He spoke with Schoeps at Redding Audio and came up with the following problems: the Schoeps active cables end with a 5 pin Binder miniature plug, and cannot fit into the lemo connection on the Sonosax.
This is false. There are two factory mods offered by Sonosax:
- SX-M2/LS - this mod includes only lemo connectors, and true: the 5-pin binder mini plug will not fit.
- SX-M2/LS2 - this mod includes the lemo connectors AND a 5-pin binder mini female plug. It *will* fit the KCY cables, I've used it myself.
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2. Even if we do get you this type of cable built, it is going to reduce the specs of the Schoeps microphones because you will only be supplying 48 volts and not 60 volts which the capsules require. You ultimately will lose sensitivity and will add more noise because you will have to crank up the Sonasax.
You should to have a chat with the folks at Sonosax, or Jerry Bruck at Posthorn. I don't know the specs of the SX-M2/LS2. I do know that Sonosax replaces the mic body circuitry with components they add
inside the SX-M2/LS2. I bet Redding / Schoeps are unaware of this and are thinking it's merely a connector swap: XLR for lemo and/or 5-pin binder. There's more to it than a simple connector swap, as I understand it. Jerry Bruck at Posthorn's probably the best guy to go to - there's sometimes a language barrier with the folks at Sax, and they're not great about returning phone calls / emails. But Jerry knows his shit and can sort this out.
I'll see. I alerted Frank to this thread - he feels the MK4 > KCY > SX-M2/LS2 will not work, neither does Scott from Schoeps, but Frank will research it further
It works. I've used that exact gear combo before. Now, whether the /LS2 is sending 48v or 60v to the Schoeps caps, I do not know - I never tested for specs when I had my /LS2. I do know, however, that the combo worked quite well. I don't feel like I ever had to crank the gain on the Sax- usually ran between 20-30 dB for rock concerts, which is about what I've run for most mic > preamp combos.
Bottom line: call Jerry Bruck and/or the folks at Sonosax to sort it out, I suspect the folks at Redding Audio and Schoeps don't have all the information about the /LS and /LS2 factory mods.
Edit to add: This is one of the reasons I originally went with Jerry Bruck and Posthorn for my purchase, even though his prices were slightly higher - no one else had any clue what I was asking about.