I just found the common scheme of 5-pole XLR's in a Sennheiser
catalog:
1 ground
2 left (+)
3 left (-)
4 right (+)
5 right (-)
Regards,
Raimund
--- In "Jeffrey D. Daub"
<> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> The old Sony "ECM-MS 5" uses a 5 pin XLR which I would assume is
the
> same standard for the pin order. The cable that came with it was
split
> out to a stereo pair. I use a 5 pin custom 30 foot extension cable
and
> attach my shorter split cable (2 XLRs) to my R-DAT or Preamp.
>
> Dan Dugan may have the pin info as I had once contracted him
fabricate
> me a replacement set at one point when I was out of the country in
a
> bind. On the 5-pin end of the splitter cable I can see that
pin "1" is
> the shield. I think an option is to bridge pin 1 to the Ground as
it
> like that on my extension cable.
>
> This what I can see on this 5 pin version made from Canary 803/L-
4E6S cable:
>
> 1 shield
> 2 blue
> 3 blue
> 4 white
> 5 white
>
> I am not certain what is right or left 2&4 or 3&5...
>
> on the regular XLR sides:
>
> 1 shield
> 2 blue
> 3 white
>
>
> Jeff Daub
>
> ------------------------------
> Chris Owens wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I recently read on the DV Info board that someone believes that
the Sony
> > ECM 957 5-pin XLR can be prought out to balance stereo pair. The
logic
> > being that the mic has a 5-pin XLR, which does have just enough
pins to
> > make this possible.
> >
> > Can anyone confirm this, or is it (as I suspect) wishfull
thinking. Does
> > anyone have the pin functions for this mic?
> >
> > The 957 comes with a 5-pin XLR to 3.5 Stereo jack. One has to
wonder why
> > Sony took this route rather than hardwire the connector as they
have on
> > the 907.
> >
> > As an aside, I have found this mic much better than the cheaper
907,
> > with good clear sound.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Chris Owens.
> > www.chrisowens.co.uk
> >
> >
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