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Sennheiser

MKH 8040

microphone

$1,499

Gebrauchtmarkt: $1,170*

Datenblatt des Herstellers

Technische Daten

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Connectors
XLR 3-Pin Male·
Has Built In ADC
no·
Self Noise d BA
13·
Transducer Type
Condenser True·
Sensitivity dBV
-34·
Output Impedance ohms
25·
Phantom Power Required
yes·
Connection Architecture
XLR-Only·
Updated At
2026-08-05T23:27:57.507Z·

Kommentar des Toningenieurs

Tonal Profile

A modular RF condenser: a 19 mm capsule head that screws onto an XLR module, a digital module or a very short extension. Bandwidth runs to 50 kHz, which matters for sound design at pitched-down speeds more than for music.

Gain Staging Advice

-34 dBV/Pa and 13 dB(A) put it within a decibel of the MKH 416 on both counts, in a body a fifth of the length. The 25-ohm source impedance is the practical note: it drives long cable well, but wants a load of at least 1 kilohm.

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Herstellerdokumente widersprechen sich
«Connection Wired: no. Value printed: «Connection | Wireless»»

The technical data block of a wired XLR condenser lists «Connection: Wireless», three rows above its own «Audio output: XLR-3M balanced, transformerless, floating» and «Phantom power: 48 V». The sibling MKH 8050 page, built from the same template, prints «Connection: Wired».

geprüft am 6.8.2026
Ein Wert, mehrere Modelle
«Sensitivity -34 dBV/Pa»

The cardioid MKH 8040 and the supercardioid MKH 8050 carry the same electro-acoustic block row for row: -34 dBV/Pa, 13 dB(A) and 22 dB CCIR noise, 142 dB SPL, 25 ohms nominal, 1000 ohms minimum load, 3.3 mA, 25 g, 30 Hz - 50 kHz. Only the pickup-pattern row differs.

geprüft am 6.8.2026

* Geschätzt über das Abschreibungsmodell (~78% Restwert). · geprüft am 6.8.2026