Sennheiser MZT 8000 Metal table stand for MKHC 80xx, with cable 1.5m, Nextel black

Sennheiser MZT 8000 Metal Table Stand (Nextel Black)

The Sennheiser MZT 8000 (Article Number: 502331) is a premium, heavy-duty tabletop stand engineered exclusively for Sennheiser's elite MKH 8000 series modular RF condenser microphones (including the MKHC 8020, 8040, 8050, 8060, and 8070 capsule configurations). Designed for sleek, architectural integration, this low-profile base allows broadcast announcers, talk-show hosts, panel discussion venues, and recording studios to deploy high-end microphone heads natively on a flat surface without the bulk of traditional desk booms.

The housing is coated in Sennheiser’s specialized, anti-reflective Nextel® Matte Black finish, which suppresses studio light reflections and completely avoids camera-glare during live-television broadcasts and video recordings.

Key Structural and Engineering Attributes

• Modular "Capsule-Only" Integration: Designed to hold just the MKHC capsule head alone, omitting the standard, heavy MZX 8000 XLR module. This keeps the physical profile on screen or at the desk remarkably small, minimal, and modern.

• Integrated 1.5-Meter Premium Remote Cable: Outfitted out-of-the-box with an internal, pre-wired 1.5-meter (approx. 5 feet) premium microphone cable. The wire feeds directly through the stem assembly to keep visual desk clutter to an absolute minimum.

• Friction-Locked Tilt Mechanism: Features an adjustable pivot alignment node at the top of the stem. It allows presenters or sound crews to effortlessly tilt the capsule angle toward the talker and lock it safely into place, keeping its position over long multi-point tracking sessions.

• Weighted High-Stability Base: Despite its discrete footprint, the round metal base plate is heavily weighted. This provides excellent tip-resistance, ensuring the module stays safely put when knocked or bumped during frantic broadcast workflows.

Technical Specifications Matrix

In the Box: Production Package Inventory

• 1 x Sennheiser MZT 8000 Metal Table Stand with 1.5m Cable (Nextel Black)

• (Note: MKHC Microphone capsule heads and matching MZX 8000 XLR analog interface blocks are sold separately)

System Architecture and Deployment Advice

Connecting Back to the XLR Module Base: Because the MZT 8000 focuses purely on minimizing desk footprints, it hosts only the capsule head (19mm barrel element) at the desk position. The bottom output of the integrated 1.5m cable ends in a proprietary connection tail. To get standard audio output, you must thread this tail into your mic's original MZX 8000 XLR module block beneath the desk surface. This hidden XLR block acts as the ground link to accept normal 48V phantom power from your mixer console.

Controlling Acoustic Table Rumble: Because this stand rests directly on a hard surface, structural thumps (such as fingers tapping the table, papers sliding around, or nearby laptops vibrating) can route directly up the metal stem into your ultra-sensitive RF capsule. To ensure optimal audio separation, drop a dense neoprene pad or a layer of acoustic felt underneath the MZT 8000 base plate to decouple tabletop friction from your vocal feed.