Sennheiser MKH416 P48 U3 Super-Cardioid Shotgun Condenser Microphone Matte Black

My wife is a voice actor, and she's been gradually getting better and better quality mics, but she's been dreaming about this one for a while now. She said it was all she wanted for an anniversary/Christmas present. So, in December, I bought the Sennheiser MKH 416 for her - and boy am I popular. She's raving about the quality of the sound, and I can't say enough about the quality of the service we got at Guitar Center. Ordering and picking up the mic was a breeze, and then a couple of weeks later, when I came back in because of the 45-day price guarantee, they remembered me and my order the moment I walked in. And that price guarantee was amazing. Sennheiser dropped the price by over $200, so when we saw that, we gathered up the paperwork and went back to the store. It was so simple… just a few minutes later they refunded us the difference. So that made both my wife and I very happy! Great service and a fantastic mic!

My wife is a voice actor and for our 21st wedding anniversary/Christmas gift, I got her this Sennheiser MKH 416 microphone. It's what she said she wanted, and well - "happy wife, happy life!" She's had a couple of other mics she's tried, but this was supposed to be "the one" for voiceover, so I ordered it for her from Guitar Center. The crew at the Roseville store was so helpful and friendly. And they offered a price guarantee - if it was less expensive at any legit provider within 45 days, we could bring in the paperwork and they'd refund us the difference. the price did drop - by about $215 - a couple of weeks after I bought it, and when we walked in, they remembered me, and totally took care of us. It was such great service, and my wife LOVES the mic. She keeps describing it as a really "authentic" sound. So I asked her to record a video for this review.

I finally got the chance to get the microphone I always wanted. Very crisp and clear. Works great for voiceover. I love it and would buy again.

I own many microphones. I have a problem. If you are looking for adding this to your mic locker i would highly recommend it. As always, try the mic first and see if it fits your voice is more important than just going to whats more expensive or touted. However, that being said, i have had great pleasure in using this mic. I primarily use this for Voice over, or studio use, and in the future try i will try and incorporate it for field recordings as well. This mic fits my voice well, i hardly even needed to clean audio or do anything in post as it sounded natural, clean, and just good raw. Comes in a nice package, case, windscreen, certificate and mount included. Also very light which is a plus for many. This review is long as is. It's a great mic, I'd 100% recommend it if you can purchase it. It's definitely worth the cost.

For use in studio for voiceovers, and live on location for short and feature films and TV work. The Sennheiser 416 has been an industry standard for voices on films for many years. Still perfectly balanced for this. Works well with the Zoom H6 also. You need to purchase the Sennheiser handle with cradle for microphone, blimp and deadcat. It was cost you the same price as the mic it self for these three. However they are a must have if you serious about sound for film. I have used them in high wind and still got amazing voice recording!