Sennheiser MKH8040 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

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The cardioid MKH 8040 is suitable for almost any application. It considerably reduces pick-up of a reverberant room. This is very helpful in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear. Package includes the MKHC8040 microphone head/capsule, MZX 8000 XLR module, MZQ 8000 microphone clip, MZW 8000 windshield, user manual, and aluminum transport case.

Highlights:

• Cardioid pick-up pattern
• Modular design
• Wide frequency response 30 to 50,000 Hz
• Symmetrical transducer with (2) backplates providing extremly low distortion
• Extremly low inherent self-noise
• Aaccurate directional pattern
• Non reflective Nextel coating
• Ideal as a spot microphone and for surround recordings
• Also available in stereo pairs

• Pick-Up Pattern: Cardioid
• Frequency Response: 30 Hz to 50 kHz
• Sensitivity (free field, no load, @ 1 kHz): -34 dBV/Pa (20 mV/PA)
• Sound Pressure Level: 142 dB
• Equivalent Noise Level: 13 dB(A)(A-weighted, DIN 651); 22 dB (CCIR-weighted, CCIR 268-3
• Output Signal: balanced, transformerless, floating
• Output Impedance: 25 Ω
• Min. Terminating Impedance: 1000 Ω
• Phantom Power Supply: 48V ± 4V
• Supply Curent: 3.3 mA
• Dimensions (Diameter x Length): 19 x 41 mm (74 mm including XLR module)
• Weight: 25 g (55 g including XLR module)