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Title: anybody know where i might find a used pair of KM131 omnis?
Post by: jnorman34 on May 29, 2012, 12:52:05 PM
i have been patientily searching for a clean used pair of neumann km131 near-field omnis for almost 10 years.  they never seem to come up for sale anywhere.  anybody know where a pair might be found?  danke.
jim
Title: Re: anybody know where i might find a used pair of KM131 omnis?
Post by: John Willett on May 31, 2012, 06:46:59 AM
i have been patientily searching for a clean used pair of neumann km131 near-field omnis for almost 10 years.  they never seem to come up for sale anywhere.  anybody know where a pair might be found?  danke.
jim

These are very nice mics that people tend to keep and not sell on.

The new ones are the new KM-A + KK131 (I have a pair with the KM-D digital bodies), these have the latest electronics and are quieter than the old KM100 series (but the basic capsule is the same).

John
Title: Re: anybody know where i might find a used pair of KM131 omnis?
Post by: jnorman34 on May 31, 2012, 01:06:55 PM
hi john - i think the new kk capsules are passive or something, and different from the older AK capsules.  a new set of km-a bodies with kk131 caps is around $2500.
Title: Re: anybody know where i might find a used pair of KM131 omnis?
Post by: H₂O on May 31, 2012, 07:25:10 PM
You can buy active cables for the km-a and kk

Since Schoeps patents ran out they where able to move the active components into the cable just like Schoeps

In the km series the FET is in the capsules and the cable is a passive extension cable