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Title: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: jdeverill on January 09, 2006, 03:22:33 PM

Hey guys,

I have CoreSound binaural microphones, but I really don't like its battery box. It's too big, it's too metalized, it's too hard to hide actually:-)
Does anybody could tell me if I could use the SP-SPSB-6 - SOUND PROFESSIONALS - MINI BATTERY MODULE instead?
Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: bconnolly on January 09, 2006, 03:37:08 PM

I'm sure the SP-SPSB-6 would work fine.  It's quite a bit smaller than the CSB BB is from what I can tell and it's mostly plastic in regards to the casing.  I'm sure if you took the battery out while being wanded (it's easy to remove since it's exposed) it would barely register.

Title: Re: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: M on January 10, 2006, 11:03:36 AM

I tried using csc with a spsb6 and it didn't work. 

I think that if you perform a slight surgery to the wires on the csb's then it will work.  You need to get rid of the mini xlr and have the mics terminating into only a stereo mini.

Title: Re: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: bconnolly on January 10, 2006, 11:41:15 AM

Quote from: orestesluna on January 10, 2006, 11:03:36 AM

I tried using csc with a spsb6 and it didn't work. 

I think that if you perform a slight surgery to the wires on the csb's then it will work.  You need to get rid of the mini xlr and have the mics terminating into only a stereo mini.

I didn't know that the CSBs used mini-xlr.  I'd wager that trying to shove a mini-xlr into an 1/8" stereo input wouldn't go over so well... I thought CSBs were 1/8" like the CMC-8s.

Title: Re: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: cybermansrev on January 10, 2006, 03:30:58 PM

Just curious how many pins are on the core sounds mini XLR?
If theres 5 then the mics are probably using a 3 wire powering system so your not likely to be able to buy an off the shelf battery box.

Title: Re: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: M on January 11, 2006, 02:01:44 AM

Quote from: mojomonkee on January 10, 2006, 11:41:15 AM

Quote from: orestesluna on January 10, 2006, 11:03:36 AM

I tried using csc with a spsb6 and it didn't work. 

I think that if you perform a slight surgery to the wires on the csb's then it will work.  You need to get rid of the mini xlr and have the mics terminating into only a stereo mini.

I didn't know that the CSBs used mini-xlr.  I'd wager that trying to shove a mini-xlr into an 1/8" stereo input wouldn't go over so well... I thought CSBs were 1/8" like the CMC-8s.

They have a mini xlr and a stereo mini after it to go to the recorder.  I tried plugging the stereo mini into the spsb6 and then to recorder.

Title: Re: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: M on January 11, 2006, 02:14:29 AM

Quote from: cybermansrev on January 10, 2006, 03:30:58 PM

Just curious how many pins are on the core sounds mini XLR?
If theres 5 then the mics are probably using a 3 wire powering system so your not likely to be able to buy an off the shelf battery box.

I'm pretty sure it's three pin.  I don't own them anymore so I'm not positive.

Title: Re: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: JasonR on January 11, 2006, 02:16:34 AM

Core Sound uses a 4-pin mini-XLR.

Title: Re: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: jdeverill on January 16, 2006, 06:29:22 AM

Guyz,
What the hell is a XLR?

Title: Re: Is there any smaller battery box for Core Sound Binaural?
Post by: udovdh on January 16, 2006, 07:42:38 AM

Quote from: jdeverill on January 16, 2006, 06:29:22 AM

Guyz,
What the hell is a XLR?

A 3-prong plug, commonly used in pro-audio. eXternal, Live, Return.
(http://www.vandenhul.com/other/xlr-digitalL.jpg)