Shure SM57 Vs Sennheiser e609

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:22 pm

Nice one Test.

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aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:08 pm

i just got both of these. havent reakky heard either one yet, but The Internet says that the 57 is good and the e609 is better. I bought the shure on reputation, and the fact that some of my best guitar tonez came from a 58 with the ball unscrewwed.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:23 pm

aen wrote:i just got both of these. havent reakky heard either one yet, but The Internet says that the 57 is good and the e609 is better. I bought the shure on reputation, and the fact that some of my best guitar tonez came from a 58 with the ball unscrewwed.

your ears will tell you wish one is best for you.

thats why i liked the test

itÂ´s dont say buy shure or buy Sennheiser at end he say choice what your ears like more. who is mic01 and mic02 click on link.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:25 pm

Lol, I'm currently using a karaoke mic from Target. Clearly my ears don't work or I'm layering so much dirt it doesn't matter.

Then again, my vocal mic is a shure beta 58a which I love.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:31 pm

I have a cheap JTS which seems to be a copy of a Shure SM58 for vocals. I borrowed someone's SM58 and really couldn't tell the difference between the sounds. I love this mic. I'm now gonna look into both of these for guitars though!

kim · Post by **kim** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:36 pm

i'm always smiling when i see a place is mic'ing cabs with the flat sennheiser but their e906 is far superior, i'm not really an audiophile but if something sounds good you just hear the difference you know. or maybe because the shure 57's are such a standard the sennheiser e's are a nice change but i really think the e906's really shine, i just don't know technically what it is but of you hear it you just know. it's not being anal about sound, i use cheap vocal mics and shure 58's (not the betas) but for micing up stuff live the good stuff does it much more justice, it's just more 'real' sounding the way you hear your amp on stage compared to the sound people in the audience hear, the e906 does your gear more justice.

Empires · Post by **Empires** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:51 pm

I liked Mic 2 better...

Interestingly, I've got one of those and the other guitarist in my band has the other.

I feel vindicated.

Post by **dots** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:06 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:Then again, my vocal mic is a shure beta 58a which I love.

+1millionforevaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:16 am

the 57 definitely sounded better in that test.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:01 am

If either one of those is a "people on the internet" mic it's definitely the e609.

kim · Post by **kim** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:20 am

should've been the 906 compared to the sm57 instead of the 609

906

609

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:49 pm

the sm57 and e609 are about the same price, but the e906 is like $75 more or so.

sm57 - kinda nasal whatever, great for 80's lofi thrash or iron maiden

e609 - bright, great for cleans, amazing mic for live use

kim · Post by **kim** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:11 pm

yeah i know they cost more so it makes sense for a comparison sennheiser vs. shure they gotta be around the same price but i don't think i'd get the 609 knowing the difference with a 906 i would pay a bit more.

lank81 · Post by **lank81** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:24 pm

Something even better to see would be a shoot out of an SM7b, Sennheiser 421, and an EV RE-20. Yes, these are more expensive but I think they'll give an even greater sound off. +1 to mic'n cabs, only way to go.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:24 pm

i always forget to mention that i really like the e609 on TOMS. I just recorded some drums and used the e609 on floor tom and it's awesome!
the e609 has amazing off axis rejection which why i love it for live use, and for toms it doesn't pick up so much of the rest of the kit, which is always a plus.

LUV IT.

lank81 · Post by **lank81** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:31 pm

Sloan,
Have you tried the Cad M179 on Toms? Man does that mic rock on almost all drum pieces. Its a condenser with like 5 patterns as well...very versatile. Decent on Cabs and Vox as well.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:37 pm

lank81 wrote:Sloan,
Have you tried the Cad M179 on Toms? Man does that mic rock on almost all drum pieces. Its a condenser with like 5 patterns as well...very versatile. Decent on Cabs and Vox as well.

I had no idea CADs we good at anything. I always see a 6 piece "drum pack" going for like $99 in the local classifieds but always turn my nose up to it because I've heard bad things about them. Should even be considering picking this up?