Cinela ZEPHYX Windshield

The Cinela ZEPHYX is a large windshield with a removable, suspended cage, built around a suspension block made for one microphone or stereo pair.

The ZEPHYX was the first windshield with a suspended cage sold worldwide. Every Cinela windshield has the cage decoupling they patented for the ZEPHYX. Inside, a cross fixed to the central axis ends in semi-elliptical isolators set into four points of the cage, and a flexible, windproof bellows joins the axis to the floating cage.

Removable Cage

Of Cinela’s windshields, only the ZEPHYX has a cage that comes off. The suspension block fixes with a single knob, so it comes out of the cage for indoor work and goes back in for outdoor work in moments. Each block is dedicated to one microphone or configuration, with its own wiring. It comes from the OSIX suspension range, and out of the cage it can stand in for an OSIX for most microphones the ZEPHYX takes.

Shape and Coverings

The ZEPHYX is egg-shaped, 18 cm across, and much shorter than the PIANO and PIANISSIMO. It was first designed for a small Schoeps MS pair and takes mono microphones up to 15 cm long. Its Z-COVER, a two-layer 3D mesh in gray and matte black, gives high acoustic transparency in light to medium wind, and the two tones help with aiming. In stronger wind, a synthetic fur goes over it. The fur comes in long pile as standard or short pile, in two-tone black and gray, with black or gray on request.

Swivel and Wiring

Every ZEPHYX has a two-axis swivel with a single clamp and a built-in shortened XLR. The MS versions end in a standard 5-pin XLR. The Z-CASE carries the windshield with a fur and its output cables.

Good to Know

The MKH 8030 + 8040 version has a suspension redesigned for the 8030’s high sensitivity to very low frequencies, and Cinela strongly recommends MZF II filters on it. The CMXY version is handled upright, with the swivel set straight, so the capsules sit at the center for a frontal recording direction. It comes with the BELT-CMXY security belt. On the OSIX 2 version, when you use the Z-COVER alone in higher wind, Cinela recommends a Schoeps B5D foam inside the cage. Suspension sets for other microphones are sold separately, and the microphones are not included.

Features

• Removable cage suspended on its own isolators
• Suspension block fixed with a single knob for quick indoor use
• Block made for each microphone or pair, with its own wiring
• Egg-shaped cage 18 cm across
• Two-tone Z-COVER 3D mesh with high acoustic transparency
• Fur in long or short pile
• Two-axis swivel with a single clamp and a built-in XLR
• Z-CASE carrying case

Available Options