Sennheiser MD435 Review / Test

Today I review the brand new microphone from Sennheiser, the MD435. This is a handheld dynamic microphone that does a great job at background noise rejection and handling noise rejection. The mic tone is very bright and offers some nice shimmer to singing vocals, but for spoken word I personally think the boost in the top end is a bit too much.

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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:27 - Setup
00:44 - What’s in the Box
01:12 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:49 - Specifications
02:11 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:31 - Plosive Test
02:41 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
02:57 - Background Noise Test
03:14 - Untreated Room Test
03:27 - Handling Noise Test
03:42 - Mic Mount Bump Test
03:56 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:17 - Cup The Mic Test
04:29 - Intro to Comparison
04:41 - Lewitt MTP250DM Comparison
05:11 - Shure SM58 Comparison
05:39 - AKG D5 Comparison
06:07 - Sennheiser E835 Comparison
06:44 - sE Electronics sE V7 Comparison
07:20 - Sennheiser E935 Comparison
07:58 - Sennheiser E945 Comparison
08:40 - Beyerdynamic M88 TG Comparison
09:19 - Shure KSM8 Comparison
10:06 - Sennheiser MD445 Comparison
11:10 - Music Test
12:21 - Pros & Cons
13:29 - Overall Thoughts
15:29 - Recommendation
16:52 - Outro

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing. 

https://www.bandrewscott.com/
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