I am excited to have some AT 853's back in my life... missing my sub card caps....
need to find some dead rats or not in my rig I may not even need the rats. I think I'll only use these
or may be when I am traveling for a rig to run when needed.
PS glad the CK63's are treating you well, happy to recommend Ron from Full Comppass
My subcards are generally what I'll run on the 853's (even if I'm right at the board). There's something about the sound that just kicks ass. I'll use the omnis if I'm up close, though. If I'm gonna run the cards, my AKG's are coming out.
Contact TBrown4 for some Dead Muppets. The ones he did for my old CA-14's fit great, the ones he did for the Shure windscreens worked well and the DPA U0896 one's I got second-hand fit like a glove. Even if I'm running them in the hat, there can be enough of a breeze to add some noise on the 853's. Worth the investment and have saved my bacon.
And yes, Ron's a great guy. Easy transaction and he shipped them to a thrid-party forwarder for em (a lot of places WILL NOT do this). My Shure and DPA windscreens came from FC as well.