sE Electronics hand crafts the gold-sputtered capsule for their sE Electronics sE8 Condenser Microphone in the company’s own clean room. The capsule’s innovative backplate design delivers a sublimely detailed, balanced sound and superior transient response as compared with other small-capsule condensers in its price range. The high end is sweet and silky smooth. Go ahead and add high-frequency EQ — you won’t introduce harshness or distort the transients. The sE8’s short, efficient signal path doesn’t employ ICs or transformers, and this is key to the mic’s remarkably natural performance in capturing acoustic instruments such as guitar, piano, strings, woodwinds, and percussion.
Impressive quality and value
sE designed a great-sounding mic with features not found on small-diaphragm microphones costing much more! A highpass filter, switchable between 80Hz and 160Hz, removes mud and rumble, while 10dB and 20dB attenuation pads enable you mic louder sounds like toms, snares, and electric guitar. The sE8’s class-leading SPL handling and dynamic range let you capture every aspect of these sources without overloading. The diamond-cut capsule edge and gold-plated XLR connection ensure signal integrity for years of studio usage. Since the sE8 is so affordable, we recommend a stereo pair for drum overheads!