« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2006, 02:23:29 AM »
Before you read this you should take into consideration that I’m an amateur and that this review is imo. I will provide samples along with a description of the circumstances of how I recorded them so you can generate your own opinion.
So I just made my first couple tapes with my new church audio 3-wire batt box/pre amp. I have the first one so I feel I should let you all know how my first field tests went.
I used it with my mke2’s while recording my brother play his electric guitar & with my at853’s at a progressive rock concert. I will provide samples upon request, just sent me a pm with your email.
I really don’t know what to say… I have used a sp batt box & a ps2 and I will no longer be using either (with the above mentioned mics). I actually haven’t used a pre amp before. I was going line in & boosting the levels in post if necessary. So now I know what headroom is!!
Needless to say I am quite pleased with the functionality so far. It sounds clean and has as much gain as I need or don’t need for that matter.
To sum it up it is easy to use, compact and most importantly sounds good.
I owe Chris a big thank you for being so patient with me and building this handy little piece of gear. Chris gets an A+ in my books for both craftsmanship & customer service.
For those of you that still don’t know what it does, it provides optimal 3-wire power, offers 0db to 20db of gain & a selectable hpf @80hz.
It sounds simple yet it is perfect for my recording purposes & no other retailers seem to make it.
Thanks for the review. I agree, this product sounds like a winner. (Sounds like the one I built... but was not able to make for others.) I'm glad to see it here...
Anyway, can you tell me how the mics are wired?
- do they have "mini XLR" connectors (like the AT mics?), or are they 3.5mm plugs?
- which exact model of MKE 2-4 do you have? I'm asking because some are 2-wire and some are three. The way to test is to see if one of the two wires inside the cable are shorted to shield or not.
Richard
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Mics: Sennheiser MKE2002 (dummy head), Studio Projects C4, AT825 (unmodded), AT822 franken mic (x2), AT853(hc,c,sc,o), Senn. MKE2, Senn MKE40, Shure MX183/5, CA Cards, homebrew Panasonic and Transsound capsules.
Pre/ADC: Presonus Firepod & Firebox, DMIC20(x2), UA5(poorly-modded, AD8620+AD8512opamps), VX440
Recorders: Edirol R4, R09, IBM X24 laptop, NJB3(x2), HiMD(x2), MD(1).
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