Designed for miking up vocals, brass, acoustic and electric guitar, and kick drum, the C 4000 B can handle every recording situation. Exceptionally high headroom and extremely low self noise put the C 4000 B among the condenser microphones with the widest dynamic range available today and it will give equally excellent results in the studio and on stage.

A switchable 10-dB preattenuation pad allows the C 4000 B to be used for close-in miking of instruments producing extremely high sound pressure levels such as guitar amps etc. A switchable bass cut filter eliminates low-frequency noise.

Specifications

Polar pattern
cardioid, hypercardioid, omnidirectional

Frequency range
20 to 20,000 Hz

Sensitivity
25 mV/Pa (-32 dBV)

Max. SPL
145/155 dB (THD=0.5%)

Equivalent noise level (CCIR 468-3)
19 dB

Equivalent noise level
8 dB-A

Signal/noise ratio (A-weighted)
86 dB

Preattenuation pad
10 dB, switchable

Bass filter
12 dB/octave at 100 Hz

Impedance
200 ohms

Recommended load impedance
>1.000 ohms

Supply voltage
9 to 52 V phantom power to DIN 45596

Current consumption
<2 mA

Connector
3-pin XLR

Finish
silver gray

Net weight
450 g / 1 lb.

Shipping weight
1 kg / 2.2 lbs.

Patent(s)
Electrostatic transducer (Patent no. AT 395.225, DE 4.103.784, JP 2.815.488)