Topic: Can I run AT 853s > Phantom adaptors > XLRs?

[Swampy]

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!

[Patrick]

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.

[Swampy]

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...

[Patrick]

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.

[Gordon]

hit cliff (ashvillian) up.  he runs the 853's and has something rigged up to run to the mp2.

[justink]

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