So I thought the brick walling and static was my newer 661 but I ran the dpas into it and no problems. And tested the xlrs I used last night and they are fine with the dpas. But was able to recreate the bricking static into both 661s.
I listened to the recording, startled out with some music but static and skipping, degraded to just bricky static. Anyone have mics just die like that? I ran them once onstage with zero issues, line in to a 148 into my sbm1.
Any insights would be appreciated. Guess you get what you pay for.
Possibly Captain Obvious questions:
Does it matter if you're recording loud or soft material?
Does the static happen in both channels?
Have you tested the mics individually?
Have you tried the OM1s into another preamp and/or a different recorder besides your two 661s? There were some threads on GS about the 661 having an iffy phantom supply. OM1's draw 4mA each; your DPAs are 2.6mA each. That shouldn't make a difference, but it wouldn't hurt to rule it out. The fact that you had no issues using them with another recording chain seems to be important.
It seems unlikely that you would have received two defective mics. Could they have been damaged in between the time you used them with your 148/SBM-1 and then the 661s? Saying "you get what you pay for" is premature, I think. My CM3s have been rock solid in every situation this past year, and I have not heard one person ever complain about getting a defective mic from LA. I'm not saying it couldn't happen, but let's make sure it's really the mics that are the problem.
If you do more testing and find the mics really are at fault, contact your dealer - I'm sure they will exchange them for you.