Description

Nevaton MC440 – Large-Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphone

The MC 440 is a top notch large diaphragm studio microphone. It is produced either with wide cardioid, cardioid, omnidirectional or figure-8 characteristic.
It shares the same capsule with the famous Nevaton MC416, but has a new electronic design, which leads to a transition from 5Hz to 35 kHz and an ultra-low self-noise of only 4dB-A!

The MC440 features: 

• very low self noise of down to only 4dBA (depending on the selected directional characteristic)
• Switchable Low-cut filter (70Hz, 120 Hz, 6dB/Oct)
• heated capsules (for parameter stability in diverse climatic conditions).
  Two switchable heating modes: 4mA or 8mA heating current
• RF filter against radio interference

All switches are inside the microphone!

Acoustic features and construction

The MC440 is equipped with a large diaphragm capsule which has a fixed pattern. It has an ultra-low self-noise level (4 dB-A) and a “vintage like” warm, clean and revealing sound which delivers transparent trebles, clear midrange and natural bass. The transducer, a 33-mm diaphragm symmetric pressure gradient sensor, is ultra-thin and gold-sputtered and has passed a special artificial ageing process to guarantee the stability of its parameters. The transducer is mounted on a damper, essentially lowering eventual vibrational noise level. The microphone is capable of handling sound pressure levels up to 142 dB without distortion. A switchable low cut filter is available.

Electrical features

The amplifier is built to the class-A transformerless standard. All used input transistors pass a special selection to guarantee minimal self-noise levels. The microphone operates on 48V phantom power. A gold-plated XLR-connector is used as an output-connector.

Stereo pair

On special order, we deliver this microphone as matched stereo pair. Matched stereo-pairs benefit from the advanced measuring facilities, of the Nevaton acoustic laboratories.

Operational safety

The microphone`s body is made of brass with a dark-grey non-reflective paint finish on an epoxy base. This makes it inherently immune to mechanical and atmospheric influences. A three-layer metallic grill effectively protects the transducers from mechanical impacts and influences. The transducer’s head is mounted on an elastic suspension to cut off vibrational and handling noise. This technology makes them immune to electrical and atmospheric interference and contamination through microscopic dust particles and makes it also suitable for off-studio applications.

The microphone is supplied in a fine wooden box.

A top-class condenser microphone, hand assembled in the factory in St.Petersburg and carefully tested in Nevaton`s acoustic laboratories.

 

NEVATON MC 440 – Technical Data

Acoustic operating principle	Pressure gradient transducer
Capsule diameter	33 mm
Directional pattern	fixed: cardioid, wide cardioid, fig-8, or omni
Frequency-range	5 – 35.000 Hz
Free Field Sensitivity at 1000 Hz and 1000 Ω	not less than 20 mV/Pa
Equivalent SPL DIN/IEC 651	4 dB-A
NEW – Low-cut switch Max. Sound Pressure Level [for THD 0,5% ]	3 positions – linear, 70Hz, 120Hz 142 dB
Dynamic range	138 dB
Nominal Impedance	20 Ω
Recommended Load Impedance	1000 Ω
Current Consumption	switchable 4mA / 8 mA
Supply voltage	48 V
Diameter	head: 51mm, body: 30mm
Length	178 mm
Weight	430 g
Temperature Range Relative Humidity	from -20ºС to +45ºС 90% at 20ºС
Connector Type	3-pin XLR-type standard
Pin assignment:	pin1: ground, pin2:phase(+), pin3:phase(-)