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Title: Can I run AT 853s > Phantom adaptors > XLRs?
Post by: Swampy on January 23, 2007, 10:51:11 PM
So I'm picking up a pair of AT 853s for low pro taping, but the cables are only 5 feet long, and I'd like to have a little more height than that. So my question is, can I run the 853s > Nady phantom adapters > XLRs (for a few extra feet of length) > Pre. Would this be a no no, would it add noise, would phantom work? Thanks for any help!
Title: Re: Can I run AT 853s > Phantom adaptors > XLRs?
Post by: Patrick on January 23, 2007, 11:37:14 PM
So I'm picking up a pair of AT 853s for low pro taping, but the cables are only 5 feet long, and I'd like to have a little more height than that. So my question is, can I run the 853s > Nady phantom adapters > XLRs (for a few extra feet of length) > Pre. Would this be a no no, would it add noise, would phantom work? Thanks for any help!

That will work fine.  I do this for onstage and split omni work with the active cm300's all the time.
Title: Re: Can I run AT 853s > Phantom adaptors > XLRs?
Post by: Swampy on January 23, 2007, 11:40:21 PM
So I'm picking up a pair of AT 853s for low pro taping, but the cables are only 5 feet long, and I'd like to have a little more height than that. So my question is, can I run the 853s > Nady phantom adapters > XLRs (for a few extra feet of length) > Pre. Would this be a no no, would it add noise, would phantom work? Thanks for any help!

That will work fine.  I do this for onstage and split omni work with the active cm300's all the time.
Cool, thats what I thought, but I wanted to make sure that I'm not gonna add any noise or introduce any other problems...
Title: Re: Can I run AT 853s > Phantom adaptors > XLRs?
Post by: Patrick on January 23, 2007, 11:47:12 PM
So I'm picking up a pair of AT 853s for low pro taping, but the cables are only 5 feet long, and I'd like to have a little more height than that. So my question is, can I run the 853s > Nady phantom adapters > XLRs (for a few extra feet of length) > Pre. Would this be a no no, would it add noise, would phantom work? Thanks for any help!

That will work fine.  I do this for onstage and split omni work with the active cm300's all the time.
Cool, thats what I thought, but I wanted to make sure that I'm not gonna add any noise or introduce any other problems...

Yeah, you should be fine.

On an unrelated note, when I am running really long cable runs (I'm talking >100') I will drop my phantom source BEFORE the long cable run, so there is a powered signal making the trip to the pre.  But if you're just talking about adding 10' or so, you'll be alright.

Title: Re: Can I run AT 853s > Phantom adaptors > XLRs?
Post by: Gordon on January 23, 2007, 11:53:47 PM
hit cliff (ashvillian) up.  he runs the 853's and has something rigged up to run to the mp2.
Title: Re: Can I run AT 853s > Phantom adaptors > XLRs?
Post by: justink on January 24, 2007, 12:06:09 AM
what cable ending are your mics? 

I run (http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-CMC-4U) w/ the stereo 1/8" male.

I then use a stereo [1/8" female to 1/8" male] 20' footer i got from radioshack to go down the stand.

Take the male end of that cable into these phantom adapters (http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-XLRM-MINI-2) XLR Male into the UA-5 that gives 48v phantom to the AT's on top of the stand.

works like a charm and sounds great!

-j