Topic: SD mics with fig8 caps?

[jeromejello]

i was wondering what all the SD mics out there had fig8 as an interchangable cap option... these come to mind:
akg ck 94 (300 series, blue line)
akg ck 4 (old 45x series, supposably not compatable with 460  , definately not with 480)
schoeps mk 6 (c/o/8)
schoeps mk 8
neumann ak 20

i didnt see anything for mg, mbho, or peluso... does anyone know of others out there?  there are plenty of LD's with fig 8 as a selectable pattern...

[Sanjay]

neumann has one for the km140

mbho has one as well

[jeromejello]

neumann has one for the km140

that is the ak 20 cap, right?

mbho has one as well

what is the number?  all i could find were h/c/o

[Sanjay]

neumann has one for the km140

that is the ak 20 cap, right?

mbho has one as well

what is the number?  all i could find were h/c/o

not sure they took it off their website but a few members on here have it.

If I had to guess the number is 800

[alienbobz]

The number for the figure 8 MBHO capsule is KA-800A.

[Nick Graham]

KA-800:

[TNJazz]

i was wondering what all the SD mics out there had fig8 as an interchangable cap option... these come to mind:
akg ck 94 (300 series, blue line)
akg ck 4 (old 45x series, supposably not compatable with 460  , definately not with 480)
schoeps mk 6 (c/o/8)
schoeps mk 8
neumann ak 20

i didnt see anything for mg, mbho, or peluso... does anyone know of others out there?  there are plenty of LD's with fig 8 as a selectable pattern...

Why wouldn't the CK4 be compatible with the 460's and 480's?  All the other CK caps are usable on them with the A60M...?

[johnw]

Here is what Jim Williams has to say about it. Even if it would work, good luck finding one 

| It is the same capsule used on the 414B-ULS. They were sold in '81/82
| then discontinued. I believe only 4 are in the U.S., I have one of
| them. They won't polarize from a 460B body because the 10 gig bias
| won't charge up the capsule due to internal resistance built into the
| CK-4.
| One very cool mod is to open up the capsule and carefully lift the
| gold pin from the rear capsule. This converts it into a cardioid
| capsule. If you use a C-60 body you create a poor man's C-12A. (At
| least one with a newer capsule). I used to display this capsule at AES
| shows as it always grabbed visual attention, "what the f*ck is THAT!?"
| Consider yourself fortunate to have found one.
| Jim Williams
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