AKG W40 M Dual Layer Wire Mesh Windscreen for CK41 CK43 DAM+ Capsules

AKG W40 M: Two Layers of Mesh and Foam for the CK41 and CK43

The AKG W40 M is a windscreen with a rugged wire-mesh grill built for the CK41 and CK43 capsules of the DAM+ Series, and its construction combines two layers of mesh with foam to reduce wind and pop noise to a minimum. That layered design is what separates it from a simple foam cover, because it defends against two different problems at once while the metal grill also protects the capsule mechanically. It is the same windscreen supplied inside the CGN341 E DAM+ Set alongside a CK41 capsule, a GN30 M gooseneck and a PAE M powering module, and the AKG item number is 3165H00290. In a room where microphones get handled every day, that durability is the point.

How a Layered Mesh and Foam Path Beats Both Wind and Plosives

Wind noise and plosive noise are different problems, and this cover is built to handle both because it presents a graduated acoustic path rather than a single barrier. A steady airstream across a diaphragm creates large chaotic low-frequency pressure fluctuations, while a plosive consonant such as a hard P or B fires a short, high-energy puff of air directly at the capsule from inches away; the first is continuous, the second is a transient. Two layers of mesh slow and disperse that energy in stages, and the foam element between them absorbs what gets through, so the diaphragm sees pressure waves rather than moving air. Council chamber and lecture-hall techs know the practical result, because close-talking speakers who used to thump every consonant become intelligible without anyone touching a console.

A Metal Grill in a Room the Public Uses

Mechanical protection is the other half of the argument, and it is the reason integrators specify this cover in rooms where the microphones are not looked after. A rugged wire-mesh grill securely protects the capsule underneath, surviving the crush, tug and general handling that flattens an open foam cover within a season, and it wipes clean rather than absorbing whatever a public meeting leaves behind. Courtrooms, council chambers and community halls all see microphones repositioned dozens of times a week by people with no reason to be gentle, and a foam cover in that environment becomes a recurring replacement line. Facilities managers usually work out the arithmetic after the second round of foam and never go back.

DAM+ Fitment and Why the Family Matters

Capsule compatibility here is limited to the CK41 and CK43, both members of the DAM+ Modular Plus family, and that boundary should be checked before ordering. DAM+ capsules mount on the GN15 M, GN30 M and GN50 M gooseneck modules and the HM1000 M hanging module, and every one of those arms requires a separate powering module because the M system connector carries no output of its own; the earlier DAM capsules and the Ultra Linear Series capsules are different systems with different dimensions and take their own covers. Getting the family wrong is the most consequential mistake available in this brand, since nothing about a mismatched capsule and accessory will seat correctly. AV integrators maintaining both generations of modular conference microphones benefit from labelling the two inventories separately on the shelf.