Sennheiser Guitar Microphone Shootout! | e609 Vs. e906
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- Опубліковано 4 січ 2019
- Which Sennheiser guitar microphone sounds the best? Listen to them in this video and take the poll!
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Worth noting is that you can roll the high end off the 906 if you want. I’ve used both extensively on gigs and guess what? The audience cared not one bit. The main reason I’m on a 906 nowadays is because of my in-ears. I want as nice a tone as humanly possible in my IEM if I’m not going to be hearing the room sound…which has always been a huge thing for me and a major hurdle when getting used to IEMs a few years back.
Great demo! Thanks!
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Thank you Robert. I am choosing an amp mic at the moment and this is very valuable information. I am fortunate enough to know some very professional sound techs and all but one favor the e906. The lone dissenter prefers the 609 because he has a method of eq-ing them that does work very well to my ear. But of course if you're working with someone who doesn't know that trick then it doesn't do much good. To me, your video illustrated the difference between the two better than any other I've seen. I heard a world of difference, particularly on the clean setting.
My pleasure. As much as I hate to say it because I do love the e609, I haven’t really even used the e609 since I got the e906. It’s a great mic!
Something worth noting is that mic'ing opposite sides of the same speaker the side with the two glue dabs on the speaker will likely come through sounding like it has a smoother high end since that side of the speaker will be ever so slightly dampened.
Those are great mics, we also have their high end wireless & they are well worth the money!!! To be honest, I would try micing with both, great video Robert, I still say I think you do the best demos because there's no bias, it's just straight up honesty, & we all appreciate & respect that!!!
Thanks Dave! I always try to be as honest as I can. I appreciate you recognizing that, you’re support is forever invaluable!
Thanks for the shoot out I through my Beyer DT 990 pro’s on so I could get a more realistic sound quality even though we all know YT compress the videos it was still very informative, after listening I think I need one of each as I double mike my AC30 cabinet and I believe the two mics would greatly complement each other in the mix down phase
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Good morning Robert. Hey man I'm still waiting on my personalized picks man. (Ha,ha.). Anyway have a good one brother. 😎
I agree with Dave. Your videos are the best and always an unbiased deal from Start to finish! To my untrained ear they sounded the same. Since I am not nearly ready to worry about pedals etc.. I take your call on them. Also I wanted to tell you that my brother bought me a new Gibson SG and I love it. For me it's more comfortable than the Strat. I love it and I'm going to start playing it immediately if not sooner
Thanks for another stellar video! Keep them coming!
Awesome, thanks James! Enjoy your new SG!
Congrats on the new SG man! I know I love my SG too!
To my ears the 906 sounded a better clean, and I preferred the 609 on the high gain. Maybe the extra features on the 906 make it worth the extra $$? Either way, neither of them sounded bad by any stretch of the imagination, and I wouldn't scoff at one over the other. Which sounded closest to the actual amp is the real question. Wouldn't the best mic be the one that truly captures the essence of the amp and colors the tone the least? Which of those 2 most accurately captured the tone from the amp the best in your opinion?
Hmm... That’s a good question. Probably the e609, to be honest. The e906 definitely adds a little more EQ, even on the flat setting. You always find a way to challenge my thinking, Dave!
Shouldn't they have literal identical placement? Ive noticed personally sonic changes with the slightest movements
I personally think the extra $80 is worth it. Both mics are fantastic!! But I was in a dilima about pulling the buy trigger on the e906...this video helped...thank you
Honestly, you are correct. The e609 is a great mic, but if you can spend the extra $80 on the e906, spend the extra $80 on the e906. I rarely mic an amp without it these days.
Can you please tell which of the two has better build quality, and where exactly one seems stronger/better than other - built quality wise? Thank you.
Same build quality, both made in Germany. The e906 is just a higher quality sounding microphone, but they both sound great.
@@RobertWJackson Thanks.
To me the e609 sounds like a cheaper version of the e906. Some mics are expensive but in my dream studio I have seen that I would for sure have an e906 and one sm57 which can sound good as a pair if you wanted to have them as a pair. For electric guitar I would rather use the e906 or something other than the sm57 from the demos and shoutouts Imof mics with guitars I have seen. Cool fuzzy tone with the Metallica riff dude. Some distortion sounds more fuzzy to me than some others.
I am gonna use these mics in a live setting, is the extra detail worth the price when I can essentially do what the switch does via EQ
It could just because every setup and every environment - not to mention every sound engineer - is different. But the overall clarity is the biggest advantage to the e906 vs. the e609.
I doubt that eq can readily make the 609 as bright or sparkly as a 906.
(My 906 is on backorder. Sale, $129 new.)
My voice (speech) test of sm57 vs 609 showed that the 609 is quite dark/dull.
609 is rated to 16kHz; 906 to 18kHz.
I should've bought 906 instead of 609.
An eq fix would probably add hiss.
Soon I'll be able to blend 609 & 906 (on gtr spk) to confirm.
Didn't you see the sign?! NO STAIRWAY! (LOL, Wayne's World joke). I like the fatter tone (more low-mid punch) from the e906 for sure. But the e609 isn't bad either and with some eqing could probably wake up a bit more. I'll need to look up things like SPL handling. I definitely like the price of the 609 though. Thanks for the video and peaking my interest. Have a great weekend!
My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it, and good luck!
Funny, in nearly every other video I prefer the e906, but in your video i prefer the e609.
Is that an Audio Technica 2020 you're talking into?
Yep.
Yes you are right I agree with 906 the som is much more better.
For me 906 has more highend in Sound. The right balance to the low end.
609 Sounds me to muddy.
Sad But True!! 🤘🏻
Well, sort of anyway. LOL. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
The 609 is too scooped for me. I use a sm57 and a rode ntk and find the combination to be all I need 👍
My favorite combination is actually the e906 and an SM57. But I am NOT a fan of the SM57 on its own. It’s WAY to treble-y for my taste. But using it to add some treble to another mic that may not have quite enough is great.
906 very good more detailliert thats whats my PC speaker finde 😎nice Playing 👂
Stairway is a banned song for cover consumption. Good comparison.
That it is. But it is NOT banned for the purpose of demoing guitar gear! 😉
😂
@@RobertWJackson "No stairway; denied!"
can you use for bass?
Yep, sure can.
2:44 vs 2:59 imho, the low mid complexity is obvious in the 906
5:07 vs 5:25 the 609 has congested mids while the 906 has cleaner, clearer differentiation....
i have a hunch that the 609 is the 906 with the presence switch perma-on, and this guy just has a preference for bassier guitars.
Who are you talking to?
@@RobertWJackson your mom.
@@RobertWJackson it would really help if these reviews would use the devices as they were manufactured, not pretend that they're better "natural" or something. when devices have switches and buttons and knobs, they're there for a reason. so, what's an a/b on these devices with the presence switch turned on on a 906?
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@@RobertWJackson obviously, i'm talking to people reading the comments. and, it seems my hunch was pretty close:
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I don't know anything about mics but the 906 sounds better.
The 906 seems to have some overtones that generally not too keen on.
So for me I would go for the 609 every time.
Def the 906.
906 all day.
Better - E 906
First! Haha. Great video, as always. You seem like the kind of guy I'd love to jam and BBQ with.
I barbecue often! (When it’s not 30° or below outside, anyway.)
@@RobertWJackson Yeah.... my addiction has put me out with a grill at 35 below a few winters back. Haha. I 'love' Illinois, let me tell you.
Indiana is the farthest north that I will ever live. LOL
Well, when it hits 20 degrees here, your all invited north to Michigan to grill out with me. I still grill at that temp. I am originally from the Fort Wayne area, I guess maybe it wasn't cold enough for me.
For some reason every time I hear you play your tone sounds really fizzy and harsh. Can you maybe roll down the treble and boost the bass a little bit?
Tune it! Gawd...
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@@RobertWJackson Sorry. I know, sounded dickish, didn't it? It's them crooked G-strings that get me all cattywhompered...
E906 destroys the E609 imo.
your DAW is clipping und your guitar is detuned
I didn’t record this video with a DAW.
@@RobertWJackson Its still clipping whatever it was.
The dude has the Piezo on for the beginning. It sounds harsh when through an amp.
Man you worked in that music store for too long now you sound exactly like all the kids that go in there and try out gear with your song selection. jk.
Stairway to Heaven? goddamn this video might get rough.
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This guitar sounds like poop when played clean... are those active pickups?
This video was so long ago I don’t even remember what guitar I used in this video. LOL
I have that same guitar. Passive, but it sounds like he may have had the piezo on at the beginning.
Edit: Yes he has the Piezo/Magnetic blend on at the beginning.
What is that horrible sounding amp...it sounds solid state harsh...? e906...
This is a great example of why you should practice without distortion or effects. You can’t hide bum notes on a clean unaffected signal.
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2:41 my ears bleed
You’re welcome.
That clean tone is the worst i've heard in a long time. That guitar sounds HORRIBLE coil tapped. So bad in fact I think it May be broken...
Then go back and listen to it through a GOOD pair of headphones or speakers. I just went back and listened to it again through my studio monitors and it sounds fine. Also, there is no coil-tapped guitar tone in this video.
you should hire way better guitar player for these comparisons dude
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2:36 but it all sounds like garbage go watch a different video
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@@RobertWJackson that’s not for you it’s for people watching
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@@RobertWJackson k
The reason the e609 sounds so much better then the e906 is because it doesn't have the switch on it.
🙄
Someone doesn't realize he needs guitar and music lessons. :/
Sad but true...
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He makes the e609 sound like shit. I use a 609 and I’ve never had it sound that shitty!! He should learn to play, too.
Who are you talking to?
gotta learn how to play
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@@RobertWJackson dont get salty, not my fault you cant play
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@@RobertWJackson I can beat you in a playing comp any day
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Not good.
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