Sennheiser 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

Dimensions Ø 19 mm, L 41 mm (74 mm with XLR module)
Transducer principle RF condenser microphone
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 468-3 22 dB
Maximum sound pressure level (passiv) 142 dB SPL  
Current consumption 3,3 mA