Sennheiser MKH 8040 / MKH-8040 Stereo Set / MKH8040 Stereoset Original

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 extremely low distortion
-Extremely low inherent self-noise
Accurate directional patter
-Non reflective Nextel coating
-Ideal as a spot microphone and for surround recordings
-Also available in stereo pairs

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