The new Sennheiser e965 is an interesting beast -- a large (1") diaphragm condenser housed in a handheld body and intended for stage use. That's not all. As the Sennheiser rep at Winter NAMM 2009 demonstrated, the e965 keeps its most useful features hidden. The only way to access them? Doff your cap. The e965 will have no choice but to respond in kind: use this opportunity to tackle the e965 to the ground and have you way with its polar pattern.