Shure Microflex MX418/S 18" Supercardioid Gooseneck Microphone

The MX418 delivers the responsiveness to everything you want them to hear—and controls what you don’t. It’s great sound and reliable performance, without noise or distractions. Even installation was rethought and reengineered to be simpler and smoother for AV integration. Precise, tailored-for-speech audio for any size room.

• Gooseneck Length: 18 inch (45.7 cm) lengths
• Interchangeable cartridges provide the right polar pattern for every application
• Locking flange mount for permanently securing microphone to surfaces
• Snap-fit foam windscreen
• Shock mount provides over 20 dB isolation from surface vibration noise
• Models available with attached preamp, in-line preamp, or desktop base
• Wide dynamic range and frequency response for accurate sound reproduction across the audio spectrum
• Balanced, transformerless output for increased immunity to noise over long cable runs
• New RF filtering

Key Specs

• Microphone Type: Gooseneck (Speech / Non-Instrument)
• Polar Pattern: Supercardioid
• Element Type: Electret Condenser
• Sound Field: Mono
• Orientation: End Address
• Controls: Low-Cut / High-Pass Filter (HPF)
• Circuitry: Solid-State

Performance

• Frequency Response: 50 Hz – 17 kHz
• Maximum SPL: 122.7 dB (1 kHz, 1% THD, 1 kΩ load)
• Off-Axis Rejection: 45 dB
• Sensitivity: -33.5 dB (at 1 kHz)
• Dynamic Range: 96.2 dB (1 kΩ load)
• Equivalent Noise Level: 26.5 dB (A-weighted)

Connectivity

• Analog Output: 1× XLR 3-Pin
• Output Type: Balanced, line-matched microphone level

Power

• Power Source: Phantom Power
• Operating Voltage: 11–52 V DC (phantom)

Physical

• Mounting: Integrated flange mount (non-threaded base)
• Dimensions (Gooseneck / Mic): Ø 7.9 × 22.5 in (Ø 20.07 × 57.14 cm)
• Base Diameter: Ø 2.63 in (Ø 6.67 cm)
• Weight: 1.82 lb (0.82 kg)