figured this was worthy of crossposting. Apparently they have the same look and feel of Schoeps. Rokpunk discovered these beauties at the AES convention.
Available in Card, Hyper, and Omni
Picture of Card Cap w/ Body
MKH 8040
http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/root/500966?Open&print=General Description
The cardioid MKH 8040 is suitable for almost any application. It considerably reduces pick-up of a reverberant room. This is very helpful in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear.
Features
cardioid pick-up pattern
modular design
wide frequency response 30 to 50.000 Hz
symmetrical transducer with 2 backplates providing extremly low distortion
extremly low inherent self-noise
accurate directional pattern
non reflective Nextel coating
ideal as a spot microphone and for surround recordings
Delivery Includes
Microphone head MKHC 8040
XLR module MZX 8000
Microphone clip MZQ 8000
Windshield MZW 8000
User manual
Aluminium transport case
Stereo pair MSRP is $2300
http://www.audiolines.com/MKH-8040-ST-p-19848.htmlAny guinee pigs out there?
Active Cables, shockmounts, and clips can be viewed on this link. You have to scroll down.
http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/root/500966?Open&print=#