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The Star
28-04-2025
- Business
- The Star
MKH buys land in Bangi for RM42mil
PETALING JAYA: MKH Bhd is acquiring a parcel of freehold land measuring approximately 14.91 acres in Bangi, Selangor from Inch Kenneth Kajang Rubber Public Ltd Co (IKKRPLC) for RM42.21mil. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the property developer and construction company said the proposed acquisition will provide an opportunity for the group to further expand and leverage on its expertise and success in property development in Selangor. 'The proposed residential and commercial development on the land augurs well for the group's future growth and earnings prospects.' MKH said the Land is currently planted mainly with oil palm trees. The surrounding vicinity of the land includes Serene Heights and Taman Setia Alam Sari housing development and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. MKH said it proposes to undertake a commercial development project on the land with an estimated gross development value of approximately RM170mil. MKH said the proposed acquisition will be funded through a mixture of internally generated funds and bank borrowings.
Mid East Info
09-04-2025
- Automotive
- Mid East Info
Sennheiser launches MKH 8018 stereo shotgun microphone - Middle East Business News and Information
Climate-proof and rugged, while capturing stereo sound in all its finest detail: The MKH 8018 is a condenser microphone quite unlike the standard Dubai, April 7, 2025 – Sennheiser has launched a new, compact stereo shotgun microphone today, the MKH 8018 for broadcasting and filming applications. The high-class short gun mic completes the company's MKH 8000 range of RF condenser microphones, which excel in the field due to their climate-proof ruggedness and natural sound capture with virtually no off-axis coloration. Providing flexibility to the audio engineer, the compact and lightweight MKH 8018 features three switchable stereo modes: MS stereo, wide XY stereo and narrow XY stereo. The MS mode allows the engineer to adjust the spatial imaging steplessly on the mixing desk, while the XY modes are premixed in the MKH 8018, with settings fine-tuned in many tests. The microphone will be on display at NAB, at the Sennheiser Group's booth N1428. The MKH 8018 RF condenser microphone is a compact stereo shotgun mic with three switchable stereo modes (MS, XY-wide and XY-narrow) 'The MKH 8018 is a high-class shotgun model that rounds off our MKH portfolio at the top end,' says Kai Lange, senior product manager for the MKH series. 'It has extremely low self-noise and truly excellent sound, very clear and pure due to the mic's great off-axis rejection. Moisture resistance, minimal non-linar distortion, and a balanced audio signal at the transformerless, fully floating output are further benefits of the RF condenser technology, which Sennheiser has been perfecting for more than 60 years.' Lightweight, non-modular, and with a tailored frequency response To make the MKH 8018 as easy to handle as possible, the Sennheiser engineers have given it an aluminium housing to have less weight on a camera or boom pole. Also, the microphone is – unlike most of the other mics in the 8000 series – non-modular with a fixed XLR-5M output and integrated -10 dB pad against overdriving, filters for tailoring the frequency response, and an additional switchable -3 dB low-cut filter at 70 Hz. The MKH 8018 has been tailored to broadcasting and filming applications As the MKH 8018 has been designed for broadcasting and filming applications, the usual extremely wide frequency response of the MKH mics has been limited to 40 – 20,000 Hz. This avoids any overloading of the mixing console with unhearable distortion below 40 Hz and above 20 kHz, where ultrasonic camera lens measurement systems are active. Matrix inside The MKH 8018 impresses with its homogeneous sound image, and can output MS stereo for further processing in the studio or on a mixer, or – via an internal matrix – XY stereo in a wide or narrow mode without the need for an external mixer. In XY-w, the mic emphasizes the side signal to a greater extent, thus capturing more ambience. In XY-n, the focus is more on the mid signal, giving the sound engineer more directionality. The MKH 8018 is delivered complete with an MZQ 100 microphone clip, MZW 8018 foam windshield and a threaded plastic transport tube. The MZR 8000 camera adapter (pictured below on the right) wraps around the microphone body and ensures a secure fit with other mic clips and on cameras. The MKH 8018 RF condenser stereo shotgun microphone is delivered complete with (from left to right) an MZQ 100 microphone clip, a threaded plastic transport tube, the MZW 8018 foam windshield and the MZR 8000, which wraps around the 8018 and securely adapts it to wider mic clips or camera mounts Optional accessories for the mic are the MZS 20-1 suspension/pistol grip, the MZW 60-1 basket windshield and the MZH 60-1 hairy cover for outdoor use of the MKH 8018. Typical combination of an MZS 20-1 pistol grip/suspension with basket windshield and hairy cover Technical Data Microphone type: RF condenser microphone Pick-up pattern: stereo shotgun Frequency response: 40 – 20,000 Hz Low-cut filter (switchable): -3dB at 70 Hz Attenuation (switchable): -10 dB Sensitivity: M channel: 56 mV/Pa; -25 dB ref (1V/Pa) S channel: 25 mV/Pa; -32 dB ref (1V/Pa) XY narrow: 50 mV/Pa; -26 dB ref (1V/Pa) XY wide: 32 mV/Pa; -30 dB ref (1V/Pa) Equivalent noise level: M channel: 12 dB A-weighted; 24 dB CCIR-weighted S channel: 14.5 dB A-weighted; 25 dB CCIR-weighted XY narrow: 12 dB A-weighted; 24 dB CCIR-weighted XY wide: 13 dB A-weighted; 25 dB CCIR-weighted Nominal impedance at 1 kHz: 430 ohms Mi. load impedance: 4.7 kilo-ohms Power supply: P48 phantom powering (IEC 61938) Current consumption: 2 x 3.4 mA Max. SPL: > 126 dB Connector: XLR-5M Weight: 115 g Diameter: 22 mm Length: approx. 230 mm Operating temperature: -10°C to 60°C (14°F to 140°F) Storage temperature: -20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F) Relative humidity: 5 to 95%, non-condensing An expert for humid, hot, and cold environments – the MKH 8018 stereo RF condenser micophone Polar Patterns (Ends) The high-resolution images accompanying this media release and additional photos can be downloaded here . About the Sennheiser brand We live and breathe audio. We are driven by the passion to create audio solutions that make a difference. Building the future of audio and bringing remarkable sound experiences to our customers – this is what the Sennheiser brand has represented for more than 75 years. While professional audio solutions such as microphones, meeting solutions, streaming technologies and monitoring systems are part of the business of Sennheiser electronic SE & Co. KG, the business with consumer devices such as headphones, soundbars and speech-enhanced hearables is operated by Sonova Holding AG under the license of Sennheiser. Contacts: Middle East contact: Sennheiser Middle East Shraddha Mukul Mobile +971 (0) 56 226 6508 Public Relations Urvashi Kadam, urvashi@ +971503570206 Leila Olan, info@ ; +971563092428
Mid East Info
27-03-2025
- Mid East Info
The Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun microphone is 50 - Middle East Business News and Information
20% anniversary discount on the all-time classic in April Dubai: One of Sennheiser's most revered microphones, the MKH 416 P48 shotgun microphone, celebrates its golden jubilee this year! For 50 years, the MKH 416 has accompanied broadcasters, filmmakers, voice-over artists, and content creators; it has been used in studios and in the field. Mounted onto a boom pole, a stand or a camera, its job has been to stay outside the camera angle while gracefully capturing sound with clarity and impact. To celebrate its golden jubilee, this classic mic is offered with a 20% anniversary discount at participating Sennheiser dealers and – where available – the company's website in April. Time travelling to the 1970s The name of Manfred Hibbing is firmly linked with this milestone product. When the young engineer joined Sennheiser, his first task was to design the MKH 416 P48 on the basis of the MKH 415 T. The MKH 416 was to be Sennheiser's first phantom-powered (P48) shotgun microphone, while all previous models were AB-powered. In those days, AB powering was preferred in broadcast situations because of its resistance to ripple voltages, but phantom powering had become established in the studio. 50 years old but always up to date Hibbing's involvement was a stroke of luck for the MKH 416 RF condenser microphone, as he possessed ample expertise both in electroacoustics and in RF technology. In an interview in 2023, he said that optimising the interaction between the electroacoustic transducer and the electronic circuit had been his favourite task in designing the 416. The long lifespan of the MKH 416 P48 fills the engineer with pride: 'During all this time, the design of the MKH 416 was only revised in two instances: one was to make it suitable for SMD mounting, and the other to update it for a more advanced transducer technology. A standard in the studio and in the field – but why exactly? One reason is that the MKH 416 operates on the RF condenser principle. In this context, RF (radio frequency) has nothing to do with wireless, but rather refers to the high-frequency voltage at the capsule and the associated electronics in the microphone. The huge advantage of this design is that it makes the condenser microphone resistant to humidity. Unlike 'standard' condenser microphones, RF condenser models can be used outdoors, in hot and humid or cold and misty weather. MKH microphones have reliably recorded audio in a wide variety of challenging locations, from deserts, to the Arctic, to rain forests. Another reason for the success of the MKH 416 is in its excellent directivity, which is the result of the acoustic interference principle on which it operates. The actual microphone capsule is combined with a so-called interference tube in front of it. This tube has regularly arranged slots, which are covered with fabric that has a certain acoustic impedance, and prevents reflections and standing waves inside the tube. If sound arrives directly from the front, the interference tube has no effect at all. But when sound enters the tube from the sides, it passes through different holes. This results in different path lengths to the transducer and thus different time delays. Depending on the angle of sound incidence, the sound components more or less cancel each other out. This effect increases at higher frequencies: Here, the microphone essentially picks up the sound coming from the front. This is particularly important for speech intelligibility as the decisive speech formants are recorded with less lateral interference at high frequencies than with standard microphones. The longer the shotgun, the more this interference principle extends to lower frequencies. Unfortunately, the longer length also makes the microphone more difficult to handle. The MKH 416 is certainly so popular because, despite its short length, it offers an effective directionality. How this particular length came about is its own story, and that takes us back to its predecessor, the MKH 415 T… The hacksaw and the microphone In 1970, the newly designed MKH 415 shotgun microphone was the pride and joy of the Sennheiser development engineers. It was less sensitive to wind and pop noise, had greater resistance to handling noise, and excellent directivity. With the new microphone in his briefcase, an enthusiastic Dr. Griese, technical manager at Sennheiser, went off to visit radio and TV broadcasters. The customers showed a great deal of interest in the new shotgun microphone – but couldn't resist picking at it. They complained that the shotgun effect was so strong that you had to keep moving the microphone to follow the speaker around. Dr. Griese listened to the comments for a while and then asked for a hacksaw. 'How much directivity would you like?' he asked the amazed observers. And without batting an eyelid he proceeded to saw off a section of the microphone tube. The customers were stunned. Dr. Griese then tried out the shortened microphone once again and, to everyone's amazement, it was perfect! From then on, the MKH 415 – and thus also the MKH 416 which followed its design – were highly successful as the preferred microphone for vocalists, film teams and reporters, with the specialist media being equally impressed by the 'unusually short length' ( Funkschau ) of the shotgun mic. Conclusion 'The MKH 416 remains a star of our shotgun microphones, even though we have launched younger models long since,' concludes product manager Kai Lange. 'It's just great to have such a legend in the portfolio, a versatile, long-life, high-performance microphone. The MKH 416 is a mic where everything was perfect from the start.' A short history of Sennheiser's shotgun and RF condenser microphones About the Sennheiser brand: We live and breathe audio. We are driven by the passion to create audio solutions that make a difference. Building the future of audio and bringing remarkable sound experiences to our customers – this is what the Sennheiser brand has represented for more than 75 years. While professional audio solutions such as microphones, meeting solutions, streaming technologies and monitoring systems are part of the business of Sennheiser electronic SE & Co. KG, the business with consumer devices such as headphones, soundbars and speech-enhanced hearables is operated by Sonova Holding AG under the license of Sennheiser.
Fox News
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
GUY BENSON SHOW: Mary Katharine Ham Reacts to Dems' RIDICULOUS Attempt to Act Like 'Normal People'
Mary Katharine Ham, Fox News contributor, OutKick columnist, and co-host of the Getting Hammered and Normally podcasts, joined The Guy Benson Show today to break down the real impact of DOGE on National Parks and how their failure to effectively spend allotted funds under Trump exposes government waste. She also reacted to the outrage over DOGE's effect on federal funding and the 'self own' that many of DOGE's cuts make. Plus, MKH and Guy discuss the hilarious story of Democrats retreating to Loudoun County, VA, in an attempt to connect with 'normal people' –and why MKH is 'offering' to teach them how to be normal. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview: Listen to the full podcast:
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
MKH Berhad Full Year 2024 Earnings: Misses Expectations
Revenue: RM1.06b (flat on FY 2023). Net income: RM76.1m (up 2.0% from FY 2023). Profit margin: 7.2% (up from 7.0% in FY 2023). EPS: RM0.13 (up from RM0.13 in FY 2023). All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period Revenue missed analyst estimates by 1.1%. Earnings per share (EPS) also missed analyst estimates by 8.8%. The primary driver behind last 12 months revenue was the Property Development & Construction segment contributing a total revenue of RM599.7m (57% of total revenue). Notably, cost of sales worth RM765.5m amounted to 72% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The largest operating expense was General & Administrative costs, amounting to RM99.6m (45% of total expenses). Explore how MKH's revenue and expenses shape its earnings. Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to stay flat during the next 3 years compared to a 8.3% growth forecast for the Real Estate industry in Malaysia. Performance of the Malaysian Real Estate industry. The company's shares are up 1.8% from a week ago. What about risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for MKH Berhad you should know about. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Sign in to access your portfolio
