Sennheiser MKH 416-P48U3 1511 Leaflet

Product codes
1511
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MKH 416 P48 U3 Short Shotgun Microphone
The MKH 416 is a short gun interference tube microphone. Its excellent directivity and compact
design, high consonant articulation and feedback rejection make the MKH 416 a superb all-round
microphone for film, radio and television, especially for outside broadcast applications.
Features—Benefits
• 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
•  Increased directivity 
•  Optimum S/N ratio 
•  Lower gain on input channels required
•  Lowest noise and greatest signal stability
•  Highly immune to humidity in all conditions.  Extremely stable.
•  Visually “low key”
Technical Data
Pick-up pattern 
super-cardioid/lobar
Frequency response 
40–20,000 Hz
Sensitivity (free field, no load) 
(1 kHz) 25 mV/Pa ± 1 dB
Nominal impedance 
25 
Ω
Min. terminating impedance 
800 
Ω
Equivalent noise level
A-weighted (DIN IEC 651) 
approx. 13 dB
CCIR-weighted (CCIR 468-3)
approx. 24 dB
Max. sound pressure level 
130 dB at 1 kHz
Power supply phantom 
48 ± 12 V
Supply current 
2 mA
Dimensions in inches 
.74 x 9.84
Weight approx. 
5.82 oz
MKH 416 P48 U3