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
Transducer principle (Microphone)
RF condenser microphone
Pick-up pattern
cardioid
Frequency response
30 - 50000 Hz
Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz)
20 mV/Pa (-34 dBV/Pa)
Nominal impedance
25 Ohm
Min. terminating impedance
1000 Ohm
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
Phantom powering
48 V +/- 4 V
Current consumption
3,3 mA
Dimensions
diameter 19 mm, lenght 41 mm (74 mm including XLR module)
