This listing is for a vintage Sennheiser MD441 dynamic microphone. This mic is in excellent cosmetic and working condition. Clip has piece broken off but still holds mic fine. Case has no insert pieces and clasp is broken.
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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! |
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| Pickup Patterns | Pads & Filters |
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| Supercardioid (1.8 mV/Pa; 30 - 20,000 Hz) |
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| Coil Diameter | Impedance | SPL/Noise |
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| n/a | 200 Ohms (Low) | SPL n/a |
| Weight | Length | Max Diameter | Interface(s) |
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| 450g (15.87oz) | 270mm (10.63'') | 36mm (1.42'') |
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