Any more reports (good or bad) using CA-14s on M10's with just the SONY Plug In Power? If I can eliminate a battery box for sake of size and simplicity I'd like to. Thanks
Again, this issue has been discussed considerably in these parts to the point of beating a dead horse.
Just because YOU can do something doesn't mean it's the BEST thing to do. So, yeah, you could likely get away with it more often than not but what happens that one time when the show you're at is TOO loud and overloads your mics and your recording is distorted to hell? And that was the show where something magical happened? To know for certain, why not take your mics to a club show you don't really care about and try it a few times.
Personally, I'd never run that risk. A battery box (especially if it's something like a CA-Ugly Battery Box) shouldn't be "too much" to bring with you. I mean, I remember the days of bringing in a TCD-D7 with Core Sound Binaurals (and that battery box) or a WMD-D3 analog recordable walkman. A digital recorder a pair of CA mics and a battery box is *NOTHING*. Even bringing in a 9100 preamp or an Ugly Preamp is pretty minimal... I just wouldn't risk it. EVER.