The Product

The sE Z5600A II is a multi-pattern studio condenser microphone and is one of the most versatile of its kind around today. It has nine graded steps from omnidirectional, cardioid and figure of eight patterns, it has an integral 10dB pad and bass cut. It is suitable for a very wide range of uses from miking a live drum kit, to overhead on a choir. This microphone has established itself as a favourite among professional musicians and recording engineers the world over.

Requires mains power to function via power supply.

The Manufacturer

The sE Electronics story begins with a man called Siwei Zou, a hugely talented classical musician from Shanghai who won a top place at the Shanghai Conservatory and went on to become a highly successful player, conductor and composer. He worked closely with the Shanghai Opera and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra as both conductor and recording artist, with several hugely successful classical hit recordings to his name. In 1987 he was invited by California Sonoma State University as a visiting Scholar to serve on the faculty, continuing to teach counterpoint and orchestration as a faculty member in the Music Department at the University. The sE commitment to exceptional quality can be directly attributed to the company founder Siwei Zou, who in his distinguished career has developed an ingrained instinct and desire for perfection.

Wishing to bring this drive for artistic and creative perfection to bear in a tangible way, Siwei started his own microphone manufacturing company. Working with a team of his own top engineers, and experts in the field of electrical engineering at Shanghai University, Siwei designed, built and tested a whole range of new and innovative products. Shunning the common practise of western manufacturers re-branding cheap Chinese microphones, Siwei designed and built his own range of microphones which are now manufactured in his state-of-the-art facility in Shanghai.

All sE mic capsules are entirely built by hand. Even the chassis and flight cases are built in-house. In fact when you own an sE microphone you can be confident that every aspect of both the mic and its accessories has had the same unrivalled level of care and passion right throughout its design and manufacture. Even to the level that every single microphone that leaves the facility has undergone a personal listening test rather than simply being put through a machine.

General

• transducer type condenser
• polar pattern 9 switchable via AC power unit
• frequency response 20Hz - 20kHz
• sensitivity 14.1mV/Pa -37 ±1dB
• nominal impedance ≤200Ω
• max sound pressure level 135dB
• self noise 12dB A-weighted
• power requirements via PSU
• connector 3 pole male XLR

Accessories Included

Shockmount
Power Supply
Protective Wooden Case
Protective Aluminium Case

Availability

This item is available in two to four days approximately.

Delivery cut off time

The cut-off time for ordering this product for next working day delivery, subject to stock availability, is 3.30pm UK time.

Shipping Costs

The delivery cost of shipping this product to a UK mainland delivery address is FREE of charge.

International Delivery Charges

For international shipping options and charges please see the Delivery Information page.