Sennheiser HM 200 Uses Popular MKE 1 Capsule

	The HM 200 has witnessed an immense success on the German broadcast market -- now Sennheiser is turning the custom headmic into a series product.

Sennheiser launches the HM 200, a sturdy yet lightweight headmic that brings the esteemed sound of the MKE 1 lavalier microphone into a headset configuration, the company says.

"The HM 200 has had an immense success as a custom-made product in our home broadcast market," explains Tom Vollmers, Manager professional portfolio at Sennheiser. "It was about time that we turned this top-of-the-range headmic into a series product and brought it to broadcasters as well as theatre and musical sound designers everywhere."

The HM 200 uses the capsule of Sennheiser's smallest lavalier mic, the MKE 1, which is known for providing all the advantages of an omni-directional design -- such as lower susceptibility to wind noise -- while still putting an audible focus on the speaker's voice. The headmic is virtually invisible from a distance while offering powerful sound -- this makes the HM 200 an ideal choice for musical productions.

The metal frame of this headset microphone is lightweight, robust, and flexible; its fixed cable is fitted with a professional 3-pin connector. The boom arm is shorter than with other models which adds to the inconspicuous nature of the design.

The HME 200 is silver-colored with transparent ear-bows and a beige cable. It comes with a beige foam windshield, one large and one small protection cap for the make-up artist, six attachment clips and a transport case.

Technical Data:

Frequency response: 20 to 20,000Hz ± 3dB
Max. sound pressure level: 143dB
Pick-up pattern: omni-directional
Sensitivity in free field, no load (1kHz): 5 mV/Pa ± 2.5dB
Nominal impedance: 1 kiloohms
Equivalent noise level: 27dB
Weight including cable: approx. 13g
Weight without cable: 7g