Sennheiser e935

I have been playing live for 25 years. Singing mostly Blues and Classic Rock covers and doing some original work and recording. I use this mic straight into the Behringer mixer without any preamp as it is unnecessary for our use. I sing very loudly and vary my approach depending on the style needed for the tune, often close or on the mic, but soemtimes singing backups and standing off quite a bit.

We are using this mic for lead vocals live in a four piece rock band. Comparing this mic to the popular 58 and 57 that are so popular among live musicians, I have found that this mic is far above those mics. It sounds as if you've taken your fingers out of your ears if you are used to 58s live. I started using this mic by accident just because we had one in our case. I share vocals and the other singer uses a Beta mic which is simialar, but not as quite as good as mine in my opinion. If you have the opportunity to throw a few more bucks into your mic than the typical 58, go for this 935, it has been flawless for us through many gigs wiht zero maintenance. I have never recorded with it, but the live sound is so clear and powerful that I can't imagine that it wouldn't be perfect for that application. I have never had trouble with feedback and I typically stand close to monitors, amp and drums in small clubs.

I run a small live sound quality. I have used this mic with everything from a small Wharfedale Pro LX series system right up to a L'acoustics dV-DOSC Line array and a d&b Q1 Line array.

It's a cardiod dynamic for live vocals. I considered an Audix OM5 and a Shure Beta58 before this one. In short, this mike rocks! It's is crystal clear and has a great vocal prescence. I have used this with some dyed-in-the-wool SM58 users who have since purchased one of these. It makes me look good!

Making, mixing and recording music for 15 years now in a non-professional capacity. Mixing live sound on a weekly basis now for 12 years. Generally record to a multi-track DAW setup using various interfaces over the year. Mostly listen to music on pro-audio setups or my B&W hi-fi setup at home.

The e935 is a dynamic cardiod vocal mic in Sennheiser's Evolution 900 series which is their current premium live instrument and vocal mic line. My experience so far in using an e906 and the e935 is that if you like any of sennheiser's mics in the Evolution 800 or 600 series, then there's probably a comparable type of mic in the 900 series and it's a very worthwhile step above it's lower end equivalent. I recently compared this mic against the e865 vocal condenser and the e835 dynamic mics. I've been a fan of the e835 for several years now, having selected them over everything in the same $100 price range from AKG, Shure, Audix and Audio Technica. Of everything we tried, the e835 had the most natural sound and needed the least EQ tweaking on our well-tuned live FOH setup. I recently discovered the e865 in looking for something that had a bit more clarity and instantly fell in love with it's sound. For the money, it's my first choice for a live mike on female and ballad style vocals. It has excellent clarity and sounds to my ears exactly like what you put in front of it. While I love the e865 for many vocalists, there are other vocal styles that don't do well with a condenser and need the natural compression effect of a dynamic mic.
In testing the three mics we noted a similar clarity and lack of proximity effect we loved about the e865 but with that distinctive dynamic mic sound. Compared to the e835 it sounded worth every penny of it's $50 price difference. Think SM58 vs Beta58 if you've ever heard the two together. I've compared the Beta58 against the e835 and found the two to be somewhat similar, so for the money I'd probably take an e935 over a Beta58. If you need a tighter polar pattern pick up the e945 and give it a listen. It's supposedly the same sound with a tighter pattern. I generally prefer a cardiod pattern for the singers I regularly work with who move around on the mic and sing sideways since we don't have problems with feedback in our stage monitors.