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Title: How to wire AT853's to TA6F connector for Tinybox?
Post by: Savage Messiah on September 18, 2014, 11:51:17 AM

Hello all. Haven't been here for a while, but I was considering some new and different setups and am considering running AT853s (or comparable 3-wire mic) into a Naiant Tinybox (full power) and run that into any small recorder.

I've reached a tentative agreement with a retailer to wire the mic cables into the required TA6F mini-XLR connector, but he's surprisingly confused as to which wires would go to which pins - even after I showed him the "list schematic" from Naiant's website.

Each mic has a hot, neutral, and ground wire. So which wires (left and right channel) would go to pins 1-6?

Here's what I have so far:
pin 1: right ground (?)
pin 2: right noninverting input (hot/positive?)
pin 3: left noninverting input (hot/positive?)
pin 4: left ground (?)
pin 5: right inverting input (negative/neutral?)
pin 6: left inverting input (negative/neutral?)

Does that seem correct? I also realize there are probably people here that do these as re-wires but it'd be nice to save a step and have it done at the point of sale. Thanks!

Title: Re: How to wire AT853's to TA6F connector for Tinybox?
Post by: Savage Messiah on September 18, 2014, 07:25:50 PM

Sorry I didn't clarify. I indeed want the box switchable between low voltage and phantom. The plan would be to order the box after the mics. :)


In that event, would the diagram be more like what I described?

Title: Re: How to wire AT853's to TA6F connector for Tinybox?
Post by: Savage Messiah on September 19, 2014, 08:48:52 PM

I guess it appears I was reading the Naiant diagram from the box end and not the mic connection(?). Now I believe it makes more sense. I'll pass that along to the vendor. :)

... So this is definitely the correct diagram to run AT853s with full phantom power? I caught a tinge of warning against 48V - unless you meant frying the mics. But that's what I'm looking for. (Anything less and I'd go with a cheaper 12V box from somewhere.)

Title: Re: How to wire AT853's to TA6F connector for Tinybox?
Post by: Savage Messiah on September 19, 2014, 11:43:11 PM

Thanks Jon. I actually caught that myself, but not in time, so pardon my ignorance. I last did the bulk of my research before the beginning and conclusion of the debates about AT electret mics and voltages. I'll shut up and explore my 3-wire preamp options. :P