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Title: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: mikeincharleston on September 23, 2004, 11:08:28 PM
anyone know thing one about these?  i was home before i went to charleston and we were at one of my little brothers friend's houses drinking and i saw two of these.  they said electret condenser on the side.  they had a plug that came straight out of the body (connected to the body) and ended in a 1/4 in, but the end was kind of rounded.  seemed weird.  he didn't know much about them, don't even think they were his.  just wondering what these would/could be used for.  they seemed to be powered by a double AA, just from playing with it.  i searched google but found very little...

mike

edit:  are they worth anything?
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: mikeincharleston on September 24, 2004, 03:46:49 PM
anybody???  what could run 2 mics that both end in 1/4 in cable into? 
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: Nick Graham on September 27, 2004, 01:51:23 PM
Quote from: Mike In Boone on September 24, 2004, 03:46:49 PM
what could run 2 mics that both end in 1/4 in cable into? 

Honestly...probably a Karaoke machine or something similar. The 2 AA batteries leads me to believe that as well.
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: mikeincharleston on September 27, 2004, 02:08:32 PM
they don't look like karaoke mics
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: mikeincharleston on September 27, 2004, 02:15:06 PM
found a photo.
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: hoobash on September 27, 2004, 03:30:44 PM
Take them out and run them. They might not sound that bad. I have screwed around with some old mics and gotten suprising results
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: greenone on September 27, 2004, 03:33:43 PM
By those mounts and stands, they might just be voice mics, maybe for interview recordings and whatnot. What's the frequency response look like?
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: mikeincharleston on September 27, 2004, 03:58:43 PM
what's the frequency response look like?

no clue...like i said one of my little brothers friends has them.  how would i figure out the response???

mike
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: greenone on September 28, 2004, 12:13:45 AM
Oh - I thought that pic was yours, and that you had the instruction manual with the charts. Not much way of telling otherwise. :P
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: mikeincharleston on September 28, 2004, 12:26:40 AM
nah, that's just photo i found on the net.  like i said i can't find much info on the mics, hadn't seen that pic before, but i found it today
Title: Re: Akai ACM-100???
Post by: hexyjones on September 28, 2004, 07:55:25 AM
The probably have a response something like 80 - 13,000 - somewhat limited - but you might be suprised...13,000 is further up than most folks think...

My theory is that basically -ANY- electret condenser microphone sounds pretty good....the electret condenser is one of those pieces of technology that works...even the cheap ones work...

Give them a shot...maybe you can make a stealth rig out of them...