TYPE 4189

½-inch Free-field Microphone, Prepolarized, 6.3 Hz – 20 kHz

Free-field microphone designed for general-purpose high-precision measurements, requirring high sensitivity over a frequency range of 6.3 Hz to 20 kHz.

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A general-purpose workhorse designed for high-precision, free-field measurements with high sensitivity. Our best-selling microphone for 15 years because it produces the best results in its class, and will keep doing so for decades to come, with both CCLD and classical preamplifiers.

Universally useful in almost every measurement scenario, it is especially well suited for battery operated equipment – which is why it is fitted as standard to some of our world-leading sound level meters. Our best-seller for typical electroacoustic measurements like loudspeaker and microphone measurements, because it has earned our customers' trust over many years.

USER SCENARIOS

Precision sound measurement
Premium class sound level meters
Equipment complying with IEC 61672 class 1

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Specifications

Capacitance: 14 pF
Diameter: ½
Dyn. range: 14.6 – 146 dB
Freq. range: 6.3 – 20000 Hz
Inherent noise: 14.6 dB A
Lower limiting frequency -3dB: 4 Hz
Optimised: Free field
Polarization: Prepolarized
Polarization voltages: V
Pressure coefficient: -0.01 dB/kPa
Sensitivity: 50 mV/Pa
Standards: IEC 61094-4 WS2F
Temperature coefficient: -0.006 db/ºC
Temperature range: -30 – 150 C
Venting: Rear
Weight: gram
Sound field: Free-field
Microphone type: Free field