Topic: Sennheiser Active Setup - MKH 8000 Part II

[John Kelly]

Forgot to mention - I ran these for the first time at an outdoor show last night.  It was Matt Nathanson at the oceanfront.  Wind was blowing constantly all night but I don't think much (if any) showed up on the tape.  Gonna try and discreetly track it out at work.

[grider]

I guess the real question is, compared to the cable end + Senn "mic body", how much shorter would an XLR plug actually be?  Maybe we could get a photo with the active cable end + mic body right next to a standard neutrik XLR?  thanks.

in theory it would be half the size (lets assume the body is the same size as a xlr connector)
because as it is now (good idea for the flexablility though) you have the body and need interconnects
if you didn't need interconnects you would have half the amount of space being used (actually more because like 1/3 with interconnects you have 2 ends)

I'd guess that body is twice as long as a typical XLR connector, which is why something smaller would be preferable, it just does not appear you can safely insert the Senn body directly into a V3 for example, sure it can be done but its far from practical

[John Kelly]

I guess the real question is, compared to the cable end + Senn "mic body", how much shorter would an XLR plug actually be?  Maybe we could get a photo with the active cable end + mic body right next to a standard neutrik XLR?  thanks.

in theory it would be half the size (lets assume the body is the same size as a xlr connector)
because as it is now (good idea for the flexablility though) you have the body and need interconnects
if you didn't need interconnects you would have half the amount of space being used (actually more because like 1/3 with interconnects you have 2 ends)

I'd guess that body is twice as long as a typical XLR connector, which is why something smaller would be preferable, it just does not appear you can safely insert the Senn body directly into a V3 for example, sure it can be done but its far from practical

No way is it twice as long.  These things are TINY.  I haven't yet tried to plug the "body" into my 702, but it should work with no issues.

[grider]

I hope that is the case, for sure, this mic depending on sound and affordability may be the last mic I ever buy and own, its so simple and small it will be hard to beat in a newly engineered transparent sounding microphone

[John Kelly]

Well I took some pics of the XLR end vs. a neutrik connector.  Here ya go.

[grider]

thanks for the pics John, I'm going to just shut up now and instead figure out how to buy these mics and the extension cables 

[JasonSobel]

thanks for the pics.  While the mic body + active cable end are certainly very comparable to a standard XLR, it sure would be nice to have a custom, hacked, shorty XLR connector on the end of those cable   But in all seriousness, I probably wouldn't hack into cables like that.  It certainly is very small as is.

[John Kelly]

thanks for the pics.  While the mic body + active cable end are certainly very comparable to a standard XLR, it sure would be nice to have a custom, hacked, shorty XLR connector on the end of those cable   But in all seriousness, I probably wouldn't hack into cables like that.  It certainly is very small as is.

I'd consider hacking some smaller cables for stealthing purposes (like the standard 1m cable), but for the custom job and the hassle I had to go through I'm leaving them as is.

And grider - if you're looking for someone to buy these through let me know, as I just bought mine and got a great deal.  Just don't expect to get custom length remote cables out of Germany in a speedy fashion.

[John Kelly]

Loving this tape right now:
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,106187.0.html

[John Willett]

Well - I got my MKH 8040 Stereoset today with a pair each of the Rycote INV-2 and INV-3 shockmounts (so I can use them with or without remote cables).

The Nagra VI should arrive in the next couple of days.

Then it's off to the Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival for the weekend with the hope of some very nice recordings. 

[John Kelly]

Well - I got my MKH 8040 Stereoset today with a pair each of the Rycote INV-2 and INV-3 shockmounts (so I can use them with or without remote cables).

The Nagra VI should arrive in the next couple of days.

Then it's off to the Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival for the weekend with the hope of some very nice recordings. 

How much did the shocks run you?  I'm still trying to decide if making my own kwon bar is worth the effort.

[John Willett]

Well - I got my MKH 8040 Stereoset today with a pair each of the Rycote INV-2 and INV-3 shockmounts (so I can use them with or without remote cables).

The Nagra VI should arrive in the next couple of days.

Then it's off to the Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival for the weekend with the hope of some very nice recordings. 

How much did the shocks run you? 

£30 each (I'm in the UK).

[Crumbo]

Mayer last night

http://www.archive.org/details/jm2008-07-18.mkh8040.flac16

[Crumbo]

24 bit

http://www.archive.org/details/jm2008-07-18.mkh8040.flac24

[John Kelly]

Maroon 5 from Friday.  Counting Crows will be seeded tonight most likely.

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,107855.0.html