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Sennheiser MKH 416 Short Shotgun RF Condenser Microphone
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Short shotgun interference tube mic for film, radio, and television, especially for outside applications. Excellent directivity and compact design.
The venerable MKH 416 is a compact pressure-gradient microphone with short interference tube, highly immune to humidity due to its RF condenser design. Featuring high directivity, low self noise, high consonant articulation and feedback rejection, the MKH 416 can handle difficult exterior filming and reporting conditions without any difficulty. Supercardioid/lobe pattern, matte black finish, supplied with the MZW415 windscreen.
Sennheiser MKH 416 Short Shotgun Condenser Microphone Features:
- Pressure gradient receiver with short interference tube.
- Hypercardioid at low and medium frequency.
- Above 2kHz approaches lobar pattern.
- Increased directivity due to interference tube principle.
- Very low inherent self-noise.
- High sensitivity.
- Transformerless and fully floating balanced output.
- Rugged, suitable for adverse climatic conditions.
- Color: Black.
Sennheiser MKH 416 Product Specifications:
| Frequency response | 40 - 20,000 Hz |
| Transducer principle | RF condenser microphone |
| Pick-up pattern | super-cardioid/lobar |
| Sensitivity (free field, no load) (1 kHz) |
25 mV/PA ± 1 dB |
| Nominal impedance | 25 Ω |
| Minimum terminating impedance | approx. 800 Ω |
| Equivalent noise level | CCIR-weighted (CCIR468-3): approx. 24 dB A-weighted: approx. 13 dB |
| Maximum sound pressure level | 130 dB SPL |
| Power supply | 48 V ± 4 V phantom powering |
| Current consumption | approx. 2 mA |
| Temperature range | -10 °C to + 70 °C |
| Finish | matt black |
| Connector | 3-pol. XLR connector |
| Pin assignment | 1: Ground, housing; supply (–) 2: NF (+); supply (+) 3: NF (-); supply (-) |
| Dimensions | Ø 19 x 250 mm |
| Weight | 175 g |
Each MKH 416 Retail Box Includes:
(1) Sennheiser MKH 416 Short Shotgun RF Condenser Microphone
(1) MZQ 100 microphone clamp
(1) MZW 415 foam windshield
(1) Pouch
(1) Instruction manual