sorry if i should have posted this somewhere else - but for the KN18xD - would it be possible to run 2 of these (i.e. stereo) into a digitial recorder w/ no PC interface?
Yes and no.
If the digital recorder has proper AES42 inputs, then the answer is "yes you can" - but these don't exist yet.
You can certainly run two into a recorder without a PC, but you would need the DMI--2 interface to clock the two microphones to the same clock time (you do not have to use a PC as the last settings are saved in the microphones - just make sure you set them before you go).
I would guess you could run two microphones with two of the connection kits to a recorder that has two AES/EBU or two S/PDIF inputs; but the recorder would have to do the clocking.
Mention has been made to Neumann about doing a battery portable stereo connection kit that will lock both microphones to the same clock time.
I hope this helps.
I was recording all last week with a pair of the KM 183-D into a Fostex FR-2 via the DMI-2 and it went very well. We were amazed how quiet (self noise) they are - every thime we listened to a take we kept wondering if it was working - until the music started