Kick the SM58 
by Dan Benson from Centralia, WA, May 2008
Music Background:  Long time live sound engineer and producer.

I have always believed in the sm58 as the standard for durability meets quality sound never really blaming it for having to crank my highs on the board to 3 o'clock. On a whim switched to the e835 and started with all knobs at 12 o'clock raised the high to 12:30....low to 12:30 and got a perfect sound from both my voice(bass) and my wifes(suprano)! Insane quality, clarity, and durability. Just pick one up and you'll fall in love.

  Outstanding! 
by Mike from Mission Hills, CA, August 2007
Music Background:  Praise Team Drummer, Songwriter, Audio and Recording Engineer

I bought one of these mics for my wife who is the lead soprano of our churches praise team. She was tired of the handling noise associated with the mics owned by the church which included a bunch of Samson's and a couple of Shure SM58's. I was tired of her vocals being muddied up by the Samsons. The e835 seems to have absolutely no handling noise and the audible difference in the portayal of her vocals is way beyond the capabilities of the Samson's and warmer than the SM58 (and I have always been a fan of the SM58). She loves the look, the feel and the sound of the microphone and the other members of the praise team line up to use her microphone when she is not available to sing. When recording the praise team using my Roland VS2480, I find the quality of the vocals recorded using the e835 to be comparable with my AKG C3000 (and a lot less expensive). By the way, we recently purchased Audio-Technica AT892 MicroSet Headworn microphones to use with our new Sennheiser wireless system. My wife is more than willing to give up her headworn mic to another praise team member in favor of using her e835!

  ALWAYS BRING YOUR OWN MIC! 
by BlackSoultan of California soul from Los Angeles, CA, March 2007
Music Background:  Recording Artist, Executive Producer, Emcee

I have never seen a better mic than this. I'm an L.A. emcee and I gig a lot of places in the underground scene. Many locations have their own mics which have been used over and over and over again by people who don't know how to hold a mic or treat a mic, so usually, they smell god awful and are busted up or something. At this particular venue in Silver Lake, I have been given the opportunity to do shows with sure sm58's and lesser models, so I have used both the industry club standard and the others.

When I was warned that you can possibly catch cold sores from these mics being spit on all night before I get on as a headliner, I decided to shell out no less and no more than 100 dollars for a mic at the local music store on Ventura by the studio. I copped it just before my set and I never knew I could sound so good. It almost picked up the flaws in my show. If I forgot a word or two, you heard it. No chance of covering it up in the lack of clarity because there wasn't any. none. I got amped, jumped down off the stage and was dancing around in front of the subs and what not before remembering that that would be a bad idea...

NOT ONE BIT OF FEEDBACK. NONE.

If you have 100 dollars to spend on a mic, damn the sure. This is every bit as sturdy, and the clarity is unparalleled.

  e835 is 2nd e865 is no.1!!! 
by Igor from St.NIcole,Macedonia, September 2006
Music Background:  Hard Rock Singer and sloppy bass player:)

Neglect Shure like some "don`t wanna have step child" because this is your proffesional and only choice for pro and beginners!Try singing axl rose`s songs on shure?NOT POSSIBLE!!David coverdale uses this EXCALIBUR so you dont need more questions..Its flaws are hardly any cause this baby makes your voice sound like a opera frontmen singin in Iron Maiden:) Imagine that..Simple its Awesome.But comparing to its younger brother e865..he is only older:) I can now sing everything:G`N`R,Whitesnake,Maiden,purple,zeppelin you name it! and sounds realy great!.The gigs are now my dream come true,no more SHURE NIGHTMARES!!My oppinion for shure:ONLY for weadings!:)Thank you sennhizer.Long live sennheizer

Forget anything else 
by Zach from Rochester, WA, July 2004

Absolutely the best starting level professional mic I've ever used, and ridiculously under-rated. I'd say there are a trifecta of microphone companies that rule the roost right now, as far as live applications go, and in my opinion, those are Shure, Audix, and Sennheiser. Each of those companies has their standard start-level mic. Shure has the "industry standard" blah blah SM58. Don't get me wrong, this mic is absolutely bulletproof, and definitely sounds better than several other mics for under $100. Feedback rejection? Not really. Muddy? Absolutely.

Audix has the OM2. A step up with feedback rejection and clarity... BUT...

Sennheiser has the e835. In my opinion, there is no better mic for $100. Amazing feedback rejection, excellent clarity (for a cardioid dynamic) and absolutely invincible all metal design. Let me give you an example of a show that covers all the bases...

I have the wireless version, so I run all over the place. Just last night, I jumped offstage, in front of the big mains and only got a slight squeal of feed back when I ran by 4 feet in front of the main with the side of the mic facing the speaker. I turned and faced the main, and it stopped. That's great rejection. After the show, my bandmates told me they could actually hear me clearly and loudly. That's great clarity.

Obviously comparing these mics to anything higher up (i.e. beta58, OM5-6-7, e865) simply isn't fair. But at this level, Sennheiser wins.

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