E614 Super-Cardioid electret Condenser Microphone for demanding instrument recordings, For woodwind, strings, and home recording.

Good neutral pickup but it's tiny portable size makes it a task to find a fitting wind jammer & shock mount.

The recordings with this are very good. It's super cardiod pattern is effective. Needed it to isolate a high hat. Very focused pic up. Not proper for wide pick up overhead use. Certainly a step up over an SM57. As it should at twice the price.

The Sennheiser e614 is a great SDC, I have primarily used it for recording acoustic guitars, but it made a great job of recording percussion - it delivers a really natural sound. Over the years I have used many condenser microphones from Octava MK012, through AKG to the quintessential Neumann KM84. To me, the sound of this mic is more akin to the Neumann KM84 than any of other value mics I have used. It provides a really warm sound without the over emphasized highs I have heard from many other SDCs in this price range. The sound remains very detailed with no obvious signs of smearing. I was worried that the Supercardioid design would be a problem but I did not notice excessive proximity effect, rather it did a good job of minimizing room sound. This is one mic that will stay in my mic arsenal, its really good value and a does what so few mics do well, it accurately copies the sound being recorded.

I'm not a professional sound engineer. So I can't speak to this in comparison to $1000 microphones, as I don't have experience with those or the ability to discern that level of performance. But from everything I can tell, this microphone performs well above its price class. I put it about 15" in front of my acoustic guitar. Every nuance of my playing is captured, including a sense of air movement from the guitar's sound hole. Listening through headphones while playing is a totally immersive experience. This mic is truly amazing. I highly recommend it.

Very nice mic. Use for fingerstyle acoustic guitar and it does the job. No noise, picks up all the low and high frequencies and everything in between. I use with the focusrite scarlett solo