Not necessarily. The MK4s can be run without the bodies. I know of two ways in fact that are not hard to find. Both of which are cheaper then a pair of CCM4, infact much cheaper...
sonosax and/or the nxbox. am i right? sorry, i wasn't thinking.
Those were the two I was thinking about. I bet you could get a JK labs box too... Not mention the Schoeps VMS 5U. So there's at least 4 ways to do it.
"At least 4"? You have inside info? We've kept a low profile wrt Schoeps as other good options exist.
But we do entertain custom needs. Most recently what possibly is the most compact hq interface/mic-pre
solution ever for the stock KCY. About the same size as five 9 volts batts packed densely side by side.
(It could be made even smaller but the need hasn't been there).
Rugged enough to park you car on top of (no I haven't tried). No compromises in parts or sonics
(except the gain stage is IC based though). All essential controls + i/o on one end surface.
I'm not posting so as to generate lots of interest. But I'd like to know what features and properties etc
tapers are after that are not well met today?