Topic: AKG Active Project part 3

[illconditioned]

that's what I mean.
You can't clip the one into the same type mic mount as the other...thus mismatched.

Otherwise - Yes - they are both CK1's.

any suggestions ?

Do you still have a main set?  If so, I would keep the one that matches your main set (in shape), and sell the other cap with the cable (as a single) on Ebay.
Why keep an extra?  These things are not repaired anymore and they may fail.  If you're happy with your set, keep at least one spare.
There should be a good market for a single cap with cable.  Lots of people have 460 bodies already.  Selling a cap alone may be harder.

  Richard

[igene]

thanks for the input.
Sounds reasonable.

I'll sell the one that doesn't match my mount w/ the cable (the one on the left)
The right one is the same as my set.

and cables can be made...

anyone here interested ?

I'd do $200. (+$5. USPS)  (cap/cable)

I'm posting the same offer in YS.

like this >

[ts]

MK46 cables can't be made, only repaired. However a cable can be made to go from the cap to a battery box thanks to Ted.

[igene]

I'll keep that in mind.
thanks.
and...
Thank You TED !

[newplanet7]

that's what I mean.
You can't clip the one into the same type mic mount as the other...thus mismatched.

Otherwise - Yes - they are both CK1's.

any suggestions ?

I was talking bodies, as in c460b amplifier which is what the other end of the cable connects to.
There are two different versions, one with three switches and one with a single switch.
Now I see you were talking about the cap housing that connects to the Lemo.
I'd throw em om ebay myself if you have no intentions of using them

[igene]

http://cgi.ebay.com/AKG-CK1x-capsule-cardioid-w-detachable-cable-ONLY-/190508816263?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5b35d787

If someone here still wants it, my TS price stands !

[illconditioned]

^^ just looked.  Just to correct/clarify: It is not "lemo to XLR".  It is a special (detachable) cable that connects to an AKG 460 microphone body.

  Richard

[newplanet7]

Richard, excellent find man.
How long have you had those Beyers??
Also wondering if you still have the Beyers bodies in the chain?

Richard, I posed this earlier.

[illconditioned]

Richard, excellent find man.
How long have you had those Beyers??
Also wondering if you still have the Beyers bodies in the chain?

Richard, I posed this earlier.

I've had the Beyers for maybe three years now.  Originally purchased by Andrew Berg (aberg) and immediately sold to me.  No cables.  I made cables myself.
The bodies are still in the chain.

  Richard

[igene]

^^ just looked.  Just to correct/clarify: It is not "lemo to XLR".  It is a special (detachable) cable that connects to an AKG 460 microphone body.

  Richard

Thanks, I fixed it.

Does the rest of the auction look OK ?
only 1 other person selling a (new) CK1X (cap only) for $229.  / so I think the price is OK.

[jbell]

Do you have any pics of the mics on TS?  I wouldn't mind seeing what they look like.

Richard, excellent find man.
How long have you had those Beyers??
Also wondering if you still have the Beyers bodies in the chain?

Richard, I posed this earlier.

I've had the Beyers for maybe three years now.  Originally purchased by Andrew Berg (aberg) and immediately sold to me.  No cables.  I made cables myself.
The bodies are still in the chain.

  Richard

[illconditioned]

Do you have any pics of the mics on TS?  I wouldn't mind seeing what they look like.

Richard, excellent find man.
How long have you had those Beyers??
Also wondering if you still have the Beyers bodies in the chain?

Richard, I posed this earlier.

I've had the Beyers for maybe three years now.  Originally purchased by Andrew Berg (aberg) and immediately sold to me.  No cables.  I made cables myself.
The bodies are still in the chain.

  Richard

No pictures.  If I get anything I'll reply back here.

  Richard

[illconditioned]

OK, here are my "homebrew" actives for Studio Projects C4.  I cut about 1" off the end of the mic and used the threads and capsule pin from the original mics.  I used a simple circuit: a single FET (self biased one, scavenged from a Transsound TSB120A capsule), a 1G resistor, and a simple voltage drop (zener + resistor).  The connection to the mic is three wires: Bias (approx 40V), Audio out, and ground.  It has a Binder 711 series 3-pin connector so it can plug into my ancient Beyerdynamic CV750 bodies.  Everything is potted in epoxy now...

Added: What shielding is needed?   Not that much, in my case the back of the collette is open.  Keep flux off (or clean) around the 1G resistor.  Use shielded cable.  (I used Audio Technica AT853 wire, with both foil and partial braid shield).  Finally, to ensure good contact between mic body and ground, I drilled a small hole on the collette, just below the threads, and put a small screw there.

[it-goes-to-eleven]

I cut about 1" off the end of the mic and ...

Now that's f'n hacking

[Chuck]

OK, here are my "homebrew" actives for Studio Projects C4.  I cut about 1" off the end of the mic and used the threads and capsule pin from the original mics.  I used a simple circuit: a single FET (self biased one, scavenged from a Transsound TSB120A capsule), a 1G resistor, and a simple voltage drop (zener + resistor).  The connection to the mic is three wires: Bias (approx 40V), Audio out, and ground.  It has a Binder 711 series 3-pin connector so it can plug into my ancient Beyerdynamic CV750 bodies.  Everything is potted in epoxy now...

Very cool Richard.
That capsule looks just like the MXL603/604 capsules I've been messing around with.
I may have to try your circuit with some spare capsules I have.