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MKH 416

Sennheiser MKH 416
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Description

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 windscreenSennheiser MKH 416 Features Pressure gradient receiver with short interference tube Hypercardioid at low and medium frequency Above 2kHz approaches lobar pattern Sennheiser MKH 416 Specifications Current consumption: 2 mA Dimensions: d 0.7 x 9.8 in (19 x 250 mm) Equivalent noise level:13 dB Equivalent noise level: 24 dB Frequency response (microphone): 40 - 20,000 Hz Max. sound pressure level (passive): 130 dB Phantom Min. terminating impedance: 800 Ω Nominal impedance: 25 Ω Pick-up pattern: Super-cardioid/lobar Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz): 25 mV/Pa +- 1 dB Voltage: 48 ± 4 V Phantom Sennheiser MKH 416 Includes MKH 416 P 48 MZW 415 windshield MZQ 100 microphone clamp

Discussions

For VO only: KSM32, TLM 102 or TLM 103?

...and keep returning to sennheiser MKH60. It's super consistent from talent to talent and always sounds righ to my ears. MKH416 is one of the classics and sort of close in price (2nd) hand to the mics you've picked. Have you considered it? Anyways both the neumanns are good (but different). BTW there is also...

Best Value Vocal Mic Opinions

You don't owe me anything, and certainly not an explanation. I wholeheartedly encourage you to do what makes you happy and provides you with meaningful and enjoyable experiences, and I mean that with no sarcasm or condecension. I'm posting simply because I myself would have wanted to hear it if/when I was in your position....

Voiceover - replacing mkh416, recommendations?

I’m considering just keeping the TLM49 as my main mic for now and just getting a transformer or tube based preamp for some color and juice. Also considering getting a tube mic to compliment it. Who knows. I’m all over the place.. such is the case when gassing. Noise really isn’t an issue, after processing...

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