Sennheiser MKH 8040 Cardioid Microphone

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£1,225.00 (£1,020.83 ex VAT)

SKU: SENN-MKH-8040

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Brand: Sennheiser

Key features:

  • Balanced frequency response
  • Cardioid pick-up pattern
  • Extremely low distortion
  • Modular design

Product Details

Sennheiser MKH 8040 Cardioid Microphone

The Sennheiser MKH 8040 Cardioid Microphone is a versatile cardioid condenser microphone is suitable for almost any application. It considerably reduces pick-up of a reverberant room, and is very helpful in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear.

  • 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
  • Dimensions: Ø 19 mm, L 41 mm (74 mm with XLR module)
  • Transducer principle (Microphone):  RF condenser microphon
  • Frequency response:  30 – 50000 Hz
  • Weight:  25 g (55 g with XLR module)
  • Audio output:  XLR-3M balanced, transformerless, floating
  • Pick-up pattern:  cardioid
  • 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 (passive):  142 dB SPL
  • Current consumption:  3,3 mA

MKH 8040 Product Specification

What's in the box
  • Microphone head MKHC 8040
  • XLR module MZX 8000
  • Microphone clip MZQ 8000
  • Windshield MZW 8000
  • User manual
  • Transport Case

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