condenser stereo microphone, recording, stereo, surround sound
MSRP:$5,450.00
General Description
The MKH 800 TWIN is a universal studio condenser microphone of exceptional quality. It includes a dual capsule consisting of two symmetrical push-pull transducers with high linearity. This is a �side fire� microphone with the two cardioid pick-up patterns of the transducer aligned back-to-back across the axis of the microphone. The signals of both transducers are not combined in the microphone in order to generate differing pick-up patterns but are available separately as two channels at the microphone output. This allows the pick-up patterns of the MKH 800 TWIN to be remotely adjusted. The signals can be combined in any desired way in the mixing console in order to create all pick-up patterns from omni-directional to figure-8 with an infinite number of intermediate stages. Based on the legendary MKH 800, this microphone opens up to a new dimension of studio recordings.
Features
- Color: Nextel grey
- The remote adjustability and the variable pick-up patterns make the MKH 800 TWIN a universal main microphone, soloist microphone or supporting microphone.
- The pick-up patterns can be set and optimized under monitoring conditions. In other words, it is not necessary to fix the pick-up patterns definitively before recording.
- A wide range of mixes for stereo and surround are possible (including in parallel).
- Saving of the microphone signals in two channels also allows an unlimited range of mixes to be realized at a later date.
- The high sensitivity ensures interference-free signal paths as a result of high signal levels. The inherent noise of downstream microphone amplifiers is thus of minor importance.
- Very low inherent noise prevents the masking of filigree sound structures. The depth of the acoustic can be heard more clearly too.
- High linearity of the transducers minimizes the signal distortions and ensures the transparency of the sound even at high sound levels.
- The frequency response extends to 50 kHz, thus improving the resolution for complex acoustic details.
- Stable pick-up patterns minimise sound distortion in the direct and diffuse field.
- Negative acoustic effects caused by the housing and the sound inlet basket are minimized.
- The small, slim design and the optionally dark housing design (Nextel) make it visually unobtrusive.
Delivery Includes
- MKH 800 TWIN studio condenser microphone
- MZQ 80 microphone clamp
- MZS 80 shock mount
- AC 20 adapter cable (1 x XLR-5 socket to 2 x XLR-3 connector)
- User manual
- Aluminum transport case
condenser stereo microphone, recording, stereo, surround sound
MSRP:$5,450.00
Technical Data
| Current consumption |
2 x 3.1 mA |
| Dimensions |
d 27 mm, l 136 mm |
| Dynamic range |
122 dB(A), 114 dB(CCIR) |
| Equivalent noise level |
12 dB |
| Equivalent noise level |
20 |
| Frequency response (microphone) |
30 - 50,000 Hz |
| Max. sound pressure level (passive) |
134 dB |
| Min. terminating impedance |
2 kΩ |
| Nominal impedance |
100 Ω |
| Phantom powering |
48V ± 4 V |
| Pick-up pattern |
Variable |
| Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz) |
40 mV/Pa (-28 dBV) |
| Weight |
6.1 oz. (172 g) |
condenser stereo microphone, recording, stereo, surround sound
MSRP:$5,450.00
Recommended Accessories
| Part/Accessory |
Article No. |
| MZS 80 |
003685 |
shock mount for MKH80 and MKH30
|
| MZW 80 |
003780 |
foam windscreen for MKH80, MKH800
|
condenser stereo microphone, recording, stereo, surround sound
MSRP:$5,450.00
Variants
| MKH 800 TWIN Ni |
|
Model #502431 |
MSRP: $5,450.00 |
| Color: Nickel |
 |
MSRP:$5,450.00
Glossary
| Dynamic range |
| The "bandwidth" of the differences in level between the quietest and loudest passages of a sound event, given in dB. Recording and transmission media must be able to process the dynamics without interference. The dynamic range of a microphone is limited at the lower level by its so-called self-noise and at the upper level by overload distortion or clipping. The dynamic range is determined from the difference between the maximum sound pressure level and the A-weighted equivalent noise level (evaluated in accordance with DIN/IEC 651). Studio microphones, for example, can process a dynamic range of up to 126 dB. The dynamic range of an RF system is the range between the inherent noise and the start of clipping, given in dB. |
| Equivalent noise level |
| The output signal of every microphone always includes a low noise signal in addition to the useful signal. In order to illustrate the extent of the noise voltage, it is given as a fictitious sound pressure level. In an ideally noise-free microphone, a sound pressure level of this magnitude would result in an output voltage of the magnitude of the noise. Self-noise is measured and weighted either in accordance with CCIR 468-3 or – in order to assimilate the measured result with the listening impression of the human ear – in accordance with DIN/IEC 651 (so-called A-weighted). Studio condenser microphones generally have an equivalent noise level of between 20 and 30 dB (CCIR) or between 10 and 20 dB(A). |
| Frequency response (microphone) |
| The frequency response of a microphone is given within the limits defined by the manufacturer. In studio condenser microphones it is generally within the range of between 20 Hz and 20 kHz. |
| Min. terminating impedance |
| Impedance at which the connected unit meets the specified technical data. If the unit is connected to a lower impedance, it will usually have a lower output voltage or a greater distortion. |
| Nominal impedance |
| See impedance. |
| Phantom powering |
| Almost all studio microphones are supplied with 48V ±4V phantom power (P48, IEC 268-15). This supply voltage is applied to both modulation lines, while the return current flows via the cable screen. Some microphones can also be powered by batteries or from plug-in mains adapters. |
| Pick-up pattern |
| Also known as polar pattern, directivity. According to their acoustic design, microphones differ in their sensitivity towards sound from different directions. Pressure microphones have a sensitivity that is largely independent of direction (omni-directional pick-up pattern). Pressure gradient microphones have the pick-up patterns wide cardioid, cardioid, super-cardioid or figure-of-eight. Interference microphones can be used to achieve a further concentration of the pick-up pattern (lobar pick-up pattern). As a special case, dummy head microphones achieve the pick-up pattern of the human ear/head (dummy head stereo). |
| Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz) |
| Voltage measured at the unloaded output of a microphone which is exposed to a sound pressure of 1 Pa and a frequency of 1 kHz in an anechoic chamber. |
