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Sennheiser MKH 8040 Microphone

Sennheiser MKH 8040 Microphone

SKU: SEN-506289
£958.33 GBP ex VAT
£1,150.00 GBP inc VAT
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  • Details
  • Features
  • Specifications
  • What's Included

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.

  • 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
Transducer Principle (Microphone): RF condenser microphone
Frequency Response: 30 - 50000 Hz
Audio Output: XLR-3M balanced, transformerless, floating
Pick-up Pattern: cardioid
Sensitivity in Free Field, No Load (1 kHz): 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: 22 dB
Maximum Sound Pressure Level (Passive): 142 dB SPL
Current Consumption: 3.3 mA
Dimensions: Ø 19 mm, L 41 mm (74 mm with XLR module)
Weight: 25 g (55 g with XLR module)
  • MKH 8040 microphone
  • Microphone head MKHC 8040 
  • XLR module MZX 8000
  • Microphone clip MZQ 8000
  • Windshield MZW 8000
  • User manual
  • Plastic transport case