Topic: How to wire AT853's to TA6F connector for Tinybox?

[Savage Messiah]

Hello all. Haven't been here for a while, but I was considering some new and different setups and am considering running AT853s (or comparable 3-wire mic) into a Naiant Tinybox (full power) and run that into any small recorder.

I've reached a tentative agreement with a retailer to wire the mic cables into the required TA6F mini-XLR connector, but he's surprisingly confused as to which wires would go to which pins - even after I showed him the "list schematic" from Naiant's website.

Each mic has a hot, neutral, and ground wire. So which wires (left and right channel) would go to pins 1-6?

Here's what I have so far:
pin 1: right ground (?)
pin 2: right noninverting input (hot/positive?)
pin 3: left noninverting input (hot/positive?)
pin 4: left ground (?)
pin 5: right inverting input (negative/neutral?)
pin 6: left inverting input (negative/neutral?)

Does that seem correct? I also realize there are probably people here that do these as re-wires but it'd be nice to save a step and have it done at the point of sale. Thanks!

[Savage Messiah]

Sorry I didn't clarify. I indeed want the box switchable between low voltage and phantom. The plan would be to order the box after the mics.


In that event, would the diagram be more like what I described?

[Savage Messiah]

I guess it appears I was reading the Naiant diagram from the box end and not the mic connection(?). Now I believe it makes more sense. I'll pass that along to the vendor.

... So this is definitely the correct diagram to run AT853s with full phantom power? I caught a tinge of warning against 48V - unless you meant frying the mics. But that's what I'm looking for. (Anything less and I'd go with a cheaper 12V box from somewhere.)

[Savage Messiah]

Thanks Jon. I actually caught that myself, but not in time, so pardon my ignorance. I last did the bulk of my research before the beginning and conclusion of the debates about AT electret mics and voltages. I'll shut up and explore my 3-wire preamp options.