The Sennheiser MKH 416 is a tireless workhorse of a shotgun microphone, loved the world over for its quality and dependability. A 'short gun' interference tube microphone, the MKH416 has good off-axis rejection allowing you to hone in on the sound source.
Its excellent directivity and compact design, high consonant articulation and feedback rejection make the Sennheiser MKH 416 a superb all-round microphone for film, radio and television, especially for outside broadcast applications.
Sennheiser MKH416 Features
- Superb all-round microphone, especially for outside broadcast applications
- Increased directivity due to interference tube principle
- Very low inherent self-noise
- Rugged and weather-resistant
- 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
- Matt black all-metal body
Sennheiser MKH416 Specifications
| Dimensions |
Ø 19 x 250 mm |
| Frequency response (Microphone) |
40 - 20000 Hz |
| Transducer principle (Microphone) |
RF condenser microphone |
| Pick-up pattern |
super-cardioid/lobar |
| Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz) |
25 mV/Pa +- 1 dB |
| Nominal impedance |
25 Ω |
| Min. terminating impedance |
800 Ω |
| Equivalent noise level |
13 dB |
| Equivalent noise level weighted as per CCIR 468-3 |
24 dB |
| Maximum sound pressure level (passive) |
130 dB |
| Current consumption |
2 mA |
| Voltage |
48 +- 4 V Phantom |
