From Sennheiser
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
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Cardioid pick-up pattern
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Wide frequency response 30 to 50.000 Hz
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Symmetrical transducer with 2 backplates providing extremly low distortion
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Extremly low inherent self-noise
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Accurate directional pattern
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Non reflective Nextel coating
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Ideal as a spot microphone and for surround recordings
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Also available in stereo pairs
Delivery Includes
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MKHC 8040 microphone head
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MZX 8000 XLR module
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MZQ 8000 microphone clip
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MZW 8000 windshield
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User manual
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Aluminum transport case
Technical Data
| Audio output | XLR-3M balanced, transformerless, floating |
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| Current consumption | 3.3 mA |
| Dimensions | Diameter 0.7 in. (19 mm), length 1.6 in. (41 mm) (2.9 in./74 mm including XLR module) |
| Equivalent noise level | 13 dB |
| Equivalent noise level | 22 dB |
| Frequency response | 30 - 50,000 Hz |
| Max. sound pressure level (passive) | 142 dB SPL |
| Min. terminating impedance | 1,000 Ω |
| Nominal impedance | 25 Ω |
| Phantom powering | 48 V ± 4 V |
| Pick-up pattern | Cardioid |
| Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz) | 20 mV/Pa (-34 dBV/Pa) |
| Weight | 0.9 oz. (25 g) (1.9 oz., or 55 g, including XLR module) |
Manuals & documents
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