Hmm. Unless i am mistaken (i am going to call) i paid 299 for my mics -no mod and your saying they are now 225 with the mod ? Actually...they were 299 with the phantom adaptors. And the ps2 was 200 ...so i was wrong, i paid 500.00 not 600. So the mics you say are 225 and chris' pre is 280 ( will work with the sp mod?recommended?) thats already a few bucks more than i paid and i wont ever need any other stuff..and on the warranty..how does chris' mod affect it? Apparently his is better than sps? And also you are still gonna need a 2 wire bb on top of the mod so add some more $ on top of that 505.00. Still waiting to hear how all of this is better.
Ummm its not the SP mod its MY MOD.. That's the first thing I want to clear up...... The second thing is you dont need to run these mics three wire to get three wire performance from them.. You can DO MY MOD.... and get all the performance of your set up with half the size and weight. And you can use the moded mics and plug them into a STANDARD plug in power mic jack and they will work just fine with out a PREAMP OR BATTERY BOX.
Now for the ultamate performance you should add one of my preamps or a preamp but thats not 100% nesssisary. Your argument is moot. Is phantom power better then my preamp and a pair of modded mics? well if your running a really expensive preamp you could argue that. But if your running a UA5, my 9100 will smoke it for sound quality and noise floor. End of argument.
I did not invent this mod so I could sell more preamps lol.. I invented it because I needed to make sure The mics I sell
WORK as ADVERTISED... meaning when I say the distortion is 0.5% at 114db at 1k
IT IS. It just so happens that my mod works with AT 853 mics as well.
And as far as a warranty is concerned the warranty is not effected by my mod what so ever every single LAV mic company out there assumes you will have to solder on the proper connector for your application That's because these mics were never EVER designed for what you guys use them for they were designed for lectures and theatrical applications where they are plugged into a belt pack transmitter. And further more most of the AT phantom adaptors that dont have a HPF switch actually have a HPF set at 80hz that can not be turned off so your actually getting less bass with "some phantom adaptors" again because these mics were never designed for live music recording but SPEECH where you dont need to go down to 50hz...
Why have I sold so many preamps and mics OVER 3000 and counting? My package is cheaper and SMALLER then a phantom power supply and a separate preamp. And when your using small little mics like the 853 I suspect you want smaller.
And ummm my preamp is not $280 it never has been $280 right now its actually on sale for $140.00
Chris