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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: dank on December 29, 2009, 03:03:28 PM
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Howdy,
My current rig is AKG CK31 caps > akg lm3l cables > akg mpaIII L phantom adapters.
I run this into a PMD660 running phantom power. I've been taping less and less lately, so I was thinking of getting a smaller/cheaper recorder to use with these mics for the few times I do get out.....
My question is - and pardon my ignorance as I haven't used a set of mics with a battery box since owning a pair of 4061s from Core Sound -, are there any battery boxes out there now that work with these sorts of connectors?
The idea would be to ditch the AKG phantom adapters and power the mics with a small battery box.... judging from the specs of the adapters, the mics require 9v. Here's the description of the phantom adapter:
Adapter cable with MINI XLR MALE (3.5 mm or 1/8") lockable jack socket and male 3-pin XLR connector. The MPA III L reduces the usual phantom powering voltage (9 to 52-V) supplied by mixing consoles to the operating voltage (9-V max.) of AKG L Series Micro Mics MicroMics.
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Howdy,
My current rig is AKG CK31 caps > akg lm3l cables > akg mpaIII L phantom adapters.
I run this into a PMD660 running phantom power. I've been taping less and less lately, so I was thinking of getting a smaller/cheaper recorder to use with these mics for the few times I do get out.....
My question is - and pardon my ignorance as I haven't used a set of mics with a battery box since owning a pair of 4061s from Core Sound -, are there any battery boxes out there now that work with these sorts of connectors?
The idea would be to ditch the AKG phantom adapters and power the mics with a small battery box.... judging from the specs of the adapters, the mics require 9v. Here's the description of the phantom adapter:
Adapter cable with MINI XLR MALE (3.5 mm or 1/8") lockable jack socket and male 3-pin XLR connector. The MPA III L reduces the usual phantom powering voltage (9 to 52-V) supplied by mixing consoles to the operating voltage (9-V max.) of AKG L Series Micro Mics MicroMics.
OK, I do not own these mics, but my investigation indicates that the capsules themselves don't have a fet behind them. Like the AT853, they need the FET in the "body" of the mic to work.
You could run these off battery power by removing the phantom power adapter. I have not tried this, but it would likely work with a (modified) 9v battery box.
I'm intersted to hear how the CK31 capsules sound. If they sound good it might be worth the effort.
Richard