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Well, boys and girls, the rig is coming together. All the pieces are known at this point, most are in my hands already, and the rest is in the mail. I'm loving life. Not, sure, but I think I went a hair over my $1,500 budget, but hey, budgets were meant to break weren't they? Just look at my sig now, whoo hoo!!!
Here's a complete list of purchased gear:
- NIB 20 gig JB3, Busman2+ mod on NIB UA5, TOSLINK cable ($580 from Yard Sale)
- Studio Projects C4 mics ($300)
- SP-CMC-8 (AT943) Cards with AT-Phantom(not Samsung) AND Mini adapters + clips, screens, etc. ($400)
- Bogen / Manfrotto 3333 Mic/Light Stand ($50)
- K&M 8" Hinged Microphone Support Bar, same as ADK bar ($20)
- Two adapters to change the light stand stud to mic stand 5/8" ($18 for both)
- Two more small adapters (5/8-3/8-5/8) to act as riser for one side of stereo bar for XY configs ($10 for both)
- Manfrotto super clamp and extension arm ($50 for both)
- SVU-2 level meter and headphone amp ($80 from Yard Sale)
- Reactive Boost Box small pre and bbox ($125 from Yard Sale)
TOTAL = $1,633
Only thing missing at this point is an extra JB3 battery and a battery solution for my UA5, which I should be able to muster up for around $100 more for both. That would put me near $1,733. Only thing left are some XLR cables and a bunch of adapters for mixing boards (although I own quite a few of those already in my video gear). So, when It's all said and done, I think it'll probably be closer to $1,800 total. Now, some people might think I went overkill on buying two sets of mics and two pres, but remember, my goal wasn't really to have one best rig, it was more to have the flexibility to go super-stealth, semi-stealth, or open, and to get into it all for a reasonable amount of money -- not the best rig, but a damn fine one that is hella-flexible and adaptable, with many components being able to cross-over into my video rig as well. I'm sure it'll need tweaking, and I'm sure I'll get the upgrade urge sooner or later, but for now I'm totally psyched up about it all, and I can always upgrade later and sell off some of this stuff when needed.
So, that said, I think this might be the end of this thread. I must give a MAJOR SHOUT OUT to everyone who helped me with this, I couldn't have done it without you!!!
-- Thanks again, Taint
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