Sennheiser
MMK 965
Handheld condenser · Cardioid / Supercardioid · 40–20,000 Hz
Discontinued since 2 Oct 2026 — Sennheiser no longer lists the MMK 965 as a current product. The figures stay here for the units still in use.
- The e 965 as a wireless head: a switchable cardioid / supercardioid condenser capsule with a pad, on a transmitter.
- Sennheiser publishes 7.0 mV/Pa with the pre-attenuation off and 2.2 mV/Pa with it on — and ships it with it on.
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 MMK 965 yet, so the numbers are in the spec table below.
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for cardioid / supercardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Sennheiser |
|---|---|
| Model | MMK 965 |
| Type | Handheld condenser |
| Form factor | Handheld |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid / Supercardioid |
| Frequency range | 40–20,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 7 mV/Pa · ≈ -43.1 dBV/Pa (pre-attenuation off; 2.2 mV/Pa with it on (factory setting)) |
| Max SPL | 144 dB SPL (THD not stated; 154 dB with the pre-attenuation on (factory setting)) |
| Self-noise | 18 dB(A) |
| Impedance | — not published by the maker |
| Connector | Sennheiser handheld transmitter thread |
| Powering | From the wireless transmitter |
| Weight | 162 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 | 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”.
MMK 965 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 MMK 965’s for the same live job, with the reasons. It says nothing about how they sound.
Not compared for the Sennheiser MMK 965: response curve not redrawn yet.
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Shure
Beta 87C
- Same job: wireless handheld capsule, FOH vocal
- Same type: condenser (handheld)
- Same cardioid pattern
- Same form: handheld
- A wired microphone, not a wireless capsule
- ≈ 8 dB less output — add about 8 dB gain
- Check: Max SPL 5 dB lower (139 vs 144 dB SPL) — check it on loud sources
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Shure
KSM9
- Same job: wireless handheld capsule, FOH vocal
- Same type: condenser (handheld)
- Switchable pattern — set it to cardioid
- Same form: handheld
- Max SPL as high or higher (152 vs 144 dB SPL)
- A wired microphone, not a wireless capsule
- ≈ 8 dB less output — add about 8 dB gain
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Sennheiser
MME 865
- Same job: wireless handheld capsule, FOH vocal
- Same type: condenser (handheld)
- Same form: handheld
- Max SPL as high or higher (152 vs 144 dB SPL)
- Supercardioid instead of cardioid — deepest rejection at ±126°, not 180°: check where the wedge sits
- ≈ 13 dB less output — add about 13 dB gain
Compare it against the alternatives.
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