Topic: mma6000 THAT much better than SP-SPSB-1?

[Aaron41]

Hey everyone,

It looks like I'm picking up a pair of DPA 4060s or 4061s for both open and stealth taping. I've already got an SP-SPSB-1 which has worked pretty well. To still use that all I would need is a 1/8 jack on the end of the mics.

I see a lot of people are using the mma6000 to power the mics. Is there any special reason for this beyond not having to get the 1/8 jack installed on the mics? Is the sound THAT much better?

Any advice is welcome. Thanks!

[Krispy D]

clean gain from 0 => 37dB, and hpf.
as transparent as you'd expect from dpa.

nuff said!

[RebelRebel]

without question, it is that much better....i loved that combo............

[Aaron41]

Is it $500 more worth it though? I'm on a college budget.

[Aaron41]

I can't speak to "worth it". It is to me.

I can say that the one time that I did run a similar combo, 406x 1/8" => sp box (schwilly's), was at a reggae concert where the sound level was strictly monitored by the spl nazi's. The recording was going line in to a wide-open D100/M1(?) and was dreadfully low, with max'd peaks hitting -15dB or so.

I did notice really, really low levels when I ran 4061s into my SP during the Moe show recently. I had to put +8 gain on it to get it anywhere near where I wanted to be.

[RebelRebel]

Is it $500 more worth it though? I'm on a college budget.

I echo what Mr. French said..It was to me. Ive run the SP stuff too, and it doesnt compare at all..not even the same ballpark..the 4061/mma are a match made in heaven...I promise....
Teddy

[pfife]

aaron, why not hold off for a while and run my mma6000 and hear for yourself?  Moke's right though, you gotta have the microdots to run them from the mma6000.

[pfife]

oh, and even though I've ran both setups, I changed my whole rig when I got the mma6000, so I can't really determine which peice of gear made which improvements. 

[shaggy]

SHAMELESS PLUG HERE:  I am selling a MPS6010 for $65 SHIPPED which is a DPA batt box....no need to hack off your micordots to get a workable solution for your DPA 4061s, you can save your money for a MMA6000 and then ditch this box.  I think the box has got better components than the SP box (Rubycon Caps), it outputs XLR so you could run it into a V3, sax, aerco...you name it!

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=53064.0

[Aaron41]

SHAMELESS PLUG HERE:  I am selling a MPS6010 for $65 SHIPPED which is a DPA batt box....no need to hack off your micordots to get a workable solution for your DPA 4061s, you can save your money for a MMA6000 and then ditch this box.  I think the box has got better components than the SP box (Rubycon Caps), it outputs XLR so you could run it into a V3, sax, aerco...you name it!

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=53064.0

Hmm... I do like that shameless plug.

Does the MPS6010 go right into the JB3 or will I need separate components?

[pfife]

SHAMELESS PLUG HERE:  I am selling a MPS6010 for $65 SHIPPED which is a DPA batt box....no need to hack off your micordots to get a workable solution for your DPA 4061s, you can save your money for a MMA6000 and then ditch this box.  I think the box has got better components than the SP box (Rubycon Caps), it outputs XLR so you could run it into a V3, sax, aerco...you name it!

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=53064.0

Hmm... I do like that shameless plug.

Does the MPS6010 go right into the JB3 or will I need separate components?

It'll go, you just need adapters to get from the XLR outputs to a 1/8 plug.