« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2006, 02:45:51 PM »
That all makes a lot more sense now. Modding for the full sized XLR sounds nice, but I'm going to be stealthing the mic cables under my belt so the mini-xlr's would probably make more sense. Thanks a lot for the help!
The simplest (battery powered) solution is a 3-wire battery box:
at853 (miniXLR) > 3-wire battery box > himd (mic or line in)
You could replace the 3-wire battery box with a combined 3-wire battery box+ preamp.
The point here is that there is no need to run at phantom power. The mics run off a low voltage (5-10V typically), so a battery box supplies this. The AT8533 adapter takes phantom power (48V) on the XLR and provides battery power (5-10V) on the miniXLR for the mics. It also makes the signal balanced, which is good for long runs, but not necessary for short runs (like up your shirt in a stealth rig).
I'm not making battery boxes at the moment, but you could ask Chris Church to make one for you.
Richard
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