Topic: AKG 460/480 owners: ever use VR61 extension?

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But the JK box then acts like the mic body instead of the 480 body, correct?

yep, it takes the body totally out of the equation

Which sucks if you have the Jim Williams mod on your AKG's because you can't use both cap and body at the same time... the JW mod is only on the body.

[JNT]

Yes, but doesn't Ice make his own actives with the JK box?

yes

He made his own cables for the JK Labs box? That's pretty interesting.  Jon, I'd like to hear more about that.  

However the JK Labs box is designed to work with a capsule on an active cable, the mic bodies are not.

Joe

[JNT]

But the JK box then acts like the mic body instead of the 480 body, correct?

Yep, it takes the body totally out of the equation

Which sucks if you have the Jim Williams mod on your AKG's because you can't use both cap and body at the same time... the JW mod is only on the body.

I don't think you really are loosing anything in terms of sound quality though are you? Your just would't be getting your moneys worth out of the mod.

Doesn't  the Williams mod for the 460 make it sound more like the 480.  The JK Labs box from the few tapes i have heard and from reading other peoples opinions sounds as good if not better than the 480.

Joe

[recordista]

Doesn't  the Williams mod for the 460 make it sound more like the 480.  The JK Labs box from the few tapes i have heard and from reading other peoples opinions sounds as good if not better than the 480.

IMO the Audio Upgrades mod makes a 460 sound better than a 480.

I have hear there were active cables at one time for the 460's, but the extra contact (for power) was left out of the 480 design.

[Matt Quinn]

I have hear there were active cables at one time for the 460's, but the extra contact (for power) was left out of the 480 design.

There were & it was.