...and whats up with the goosenecks?
is there a way to strip the cable out of the gooseneck and use it as a regular cable with XLR?
whats up with the goosenecks is they are really expensive for what they do. not only are they $199 a pop they come with a proprietary coax connector which necessitates another cable. $39 for AC31 locking minijack, $99 for AC32 lemo, $89 for AC33 microdot, $69 for AC34 4pin mini XLR
to get them to XLR/phantom you need the $109 MCM100 output stage which is similar to the DPA DAD6001 except it is locking minijack instead of microdot. i imagine the standard dpa (or chinese knockoffs) would work with the neumann microdot cables
but using factory components with no hacks, per channel, after $299 for the capsule, you're looking at $350 for the rest ($199 gooseneck+ $39 AC31 + $109 phantom adapter)
im going to grab a gooseneck and an AC31 for testing purposes and will eat restock on them. i need to put a meter to the gooseneck and make sure it is passive. its tiny and i suppose there could be an FET in there but not sure. Apart from that i know the voltage requirements from the specs and will try the various 2-wire interfaces i have. once i know i can power the cap its just a matter of machining male ends that are cheaper and smaller than the goosenecks. i need to source a 1mm spring pin contact like the goosenecks use