Sennheiser MKHC 8040 Microphone Head

Sennheiser Updated: 2009-01-09 RSS

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 extremly low distortion
* extremly low inherent self-noise
* accurate directional pattern
* non reflective Nextel coating
* ideal as a spot microphone and for surround recordings

Delivery Includes

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

Technical Data

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