The New Gold Standard in Affordable Condensers 

When sE introduced the X1 in 2010, it redefined the potential of an affordable hand-crafted condenser microphone. Featuring the highest dynamic range and SPL handling capabilities in its class, along with dramatically increased flexibility, the X1 S has been improved in every way - yet is even more affordable than the original.

FEATURES

• Custom-designed hand-crafted true condenser capsule individually tuned in our own factory
• A refined version of sE's best-selling X1
• Improved sensitivity, dramatically increased SPL handling (up to 160dB!), and a huge reduction in self-noise.
• Hand-made metal housing and gold-sputtered diaphragms
• 80 /160 Hz bass-cut filters and -10 / -20 dB pads

• Capsule: Hand-crafted 1" True Condenser
• Electrical Impedance: 125 Ohms
• Recommended Load Impedance: >1k Ohms
• Connectivity: 3-pin male XLR connector
• Powering: 48V Phantom Power (P48 according to IEC 61938)
• Polar Patterns: Cardioid
• Frequency Range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
• Sensitivity: 30 mV / Pa (-31 dBV)
• Max SPL: 140 / 150 / 160 dB (0 / 10 / 20 dB pad) (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)
• Equivalent Noise Level: 9 dB
• Dynamic Range: 131 / 141 / 151 dB (0 / 10 / 20 dB attenuation pad)
• Signal to Noise Ratio: 85 dB
• Low-Cut Filter: 80 / 160 Hz, 6 dB / Oct, switchable
• Attenuation Pad: 10 / 20 dB, switchable
• Current Consumption: 6.0 mA