although this is a dated post, I wanted to add my experience from last weekend. Maybe I should post in the main thread too.
Some rambling history first: The DR-2d was my first deck, I started out using small mixer boards to get phantom power, then got a UA-5. I also have used a Denecke PS-2.
Anyhow, I now mostly run a DR-680, but always carry a DR-2d (or 2 - i own 3) with me. The 2d has saved the day many times where circumstances at a venue made my plan-for-the-night inpracticle.
anyhow, I was at a venue I frequent in Concord, NH and usually run cables from my audience mics back to my rig behind the band where I also do sbd and stage lip. I have been having fun and success with CA-14s; esp. light weight and ease of running 1/8 cable. On this night, I wasn't getting a signal at the 680, and it turns out the cable was faulty. I was travelling light and didn't have all the extra gear usually found in my car. I set my DR-2d on a table by the post where my CA-14s were, but I didn't have the male to male cable needed to go from my CA-9200 into my deck. So just for kicks and with nothing better to attempt (I had stage and sbd going into my 680) I turned on Plug In Power on the 2d, set the input gain at MED, and plugged the CA-14s directly into MIC In (set at 68). I didn't expect much, but the levels looked good. This was a 3 piece band in a small venue, drums, electric bass and acoustic guitar (with lots of pedals) going into an amp. Vocaks only through pa. Pretty loud rock.
The recording came out great! NO distortion or dropouts. I plan to experiment with the plug in power more (as a secondary rig) in other types of environments.
sorry for the length of this post, but I was excited to find that these mics can work with this deck without a bb. Although I agree with above posts that it isn't recommended.