Sennheiser has no LDC's?

[ahjteam]

I know Sennheiser owns Neumann brand nowadays which pretty much has almost only larde diaphram condenser mics in their catalog (alongside a few random SDC's and handheld mics), but I mean why hasn't Sennheiser released an affordable LDC mic? The Sennheiser MKH800 (that offers a whoppin 50khz bandwith(!)) was the only LDC I found but it is like even more expensive than all the Neumann mics?

 

[slashvanyoung]

Maybe it's just not profitable for them to venture into this. Sure, with owning Neumann, all they would have to do is basically just to transfer that technology to low-cost production (low-wage countries, mass production goods etc.). But that would eventually harm both brands or cause rivalry between their own products on strategic markets.

Or maybe it's just as simple as not having a history in this field. Hard to say, if you're not having market research and company profile data.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

There's the handheld E965, but that's not quite your everyday studio LDC :O

 

[ahjteam]

There's the handheld E965, but that's not quite your everyday studio LDC :O

...You know what I mean, its still handheld mic (edit: and 500€ too, so not so cheap either)