Sennheiser MKH 8040 Cardioid Mic

Code: SEN/506289

$1,925.00

Versatile cardioid microphone. Especially suited to applications in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear. Balanced frequency response. Extremely low distortion.

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Overview
Specifications

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.

Features

Cardioid pick-up pattern
Modular design
Wide frequency response 30 to 50.000 Hz
Symmetrical transducer with 2 backplates
providing extremely low distortion
Extremely low inherent self-noise
Accurate directional pattern
Non reflective Nextel coating
Ideal as a spot microphone and for surround recordings
Also available in stereo pairs

What's in the box?

Microphone head MKHC 8040
XLR module MZX 8000
Microphone clip MZQ 8000
Windshield MZW 8000
User manual
Aluminium transport case

Specifications

Dimensions	Ø 19 mm, L 41 mm (74 mm with XLR module)
Frequency response	30 - 50000 Hz
Weight	25 g (55 g with XLR module)
Audio output	XLR-3M balanced, transformerless, floating
Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz)	20 mV/Pa (-34 dBV/Pa)
Nominal impedance	25 Ω
Min. terminating impedance	1000 Ω
Phantom powering	48 V +/- 4 V
Equivalent noise level	13 dB
Equivalent noise level weighted as per CCIR 468-3	22 dB
Maximum sound pressure level (passiv)	142 dB SPL
Current consumption	3,3 mA