i just gave nick (n-box) the colletts for the akg 460/480 n box project. i think he is going to post pictures here very soon.
the collettes are very nice. they look heavier than they actually are. the threads are even and accept the capsules perfectly, and have a very positive stop. the gefells collettes are equally nice.
i havent read this thread in a while. not sure what all this profit vs open stuff is. like i posted earlier, the "secret" is what is in the head of the cables. if you want us to release this information (what is in the cable heads), i dont think we would be opposed to that, but as we were going to use a modified nbox for the pre you cannot expect nick to release that information on the nbox-preamp.
i understand tim's (raoulduke's) and other jk-labs owners' positions. if i had a unique device i would be leary to let people inspect it as well. that is thier perogative. i am certain nick, mike, our ee buddy (not on this board) and myself can come up with the correct formula for the heads thru trial and error. nick works on schoeps capsules, cables and collette heads on a daily basis and he has the understanding and know how.
if these jk-labs owners would reconsider, i am sure nick and myself would make it worth your while. for instance, supply two new sets of cables and active heads...say one 20foot for open taping, and a 6foot set for stealth/low-pro...a nice deal for a day or two of down time for us to inspect the head.
here are the photos of the akg colletes we had made.