so i got a sennheiser e935 microphone the other day for karaoke. went home and plugged it in, nothing. tried the cheap one that i had, it worked. any idea why? the karaoke machine uses the cable that has XLR3 on one end and the basic instrument 1/4 mono patch cable. does e935 just not work for karaoke? if that's the case, i may get a vocal/keyboard amplifier for the microphone. thanks.
i have the e835, which the cheaper version of yours. very happy w/ it - great mic for vocals. have you ever tried another mic besides the one that came w/ the karaoke machine and the e935? it might be that your karaoke machine only uses the mic that came with it. or have you tried the e935 out on something else to make sure that it isnt broken? what do you mean when you say one end is 1/4'' and the other is xlr? isnt it usually one or the other? the end that plugs into the mic should be the same 3 hole plug (thats what she said).
i tried it on my guitar amp. the cheap one with the machine worked. the e935 didn't work. but anyways, probably just a defective one or it just doesn't work with the karaoke machine. i will see what the store has to say about it. can still exchange or return.
the cheap mic is probably wired to work like that..from XLR to 1/4" no professional mic is going to work like that. you need XLR on both ends.
Do you get any sound at all? It might be an impedance issue. http://www.amazon.com/Female-Male-Line-Matching-Transformer/dp/B0002BF1KG Or since you bought such a nic mic (wtf) why not get a preamp http://www.amazon.com/ART-Tube-Studio-Mic-Preamp/dp/B0002E50MC http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-502-XENYX502-5-Channel-Mixer/dp/B000J5UEGQ Those are cheap ones, you can get much better.
i was going to buy the cable with XLR on both ends, but at the time, i wasn't sure if the karaoke machine had that input. so i backed off. i might as well just get a vocal amplifier. it would still work with the karaoke tracks and it'll sounds better too probably.
or use a proper cable fit for a professional mic. what's next..he is going to convert it the xlr and plug it into his iphone?
