the maker |
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
- Theatre lav
- Acoustic instrument
- Lectern / podium
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”.
ME 4 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 ME 4’s for the same live job, with the reasons. It says nothing about how they sound.
Not compared for the Sennheiser ME 4: response curve not redrawn yet.
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DPA
4088 CORE+
- Same job: theatre lav, lectern / podium
- Same type: electret / lavalier
- Same cardioid pattern
- Max SPL as high or higher (139 vs 120 dB SPL)
- Headset instead of lavalier — mounts differently
- ≈ 16 dB less output — add about 16 dB gain
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DPA
4061 CORE+
- Same job: theatre lav, acoustic instrument, lectern / podium
- Same type: electret / lavalier
- Same form: lavalier
- Max SPL as high or higher (136 vs 120 dB SPL)
- Omnidirectional instead of cardioid — no rear rejection: more spill and feedback risk near wedges
- ≈ 16 dB less output — add about 16 dB gain
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Sennheiser
ME 2
- Same job: theatre lav, lectern / podium
- Same type: electret / lavalier
- Same form: lavalier
- Max SPL as high or higher (130 vs 120 dB SPL)
- Omnidirectional instead of cardioid — no rear rejection: more spill and feedback risk near wedges
- ≈ 7 dB less output — add about 7 dB gain
Compare it against the alternatives.
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