Sennheiser MKH 418-S
Reported in a tracked streamer setup.
Tracked 2026-08-09. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the Sennheiser MKH 418-S
The Sennheiser MKH 418-S is an XLR stereo shotgun mic in M-S format, a pro tool for streamers with a high budget and a field kit. It is built around an interference tube capsule.
The interference tube raises directivity, and the listing stresses very low noise and a high signal to noise ratio. M-S format stays mono compatible, so it still works if your stream is mono. Impedance is 200 ohm. Retailers show 3.6 across only 4 ratings, at a tracked $1,799.
- Interference tube for more directivity
- Very low noise with high signal to noise
- M-S format stays mono compatible
- Rated 3.6 across only 4 retailer ratings
- High buy-in at a tracked $1,799
Where it fits in a build
On the move, a mic into the camera keeps audio in sync past the stream delay. See every audio pick
| Connectivity Technology | XLR |
| Special Feature | M-S Format |
| Compatible Devices | Television |
| Impedance | 200 ohm |
| Microphone Form Factor | microphone only |
| Frequency Response | 16000 hertz |
| Color | Black |
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Sennheiser MKH 418-S
$1,799Tracked 2026-08-09
Buy links are affiliate links: we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices are tracked estimates, not live prices. Full disclosure
We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.