Sennheiser
MM 435
Dynamic · Cardioid · 40–20,000 Hz
- The wireless capsule version of the MD 435 — a dynamic that reaches 20 kHz, screwed onto a transmitter.
- 163 dB SPL at 1 kHz — the capsule will not be the part that distorts.
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 MM 435 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 | MM 435 |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | Handheld |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Frequency range | 40–20,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 1.8 mV/Pa · ≈ -54.9 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | 163 dB SPL (THD not stated) |
| Self-noise | 17 dB(A) |
| Impedance | 245 Ω |
| Connector | Sennheiser handheld transmitter thread |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 119 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 | Premium |
|---|---|
| Introduced | — not recorded |
Price tier and “a rider regular” are MicSense’s own judgement, not the maker’s.
What it gets used for
- Wireless handheld capsule
- FOH vocal
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”.
MM 435 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 MM 435’s for the same live job, with the reasons. It says nothing about how they sound.
Not compared for the Sennheiser MM 435: response curve not redrawn yet.
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Sennheiser
MMD 835
- Same job: wireless handheld capsule, FOH vocal
- Same type: dynamic
- Same cardioid pattern
- Same form: handheld
- About the same output — within the datasheets’ tolerance
- Check: Max SPL 9 dB lower (154 vs 163 dB SPL) — check it on loud sources
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Shure
SM58
- Same job: wireless handheld capsule, FOH vocal
- Same type: dynamic
- Same cardioid pattern
- Same form: handheld
- About the same output — within the datasheets’ tolerance
Not comparable: max SPL not published by the maker
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Shure
KSM8
- Same job: wireless handheld capsule, FOH vocal
- Same type: dynamic
- Same cardioid pattern
- Same form: handheld
- ≈ 3 dB more output — about 3 dB less gain
Not comparable: max SPL not published by the maker
Compare it against the alternatives.
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