Topic: AKG Active Project part 4

[ts]

I should have 2 samples ready to send to Jon early next week for fitting and testing. Also getting closer to a price. The hold up on that is quantity. But it looks to be well under 10 dollars a piece for brass. The samples will be based on Jon's design with a straight 21 mm OD. No step down. Top will be threaded for the cap and the bottom will be a 9mm bore hole per Jon's prints. Interior dimensions per Jon's prints.

About a half dozen folks have said OK. Please check the drawings Jon made using the emachineshop program. It's a free download. That is the one I am having made minus the step down on the OD. It is important that everyone knows that. I do not want to make 40 - 50 pairs only to find out that not everyone is cool with this design.

[bryonsos]

I should have 2 samples ready to send to Jon early next week for fitting and testing. Also getting closer to a price. The hold up on that is quantity. But it looks to be well under 10 dollars a piece for brass. The samples will be based on Jon's design with a straight 21 mm OD. No step down. Top will be threaded for the cap and the bottom will be a 9mm bore hole per Jon's prints. Interior dimensions per Jon's prints.

About a half dozen folks have said OK. Please check the drawings Jon made using the emachineshop program. It's a free download. That is the one I am having made minus the step down on the OD. It is important that everyone knows that. I do not want to make 40 - 50 pairs only to find out that not everyone is cool with this design.

I'm cool with it, and I'm in for a pair.

[willndmb]

I should have 2 samples ready to send to Jon early next week for fitting and testing. Also getting closer to a price. The hold up on that is quantity. But it looks to be well under 10 dollars a piece for brass. The samples will be based on Jon's design with a straight 21 mm OD. No step down. Top will be threaded for the cap and the bottom will be a 9mm bore hole per Jon's prints. Interior dimensions per Jon's prints.

About a half dozen folks have said OK. Please check the drawings Jon made using the emachineshop program. It's a free download. That is the one I am having made minus the step down on the OD. It is important that everyone knows that. I do not want to make 40 - 50 pairs only to find out that not everyone is cool with this design.

what is the other design option? the one that goes down in size about half way back?
i much rather the straight how you are doing it now, it makes it much easier to put into a shock imo, its just like a mini body

[ts]

I should have 2 samples ready to send to Jon early next week for fitting and testing. Also getting closer to a price. The hold up on that is quantity. But it looks to be well under 10 dollars a piece for brass. The samples will be based on Jon's design with a straight 21 mm OD. No step down. Top will be threaded for the cap and the bottom will be a 9mm bore hole per Jon's prints. Interior dimensions per Jon's prints.

About a half dozen folks have said OK. Please check the drawings Jon made using the emachineshop program. It's a free download. That is the one I am having made minus the step down on the OD. It is important that everyone knows that. I do not want to make 40 - 50 pairs only to find out that not everyone is cool with this design.

what is the other design option? the one that goes down in size about half way back?
i much rather the straight how you are doing it now, it makes it much easier to put into a shock imo, its just like a mini body

Yes, this one is straight. No step down half way back. 21 mm, same as cap size, the entire length with a chamfer at the bottom. These things are tiny. Kudos to Jon for figuring out how to stuff these with electronics.

[justink]

I should have 2 samples ready to send to Jon early next week for fitting and testing. Also getting closer to a price. The hold up on that is quantity. But it looks to be well under 10 dollars a piece for brass. The samples will be based on Jon's design with a straight 21 mm OD. No step down. Top will be threaded for the cap and the bottom will be a 9mm bore hole per Jon's prints. Interior dimensions per Jon's prints.

About a half dozen folks have said OK. Please check the drawings Jon made using the emachineshop program. It's a free download. That is the one I am having made minus the step down on the OD. It is important that everyone knows that. I do not want to make 40 - 50 pairs only to find out that not everyone is cool with this design.

what is the other design option? the one that goes down in size about half way back?
i much rather the straight how you are doing it now, it makes it much easier to put into a shock imo, its just like a mini body

Yes, this one is straight. No step down half way back. 21 mm, same as cap size, the entire length with a chamfer at the bottom. These things are tiny. Kudos to Jon for figuring out how to stuff these with electronics.

wouldn't the step down make these compatible with the NOLA bars though?  if these are just going to be going into a regular shock mount, why not just run full bodies?  am i missing something?

[willndmb]

I should have 2 samples ready to send to Jon early next week for fitting and testing. Also getting closer to a price. The hold up on that is quantity. But it looks to be well under 10 dollars a piece for brass. The samples will be based on Jon's design with a straight 21 mm OD. No step down. Top will be threaded for the cap and the bottom will be a 9mm bore hole per Jon's prints. Interior dimensions per Jon's prints.

About a half dozen folks have said OK. Please check the drawings Jon made using the emachineshop program. It's a free download. That is the one I am having made minus the step down on the OD. It is important that everyone knows that. I do not want to make 40 - 50 pairs only to find out that not everyone is cool with this design.

what is the other design option? the one that goes down in size about half way back?
i much rather the straight how you are doing it now, it makes it much easier to put into a shock imo, its just like a mini body

Yes, this one is straight. No step down half way back. 21 mm, same as cap size, the entire length with a chamfer at the bottom. These things are tiny. Kudos to Jon for figuring out how to stuff these with electronics.

wouldn't the step down make these compatible with the NOLA bars though?  if these are just going to be going into a regular shock mount, why not just run full bodies?  am i missing something?

well depends on your mount
if you had one like the DPA use with the triangle "rubber band" inside or if you have AT mounts
i use windtech rubberband shocks and they are small/cheap and in my mind would work good

[Chuck]

i use windtech rubberband shocks and they are small/cheap and in my mind would work good

Can you point me to a picture of those rubberband shock mounts? I can't find them on the WindTech site.

[newplanet7]

Can't there be something like ed's solution?
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=150779.0

[ts]

I would probably use these with a vark bar and A20S: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audix-D-Clip-Narrow-Body-Mic-Clip-/190599618052?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c609f5e04

[Chuck]

This is my plan if we don't make the capsule couplings workable with already existing mounting solutions.

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=117392.msg1584500#msg1584500

[justink]

I should have 2 samples ready to send to Jon early next week for fitting and testing. Also getting closer to a price. The hold up on that is quantity. But it looks to be well under 10 dollars a piece for brass. The samples will be based on Jon's design with a straight 21 mm OD. No step down. Top will be threaded for the cap and the bottom will be a 9mm bore hole per Jon's prints. Interior dimensions per Jon's prints.

About a half dozen folks have said OK. Please check the drawings Jon made using the emachineshop program. It's a free download. That is the one I am having made minus the step down on the OD. It is important that everyone knows that. I do not want to make 40 - 50 pairs only to find out that not everyone is cool with this design.

what is the other design option? the one that goes down in size about half way back?
i much rather the straight how you are doing it now, it makes it much easier to put into a shock imo, its just like a mini body

Yes, this one is straight. No step down half way back. 21 mm, same as cap size, the entire length with a chamfer at the bottom. These things are tiny. Kudos to Jon for figuring out how to stuff these with electronics.

wouldn't the step down make these compatible with the NOLA bars though?  if these are just going to be going into a regular shock mount, why not just run full bodies?  am i missing something?

well depends on your mount
if you had one like the DPA use with the triangle "rubber band" inside or if you have AT mounts
i use windtech rubberband shocks and they are small/cheap and in my mind would work good

gotcha

[ts]

This is my plan if we don't make the capsule couplings workable with already existing mounting solutions.

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=117392.msg1584500#msg1584500

D Clips come in handy.

[justink]

This is my plan if we don't make the capsule couplings workable with already existing mounting solutions.

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=117392.msg1584500#msg1584500

that looks nice!

[willndmb]

i use windtech rubberband shocks and they are small/cheap and in my mind would work good

Can you point me to a picture of those rubberband shock mounts? I can't find them on the WindTech site.

this http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/298919-REG/WindTech_SP_20_SP_20_Microhone_Shockmount.html
they went up since i got mine for $6
they are actually 20mm, its a solid and tight fit on 460/80, perfect for 39x
you can side the collette in to the cap with the cable coming out the back

i like the looks of those pinch mounts in the schoeps thread and your naks too
basically what i was thinking with the windtech without having to buy anything, but the windtech way would def be bigger then the other 2

[ero3030]

this mounting set up was bought to be used with akg 460's, but sold my lot of them.  think its going to work very well for a long time.  ed