Topic: odd AKG 460 question

[jkoch]

i've seen a few of these on ebay...and i'm confused...after market stuff?

akg 460 w/ a weird top and gold omni cap: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29950&item=7331250391&rd=1

[fozzy]

thats weird.  maybe an older cap from the 450 series??

[F.O.Bean]

very weird

[jkoch]

it seems the top of the 460 is oddly shaped too...i've come across some other 460s with normal ck6x caps but have that narrowing top too...

[Sanjay]

adapter + 450 capsule

[nic]

^^ I didnt know the 450 series had interchangeable caps.
used them 1x and I didnt like the way the mount was hard mounted onto the body

[bluegrass_brad]

That's a 460 body with an adaptor and a CK-2 omni capsule from the 450 line.  The original 450's (not the cheaper 451 you can get today) were modular just like the 460/480 series are. The akg tube used those capsules as well. It's actually silver, it just looks gold in the photo.  The older 450's came in silver and black.

[aberg]

Weird that he would be using an adapter and then an old omni cap.. why not just get a ck62? Strange lookin' mic... I wonder how it sounds.

[johnw]

There is someone on this board (can't remember who) who runs 460s with ck61,1,2,63 and 8 caps I think. My guess is if you already have the adapter and can get a good deal on the 2s, there isn't a huge difference between them and the 62s. I've seen several 460s go with that adapter and the ck1 cap, but that is the first time I've seen them paired with a silver omni.