Sennheiser
MK 4
Large-diaphragm condenser · Cardioid · 20–20,000 Hz
- A one-inch true condenser at 10 dB(A) self-noise — a studio noise floor in a microphone that turns up on stages for grand piano and choir.
- 485 g and no pad or filter on the body: everything is done at the desk.
Frequency response
No response curve yet.
MicSense only draws a curve traced from a graph the manufacturer actually publishes — it never estimates one from the microphone’s class. Sennheiser publishes figures for the MK 4 but no response graph, so the numbers are in the spec table below and the chart stays empty.
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for cardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Sennheiser |
|---|---|
| Model | MK 4 |
| Type | Large-diaphragm condenser |
| Form factor | Side-address |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Frequency range | 20–20,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 25 mV/Pa · ≈ -32.0 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | — |
| Self-noise | 10 dB(A) |
| Impedance | 50 Ω (nominal) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | phantom 48 V |
| Weight | 485 g |
| Price tier | Pro |
| Introduced | — |
Every figure above is from Sennheiser’s own published datasheet for this model — see the datasheet. A dash means the manufacturer does not publish that figure; it does not mean zero.
What it gets used for
- FOH vocal
- Acoustic instrument
- Choir / ensemble
- Overhead
MicSense tags microphones by the job on a live stage, not by studio category — so you can filter for “kick in” or “monitor vocal” instead of working backwards from “large-diaphragm condenser”.
Compare it against the alternatives.
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