Topic: CA14 vs AT853 vs AT943 (comp)

[Javier Cinakowski]

That sucks, I almost bought a pair of those when Sound Pro's first put them on sale....

[nameloc01]

That's the only reason I bought them...they got marked down from like $180.00 each to $55.00 each.

[sunjan]

Am I the only one getting confused when reading the last posts?

My understanding until now was that the AT "flat boxes" (AT8531/8532, called "PHANTOM POWER/BATTERY BELT PACK" on the SoundPro site) are lousy.

But the barrel shaped AT8533/8538 ("PHANTOM POWER ADAPTER") are supposed to be just as good as any third party phantom adapters - Samsom PM6, Nady-CBM-40T or the others listed here: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category/560

[nameloc01]

I was referring to the 8532 boxes/belt packs/phantom power modules (they can also be used as an adaptor to an outside phantom source,I have not used them this way yet) ...yes, those specific boxes sound like *crap*. I don't own,nor ever have used the in-line adaptors.
I did say the Nadys sound MUCH,MUCH,MUCH better.
Someone else (Mr.Driver?) have the in-line style? I'm kinda curious about them myself.

[mpmks]

Am I the only one getting confused when reading the last posts?

My understanding until now was that the AT "flat boxes" (AT8531/8532, called "PHANTOM POWER/BATTERY BELT PACK" on the SoundPro site) are lousy.

But the barrel shaped AT8533/8538 ("PHANTOM POWER ADAPTER") are supposed to be just as good as any third party phantom adapters - Samsom PM6, Nady-CBM-40T or the others listed here: http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category/560

i use my at853 > at8531 > r09 with good results
never a quality issue
but i have seen numerous posts when discussing teh at853 mics that end up
knocking the at8531 battery packs, i have never agreed with any of them based
upon my own results

[Sunday Driver]

Someone else (Mr.Driver?) have the in-line style? I'm kinda curious about them myself.

No, I use the Nady CBM-40T too. There's a picture over at thetradersden.org And in fact, I have no problem with the results I'm getting with them. The tapes sound crisp and clean. The only thing I really need is a preamp, as the PS-2 doesn't cut it when going line in on my Edirol for quieter stuff (I max out typically at -12db). No surprise there though.