Sennheiser
MKH 416 P48U3
microphone
$1,049
Used market: $820*
Specifications
1 of 9 values have a recorded source- Connectors
- XLR 3-Pin Male·
- Has Built In ADC
- no·
- Self Noise d BA
- 13·
- Transducer Type
- Condenser True·
- Sensitivity dBV
- -32✓
- Output Impedance ohms
- 25·
- Phantom Power Required
- yes·
- Connection Architecture
- XLR-Only·
- Updated At
- 2026-08-05T23:27:57.487Z·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Tonal Profile
The RF-condenser short shotgun that has been the film-set default since the 1970s. Its point is not the interference tube alone but the RF circuit: the capsule sits at low impedance, so humidity that would make an ordinary condenser crackle mostly does not reach it.
Gain Staging Advice
25 mV/Pa is loud for a shotgun (-32 dBV/Pa) and 13 dB(A) of self-noise is respectable, but the 40 Hz low-end limit is real: this microphone is deaf below the bottom of a male voice, by design. Nominal impedance is only 25 ohms, and the sheet asks for at least 800 ohms of load.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~78% retained value). · checked on 8/6/2026