Topic: New AD1K Owner--Advice on Mics, Pres, and Other Stuff

[wjlapier]

I purchased Andy's AD1K recently and it'sa finally here sitting in front of me.  It's housed in a wooden box, but I think I'll make a new one.  It has a power cable with one COAX out.  So, I need batteries and a pair of mics and I'm set, right?  For now, I was thinking of running the internal pre and record with a D8.  And remember, I've been away form taping for about 5 years, so my matching mics/pres/ads is a bit rusty.

Which mics would you run with the AD1K and why?  What type of sound will I get out of that combo?  If I decide to add a pre, which should I consider and why?  Finally, the few years I did tape I used mainly Schoeps mics, but would consider another brand.  I would like to hear some fine samples--so if you could, direct me to where they may be.

Finally, this might have been Jason Crouch's--I believe I might have pics of him and it at a SCI show at the Gorge

[todd e]

welcome to team apogee!  i must be one of the few people who have working ad1000 and ad500's!  best A>D on the market, and dont let anyone tell you otherwise.  the box and heat issues rarely was a problem for me, so fingers crossed.

grab some mk41 (cap) and cmc6 (bodies)  and you'll have a very versitle rig.  you can tape upfront if you pickup actives, or in the OTS and be making the best tapes.  of course a pre-amp could only improve the sound, but the ad1k pre is pretty decent!

[heath]

i've run my ad1k's with almost every mic i can think of.  one of my alltime favorite pairs in front of it are the schoeps cmc6/mk4, mk41, mk4v, etc.  set it and forget it!