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Title: Nak 300 mod discussion - looking for advice...
Post by: phatdats on July 27, 2016, 11:39:12 PM

I know I am going to get people that chastise me for modifying these mics, but I have serious question.

I have a set of 3, each with CP1, CP2 and CP4 caps.
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I am going to have (2) of them modded to run off of p48v.  I haven't decided if I will sell the other or keep it.  I want to keep it to be able to experiment around and run various 3 mic setups (cp4/cp2, split omnis, etc..) into my R44.  basically mess round wile my gefell rig is running my "keeper" tape.

here is the question:  if I have 2 modded for 48v, and keep one original and run it off batteries, how different are they going to sound?  I would imagine that one will have a very different noise floor but how much will that really come into play at a loud outdoor show (phish/cheese, etc....)  what other changes could I expect?

thoughts?  opinions? 

Thanks!

Steve

Title: Re: Nak 300 mod discussion - looking for advice...
Post by: Hypnocracy on July 28, 2016, 10:04:17 AM

I've had a set of JBMod Phantom Power Nak Clones (Teac ME80's)...if that is the route you are going the mod provides 6db of gain over the stock battery power version...hmm never did a head to head with my Nak CM100's but I recall it sounding nice...here is one

https://archive.org/details/dngmf2012-08-24.local506_JBModTeac80

Title: Re: Nak 300 mod discussion - looking for advice...
Post by: capnhook on July 28, 2016, 05:04:44 PM

Yeah, the extra gain with the JB-mod is why I prefer this type of mod.....shorter, too.

Title: Re: Nak 300 mod discussion - looking for advice...
Post by: spyder9 on July 28, 2016, 10:48:43 PM

Here's 3 shows I recorded with JB modded Nak 300's.  Recorded with a Sony M10, but used a different preamp for each occasion, Shure FP24, Aerco MP-2, or the Naiant Tinybox.

Dig it!   ;D

https://archive.org/search.php?query=spyder9+jb+mod&sort=-date

Title: Re: Nak 300 mod discussion - looking for advice...
Post by: phatdats on July 29, 2016, 12:11:28 AM

thanks Spyder!!

Title: Re: Nak 300 mod discussion - looking for advice...
Post by: robeti on September 19, 2016, 11:50:25 AM

I truly like my JB-modded NAK 300's.