Schoeps MK41V Hypercardioid Capsule
Regular price £518.33- mild high-frequency response elevation at 0°, which compensates high frequency losses caused by a slightly increased diffuse field amount at medium recording distance
- ideal for A/B stereophony and Decca Tree
The gold-plated ring reduces the size of the acoustic opening of the MK 2H. This results in an acoustic elevation above 6 kHz. The MK 2H is a capsule often described as balanced and round. Together with the KA 40 sphere accessory, it forms a classic Decca Tree capsule.
Description
Like the MK 41, the MK 41V is useful in all situations with music or speech, either as a spot microphone or as an overall directional microphone. However, this type of capsule is addressed from the side. It excels particularly in the constancy of its polar response throughout the audio spectrum. As a result, sound within 90º on either side of the main axis is picked up with virtually no alteration of frequency response or tone color. This is strongly evident with sound sources that are in motion, but is also of great benefit in obtaining stable, precise stereo imaging for normal music recordings.
Practice
Alignment of vertical capsules with the CMC 1/6:
The CMC 1 U can be used in many suspensions (e.g. OSIX) that have a rigid orientation of the XLR connector and thus the amplifier. Also in the compatible MS and dual MS setups (for example, Cyclone), the alignment is fixed. As a result, the microphone cannot be rotated arbitrarily in such a suspension. For axially aligned capsules like the MK 4 this is not important, but a vertical capsule like the MK 8 has to be aligned radially.
In such cases, this accessory helps:
No. 800540: O-ring for radial alignment of a MK capsule. This O-ring is placed on the thread of the amplifier and makes the MK capsule permanently stable in any orientation. The O-ring is included with the MK 8 and all other vertical capsules (MK 4V, 41V) and can also be ordered separately.
Technical Specifications
Pickup pattern |
Supercardioid |
| Frequency range |
40 Hz - 17 kHz with |
| Sensitivity |
-36,5 dB (V/Pa), 15 mV/Pa |
| Equivalent noise level (A-weighted) |
14 dB |
| Equivalent noise level (CCIR) |
23 dB |
| Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted) |
80 dB |
| Maximum sound pressure level (THD < 0.5 %) |
130 dB-SPL with CMC 6 |
| Length |
34 mm |
| Diameter |
20 mm |
| Weight |
18 g |
| Surface finish |
matte gray |
