Comments on: Sennheiser e945 Supercardioid Dynamic Microphone Review

By: Experienced_one

Experienced_one — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:18:10 +0000

I got this mic for the past 5 years.
The pros:
1. It sounds better then other dynamkc stage mics.
Needs less eq. It is detailed, so any mistakes will be noticable.That is a plus in my book.
You can progress when you can hear yourself.
2. sound is more hi-fi. Additionally, pedals and effects work better with strong, clear sognal to work with.
Great live mic. It is good for both deep and high voices.
No matter what people say here. It is detailed.
You dont have to spend so much air when singing as with another mics.
The bad sides of this mic are:
1. Not good enough for recording. It sounds like someone is yelling to your ear. No space in the sound.
2. Heavy. I prefer light mics.

I rate it 8/10.
Good enough to be better then all the other mics in it’s price range. I would also like to use it for recording tho. And could be lighter and more ergonomic. Design could have more personality as well. Maybe some artist/signature edition in the future? That would be cool.

By: Cheryl D.Anderson

Cheryl D.Anderson — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:48:03 +0000

I am a singer/composer/director/instrumentalist and have the Sennheiser 945, condenser mics, 835 wired mics, Sennheiser ewd1’s wireless mics. These mics are awesome. Use to rent out pa equipment for all occasions. The only wireless mic that own would give my Sennheiser’s a run for the money is the Shure Wireless 87a condenser mic.
Have been singing and directing of 40 years. For me and those whom used my PA. These mics listed above were used the most. I have many other brands, these are my favorite.

By: James

James — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 05:46:51 +0000

I’m the stage manager for a band with a very eclectic instrumentation and up ranging from 5 to 6 vocalists, 2 male, 3 to 4 female, at any given time. I’m also a live sound engineer and a musician though I’m a backup engineer to our normal one and I don’t perform with this band. We’ve used every microphone named in this discussion and a bunch that haven’t. The consensus between the main engineer, the head of the band, his principal second, and me is that the Sennheiser e935 and e945 are the best we’ve used in an affordable price range. Anything better would be about triple the price. We use e945 almost exclusively because we work in an acoustically less than optimal venue and we don’t want instrument bleed into the mics. We don’t have much problem with proximity, but with a really deep bass voice, I agree with the writer that we would probably use an e935 or use the channel eq at the board to shape the response to mitigate excess proximity effect.

By: Garry

Garry — Thu, 04 May 2017 09:54:43 +0000

I have 945’s and 935’s and as you suggest, for a vocalist the 945’s rock, on a stage with guitar amps and foldback the super cardiod )which basically means it is very very directional) is essential.. Female vocalists are made to sound warm and full.. although i have never had an issue with male bass voices.. I Use the 945’s for live bands and 935’s for simple accoustic or open miic nights that i run..
Thanks for the reviews.. totally agree with everything you say.. have tried most of the mics mentioned and the flock always choose the shures .. because their mates do…

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:23:30 +0000

Sennheiser e945 definitely offers more intimacy when working very close – if that’s what you are after.
As a supercardioid it has a more pronounced proximity effect, so this is quite expected.

By: Brian Leslie

Brian Leslie — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:47:29 +0000

Does the e945 offer more intimacy for close narration and the whispered word as opposed to the e935? …warmth and copious amounts of intimacy (very close mic) is where I’m at.
Thanks…

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 04:21:37 +0000

Marinela, I am curious to what you wound up buying. I am also a female vocalist (more rock and blues) and am debating which mic to buy among the ones you listed above in your comment. I am finding a lot of info for male voices and only mixed comments and reviews for which mic would be best for a female voice. I appreciate any info you have. Thanks in advance, Suzanne

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:46:33 +0000

I'd certainly recommend Sennheiser e945. It will be a good match for the female voice while offering that extra rejection and gain before feedback, which you will occasionally need for some stages. They have a good wireless version too on the Amazon, it's somewhat pricey (as usual) but should give you a steady performance.

By: Marinela

Marinela — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 10:32:21 +0000

Can you tell me which of the three microphones would be the most compatible female voice, I `m a singer in restaurants, pubs and night clubs.
I am Alto ( Altus ) Voice type.
I’m interested in wireless mic and receiver, the question is between
– Sennheiser e935
– Shure BETA 87A
– Sennheiser e945 Supercardioid Dynamic Microphone … Thank you