Hi all!
I need to get a pair of stealth mics within the next two weeks.
Someone made me this proposal:
two AKG SE 300B with ck91 caps in real good shape for 350€/434,963$. I don't know if this is a fair price for the set and as it is not what I'd call stealth mics, I wondered how much money and how much difficulties I would have to made them active mics?
With active mics I can put the body in my pocket and just have the caps on my shoulder?
I considered this offer because it is easy for me to obtain and these are good mics for what I've heard. A little big and tricky to get in but I think that some people do this often :)
Thanks in advance for any answer! Still a n00b and not a wealthy taper but I would also do my part of good recordings!
they would sell used for $350 USD, that's the market price, there is a set of active cables for sale for these mics on this site in the Yardsale from seller caymanreview; these are excellent and small mics for a wide variety of taping situations, I owned them once and made excellent recordings
Quote from: grider on April 25, 2006, 06:05:35 PM
they would sell used for $350 USD, that's the market price, there is a set of active cables for sale for these mics on this site in the Yardsale from seller caymanreview; these are excellent and small mics for a wide variety of taping situations, I owned them once and made excellent recordings
Thanks for the answer!
Used pair of SE 300B+2 ck91 caps=350$? Great for my wallet!
Still a few questions come to my mind:
- How much cost active cables? I might be wrong but for what I've found, they cost almost as much as the mics...
- That would need a modification on the bodies themselves or I can buy them separately?
- And I forgot to say that I am running a JB3 as a recorder. So I would need connections ending as 3,5" male jack! Is that possible with that kind of mics or I would have to include something between bodies and the JB3?
Quote from: Laurent on April 26, 2006, 02:04:13 PM- How much cost active cables? I might be wrong but for what I've found, they cost almost as much as the mics...
Sounds about right - it's a big reason very few people running these mics actually have the active cables.
Quote from: Laurent on April 26, 2006, 02:04:13 PM- That would need a modification on the bodies themselves or I can buy them separately?
No modifications to the bodies are required to run the actives.
Quote from: Laurent on April 26, 2006, 02:04:13 PM- And I forgot to say that I am running a JB3 as a recorder. So I would need connections ending as 3,5" male jack! Is that possible with that kind of mics or I would have to include something between bodies and the JB3?
Check out this thread (http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=35278.0). These mics require phantom power, which the JB3 does not provide. You'd need, at minimu, a phantom power source in a compact form, like the Denecke PS-2 (~$100 used). Then, you'd still need gain. The JB3 provides gain, but not very well.
What's your budget? You may be better off with very compact mics + battery box / preamp like those available from Sound Professionals and Church Audio.
Quote from: Brian Skalinder on April 26, 2006, 02:10:49 PMSounds about right - it's a big reason very few people running these mics actually have the active cables.
Ok! I don't want to wear the whole bodies on my shoulders and this solution looks not so wallet friendly and not so small in the end (mics+cables+PS-2)!
Quote from: Brian Skalinder on April 26, 2006, 02:10:49 PMCheck out this thread (http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=35278.0). These mics require phantom power, which the JB3 does not provide. You'd need, at minimu, a phantom power source in a compact form, like the Denecke PS-2 (~$100 used). Then, you'd still need gain. The JB3 provides gain, but not very well.
Ok, I thought that the power was coming from the bodies and that the cables were here only to provide freedom to the caps.
Quote from: Brian Skalinder on April 26, 2006, 02:10:49 PMWhat's your budget? You may be better off with very compact mics + battery box / preamp like those available from Sound Professionals and Church Audio.
I don't really have a budget. Just trying to be reasonable with that! I might say 400€ if I find something that I can keep and use for a long time. I have not been really impressed by recording made with Sound Professional mics (and some other mini mics) and that's why I wanted to know more about active and see if this option was good enough. But in the end I think that you are right, I might go for the cheap and popular: CMC-2>SP-SPSB-1 with Bass Roll-off (might go for CMC-4 and another battery box, not sure...). The goal would be to have a starter set and wait for an upgrade that I would really enjoy!
I am also considering omni instead of cardioid. Don't really know if that would add something in catching the whole atmosphere of the show (audience and venue sound).
Thnaks for your answers!