Sennheiser E608 B-Stock

Unlike comparable models, the Sennheiser E608 is actually a dynamic rather than a condenser microphone, which is ideal given how close it is likely to be to the sound source. The vibrating microphone capsule, with its supercardioid polar pattern, is located at the upper end of the gooseneck, and as such can reliably block out lateral acoustic interference, as well as being remarkably insensitive to handling and impact sound. The sensitivity is perhaps a little on the low side, a side-effect of the mic's design: Specifically, the frequency response in the data sheet shows a level drop at frequencies below roughly 1.5kHz. However, this can be partially compensated for by the proximity effect. At the other end of the gooseneck is a robust, permanently attached 1.5m cable with an XLR socket and belt clip.

In June 1945, Prof. Fritz Sennheiser founded the Wennebostel Laboratory, which initially produced measuring equipment. Commissioned by Siemens in 1945, the young company developed the MD-1 microphone, which was launched in 1946. After the development of further microphones, the company was renamed Sennheiser Electronic in 1958. Two years later, Sennheiser introduced the MD 421 dynamic microphone, which is still in production today and still held in high esteem by many sound engineers. Further groundbreaking developments, such as the HD 414 headphones and the classic MD 441 microphone, hugely enhanced the company's international reputation, eventually making Sennheiser one of the leading manufacturers of microphone and headphone systems in the world.