This listing is for a vintage Sennheiser MD441 dynamic microphone. This mic is in excellent cosmetic and working condition.

This listing is for the mic only. Clip not included.


The MD 441 is a premium supercardioid dynamic mic, a studio standard for many years due to its natural sound and “nearly textbook perfect” supercardioid polar pattern.

The moving-coil cartridge is shockmounted to reduce handling noise. A humbucking coil reduces EMI.

Two switches on the mic configure its frequency response:

A five-way high-pass filter is built into the collar around the XLR jack. The “M” for Music setting is the flattest response, with a flat response down to 65Hz. Four more settings provide progressively higher and steeper rolloffs, the most extreme attenuating at 12dB/octave below 500Hz.

A “brilliance” switch on the microphone body enables a broad 5–7dB boost from 2.2kHz–20kHz.

As a passive dynamic microphone, it withstands very high SPL without overload or distortion.

The microphone body is all metal, with a “simulated leather finish.” The grille is nickel plated.

Specifications

Frequency Response - SupercardioidClick Graph to Compare!
MD 441U Supercardioid Frequency Response Chart
Pickup PatternsPads & Filters
Supercardioid (1.8 mV/Pa; 30 - 20,000 Hz) 
  • Filter: Brilliance (Via Switch)
  • Filter: 5-position HPF (Via Switch)
Coil DiameterImpedanceSPL/Noise
n/a200 Ohms (Low)SPL n/a
WeightLengthMax DiameterInterface(s)
450g (15.87oz)270mm (10.63'')36mm (1.42'')
  • 3-pin XLR male (1)



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