MKH 8040

Versatile cardioid microphone. Especially suited to applications in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear. Balanced frequency response. Extremely low distortion.

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 extremely low distortion
• Extremely 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

Specifications

Dimensions: Ø 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 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

What's in the Box

• Microphone head MKHC 8040
• XLR module MZX 8000
• Microphone clip MZQ 8000
• Windshield MZW 8000
• User manual
• Transport case