
Description
The MKH 8040 is a versatile cardioid microphone. Especially suited to applications in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear. It also features balanced frequency response and extremely low distortion.
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
- 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
- Transport case
Dimensions | ¯ 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 ½ |
Min. terminating impedance | 1000 ½ |
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 |
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 |
The MKH 8040 is a versatile cardioid microphone. Especially suited to applications in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear. It also features balanced frequency response and extremely low distortion.
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
- 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
- Transport case
Dimensions | ¯ 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 ½ |
Min. terminating impedance | 1000 ½ |
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 |
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 |
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