Topic: km 184's into an mp-2

[nickgregory]

I think (if memory serves correctly) it is 16 db lower...

[Jason B]

I think (if memory serves correctly) it is 16 db lower...

I believe it is 6 db lower.  I think the XLR outs are 16 db and the mini out is 6 db.

-JB

<edit: grammer>

[nickgregory]

I think (if memory serves correctly) it is 16 db lower...

I believe it is 6 db lower.  I think the XLR outs are 16 db and the mini out is 6 db.

-JB

<edit: grammer>

nope, you are right, knew that didnt sound right when I typed it

[Nick Culbreth]

actually the gain on the mp2 is 10 db less when running 1/8 out - the minimum gain via xlr out is +16db and the minimum gain out via 1/8 is +6db.

[Sean Gallemore]

I think (if memory serves correctly) it is 16 db lower...

11.8dB i think, it has to do with the standardized voltage differences between balanced and unbalanced connections.

[zhianosatch]

looks to me like a bunch o' stinkin' tapers posting in this thread...

[Todd R]

Yep, as noted earlier in this thread, I ran km184s>mp2 for awhile, just over a year I think.  ran them >AD500e, >D100 (interim, after Apogee died), >SBM1, and into modSBM1.  I really liked the sound overall, very good setup for the price at the time (which was before such innovations as the warm-mod UA5).

I always ran out of the 1/8" mini out, which had 10db less gain as I recall.  Never used attenuators, never had a problem with clipping even at loud shows.  The oft-quoted bloated low end of the mp2 (which I think people exaggerate about) was never really an issue running at absolute minimum gain out of the mini-out.

Enjoy your rig, I think you'll like it.

-Todd