I have learned a lot by reading forums and by taping myself. Hopefully I'll earn some extra money till summer, so that I'm thinking about upgrading from AT831s, they're not bad, but you know..
My idea is to get AT853 (or SP-CMC-4 what's the real diference anyway?), and mod them to mini-XLR connectors in order to have two possibilities:
AT853 > phantom power adapters > phantom power supply > iRiver H120 (stealthy)
AT853 > 9V batt. box > iRiver H120 (more stealthy
)
I got a feeling that by replacing the mini-jack with mini-XLRs you can do both, phantom and battery (AT853a). But is it possible to run AT853Rx on battery? I bet not, but don't know why, obviously there's some other difference than connectors..
What's the best stealth phantom power supply? I'd say PS2, am I right?
Where to get the mics for lowest price? AT853a cost $310 here, which is just insane.
Thanks for any information.