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Title: Shure A81WS windscreens on Schoeps actives on a kwon bar?
Post by: su6oxone on May 20, 2009, 03:26:56 PM

I'm wondering if anyone has tried running the big ol' Shure A81WS windscreens with mk4/actives on a kwon-type bar.  The hole in the windscreen is fairly deep, and with the actives/mk4 they go in maybe half the way in, not quite to the point where the interior of the hole has the scratchy material.  It seems to stay on pretty well like that but not sure if the foam is 'too thick' or whatever when the caps are not inserted in all the way.  Any info would be appreciated!

Title: Re: Shure A81WS windscreens on Schoeps actives on a kwon bar?
Post by: Craig T on May 20, 2009, 03:52:53 PM

yes, mk4's on DIN and ORTF bars and mk21's on a NOS bar.  works fine.

Title: Re: Shure A81WS windscreens on Schoeps actives on a kwon bar?
Post by: fozzy on May 20, 2009, 04:35:35 PM

what about 4v or 41v?

Title: Re: Shure A81WS windscreens on Schoeps actives on a kwon bar?
Post by: Craig T on May 20, 2009, 04:52:38 PM

Quote from: fozzy on May 20, 2009, 04:35:35 PM

what about 4v or 41v?

I don't see why not.  Strike that.  I will try them with 41v's tonight to see if the caps are surrounded by the less dense foam or if the denser foam encroaches into the cap area.  I think they'll work ok.

Title: Re: Shure A81WS windscreens on Schoeps actives on a kwon bar?
Post by: fozzy on May 20, 2009, 04:59:02 PM

My concern is that there would not be enough air and you would get a resulting muffled sound from the caps.

Title: Re: Shure A81WS windscreens on Schoeps actives on a kwon bar?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on May 20, 2009, 05:15:03 PM

I always found if I stuck the A81WS all the way on, so they butted right up against Kwonbar, the cap always ended up in the coarser / airier foam.

Title: Re: Shure A81WS windscreens on Schoeps actives on a kwon bar?
Post by: su6oxone on May 21, 2009, 12:13:37 AM

Thanks gents, I'll have to try them out for myself and see how it works.  :P