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Description
Elevate your live performance with the Sennheiser SKM 9000—a versatile and professional handheld wireless microphone transmitter designed for seamless compatibility with the EM 9046 Digital 9000 wireless receiver. This powerhouse of a transmitter stands out with its interchangeable microphone capsule design, allowing you to tailor your sound with legendary Neumann capsules or other compatible options, ensuring your voice is heard just the way you envision.
Constructed with a lightweight yet robust magnesium housing, the SKM 9000 is built to endure the demands of any stage, from bustling theaters to intimate music venues. Its user-friendly interface ensures an effortless setup, letting you focus on your performance rather than technical hurdles. With a menu-driven, backlit LCD, adjusting the mic gain or low-pass filter becomes a breeze, providing optimal sound quality in any environment.
The SKM 9000 shines with its rock-solid reliability, offering an intermodulation-free transmission for stable performance, even in crowded frequency environments. It also boasts flexible power options, running on either the BA 60 rechargeable battery pack or two AA batteries via the B 60 battery case, keeping you powered for up to 5.5 hours of continuous use.
Perfect for professionals who demand excellence, the Sennheiser SKM 9000 ensures pristine digital audio quality with its proprietary SeDAC audio codec and encryption, safeguarding your sound with uncompromising clarity.
Key Features:
- Interchangeable microphone capsule design with Neumann compatibility
- Magnesium housing for durability and lightweight handling
- Intuitive menu-driven user interface with backlit LCD
- Intermodulation-free transmission for stable performance
- Compatible with EM 9046, EM 6000, and EK 6042 receivers
- Power options: BA 60 rechargeable battery or B 60 battery case with AA batteries
- Up to 5.5 hours of operation with BA 60 battery pack
- Long Range mode with proprietary SeDAC audio codec for superior sound quality
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Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Sennheiser SKM 9000.
Features and functionality
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The Sennheiser SKM 9000 excels in picking up subtle vocal details, making it ideal for artists with a wide vocal range like Beyoncé.
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The SKM 9000 is praised for its rich feature set, although some note that its Wireless Systems Manager (WSM) software has been neglected, limiting some practical potential.
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The DPA 2028 is noted for its linear sound, while the 4018V adds presence, making it suitable for more dynamic performances.
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Value and pricing
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The SKM 9000 is priced around $3,000, which can be costly for artists requiring multiple units.
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Use cases and applications
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While artists like Beyoncé benefit from the SKM 9000's versatility and range, others like Taylor Swift opt for more cost-effective options that suit their specific vocal needs.
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The SKM 9000 is favored alongside Sennheiser 6000 for large-scale shows, as demonstrated by a setup using 40 channels of these systems.
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Comparisons
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Adele switched from Sennheiser SKM 9000 to Wisycom due to her performance style and venue setup, which may not require the same range capabilities.
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When compared to Shure Axient, the SKM 9000 is noted for superior RF performance, but Axient is often chosen for practicality due to its 4-channel unit configuration.
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DPA capsules are praised for superior rear rejection and smoother off-axis frequency response compared to Neumann KK105/205.
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User experience
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Artist usage
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During the U.S leg of Ed's 2014 Multiply tour, front-of-the-house and monitor engineer Chris Marsh decided to swith both Ed's vocal and loop vocal mic for a pair of Sennheiser SKM 9000's. Simultaneously going wireless with his guitars as well using the Sennheiser SK 9000, Chris states: "From an audio point of view, his vocal became a lot more prominent and his guitar sounded more natural. On top of that we’ve been doing stadiums, so having something that has such strong RF capability made a real difference. It meant that Ed could be up to 50m away from the receivers and still have rock-solid reception. It’s made a really big difference to the show and to Ed’s ability to move around the stage.” (taken from interview with Sports Video Group, august 14, 2015)
Ed has been using the Sennheiser Digital 9000 system for both his last legs of the Multiply tour (including gigs at London's Wembley Stadium and Dublin's Croke Park) and will continue to use it for his Divide tour, starting 2017.
A picture of Taylor performing at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in 2016, using the SKM 9000. An article on TPI Magazine states:
In an evening of moving musical tributes and memorable live stage performances, audio manufacturer Sennheiser came through to deliver ultra-reliable wireless audio for the duration of the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
With more than 18,000 celebrities and music fans in attendance and a viewership of more than 24 million, featured artists including Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Adele and The Weeknd each delivered performances using Sennheiser wireless microphone technology, with Taylor Swift performing the show’s opener, Out of the Woods, on a Sennheiser Digital 9000 system.
Travis Scott is seen using the Sennheiser SKM 9000 wireless microphone in a Townsquare user-uploaded photo.
In the video, Ariana Grande can be seen using the Sennheieser SKM 9000 series wireless microphone made by Sennheieser. One key feature that points it out is the blue logo, buttons and long shark fin shaped antenna. Other uses such as Kendrick Lamar and Adele use this type of microphone. At the timestamp 2:38 in the video, you can see the screen at the top and buttons on the bottom.
In the video "Justin Bieber - 2 Much (Live from Paris)," the singer is seen using the Sennheiser SKM 9000 wireless microphone system during his performance, as evident from the footage provided by the official YouTube channel of Justin Bieber.
Here you can see Bruno Mars perform at the 2016 Grammy Awards. Mars’s front-of-house mixer Chris Rabold and monitor engineer Ramon Morales have been ecstatic with the sound quality and reliability of the Digital 9000. Currently, the pair is in rehearsals for Bruno Mars’ upcoming 24K Magic Tour, where the Digital 9000 will serve as the tour’s primary wireless system, making the decision to use it in a broadcast environment for the first time an easy one. “In a situation like the Grammy Awards, you have a very limited amount of time to dial in your settings,” Rabold said. “What’s great about Sennheiser and the Digital 9000 is that your sound is essentially there as soon as you turn the system on.”
Rose of Blackpink use this handheld microphone on the coachella Festival 2019 ans on blackpinks 2019 World tour in your area with Kia.
Beyoncé started using the Sennheiser Digital 9000 system on her Formation tour and has been using it ever since. She uses a custom made golden SKM 9000 transmitter with an MD 9235 capsule. Having toured extensively over the last year with the system, Beyoncé‘s production team have become intimately familiar with the Digital 9000, and monitor engineer James Berry has also been pleased with the results as well as with the support he is getting from Sennheiser. Beyoncé has since purchased her own Digital 9000 system, so the crew can achieve greater predictability while on the road. Berry says: “There are a lot of places we play that don’t have top quality wireless, and it made the most sense for us to go out and buy one.” (article on Sennheiser.com)
Album Usage
The Sennheiser SKM 9000 has been featured on the following albums:
NISSAN ALTIMA
Doechii (2024)
Justice
Justin Bieber (2021)
BLACKPINK 2018 TOUR 'IN YOUR AREA' SEOUL (Live)
Blackpink (2019)
Too Good At Goodbyes (Live at the BRITs)
Sam Smith (2018)
High As Hope
Florence and the Machine (2018)
When We Were Young
Adele (2016)
Bangerz (Deluxe Version)
Miley Cyrus (2013)
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Adele (2011)
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