Already gearing up for the 125th AES Convention in sunny San Francisco, home of the Tanner family, Sennheiser is prepping to introduce the Evolution e 965 microphone. Sennheiser is already billing it as the audio specialist's flagship product within the evolution range, and it's also the range's first large-diaphragm true condenser mic.

Sennheiser's associate product manager, Ben Escobedo, gave us his take:

"The e 965 is an outstanding vocal mic for enhancing the evolution 900 range. A completely new capsule architecture was designed for the e 965. It produces a very detailed, yet warm, full sound, and offers the mic optimal protection from humidity, so that it's rock-solid even during very heavy stage use."

Some other pluses that hold true to the e 965 include a wide frequency range, extensive dynamics and extremely low distortion. It feature a dual-diaphragm transducer so you can select either cardioid or super-cardioid polar patterns. High SPL applications are added by a -10dB pre-attenuation switch, and a low-cut filter eliminates impact noise and serves to cut down low-frequency overemphasis when you're miking close.

Handling noise is kept low by the shock-mount design. An integrated pop shield and windshield also do their parts to make this mic a very seamless choice that's perfect for lead singers.