I am also hoping for some more details on the AT8505.
Saturday, I bought a pair of AT853s on ebay and they come with a pair of AT8505s. The price was remarkable and I had to pull the trigger. I noticed that the connectors off the mics are probably mini XLR. Those power supplies look huge though, just too big really.
Wondering:
1. Can I ditch the AT8505s for a set of AT8531s? Anyone familiar with this method? They are the original AT853 model.
2. Can I use AT8538s instead?
Fingers crossed they are subcard caps. Wouldn't care if they were cards though, the set was $55.
With mini XLR they would be a great choice to do a 4.7k mod.
I figure it was a win in some category yet to be seen pending arrival.