Now I am totally confused. The Schoeps do not need phantom power?
It's confusing, and I should clarify. Think of it this way...there are two delivery mechanisms for phantom power:
preamp > mic bodies > KC5 cables > MKx caps
preamp / mic body equivalent > KCY cables > MKx caps
The CMC6 bodies require phantom power from an external device, i.e. preamp a la the VMS,
stock SX-M2, Sound Devices MixPre, etc. But the SX-M2/LS2
1 and NBox have the equivalent of the CMC6 bodies *inside* the preamp, so they effectively provide phantom to the CMC6 equivalent circuitry internally. All that's left to do is hook up the active cables (KCY for the /LS2, custom for the NBox) to provide connectivity between the MKx caps and the mic body equivalent inside the preamp.
1 The /LS2 modification removes the XLR connectors and replaces them with 2 x lemo connectors and 1 x 5-pin binder for the KCY cables. Hence, the /LS2 is incapable of providing standard phantom power to a pair of mic bodies, but rather can only deliver power to the mic caps directly.
I think the VMS is the only preamp that will support both a body and body-less setup with the same preamp:
MK4 > KC5 > CMC6 bodies > VMS via the XLR connectors, or
MK4 > KCY > VMS via the 5-pin binder connector