the cm 300 is a wonderful microphone! i made myself a battery pack out of t=
hree rechargeable packs, the kind used in computer real time clocks (nowada=
ys they use a single lithium cell, but these packs are still available in i=
ndia). i used to recharge the pack on a nine volt charger.)
=A0
about the only complaint i ever=A0 had about these mics is their sensitivit=
y starts falling with low battery voltage. in mic builders there are design=
s to convert them to phantom power.
=A0
umashankar
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> From: Max <>
>To:
>Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 4:55 PM
>Subject: [Nature Recordists] A strange thing happened when I went to my cu=
pboard today!
>
>A strange thing happened when I went to my cupboard today, I found a mic I=
'd never used! A couple of years back at a society=A0 meet, there was this =
mic lying on the table, which nobody had bought by the end of the day, so I=
did. Having checked the files here, I know that one or two of you are fami=
liar with this beast; a Nakamichi CM-300. Now, either because of cost, or u=
navailability of the original=A0 battery, the owner had drilled a hole in t=
he side of the mic, through which came a couple leads taped to the cylinder=
, and leading to a 9v PP9 battery connector. For those who don't know, this=
is an electret condenser mic with interchangeable capsules. It comes suppl=
ied with a cardioid and omni, and in form it's a short shotgun. ALSO, with =
my purchase was included a CP-4 long shotgun capsule which is used by remov=
ing the attenuator housing from the CM-300 and replacing with the CP-4; ver=
y neat! Now, the best part about this is that although it's an XLR
output from the mic body, it terminates in a jack plug.
>I decided to do a quick test using my LS-10's mic input, and frankly I was=
extremely surpised. This is an apparently very quiet mic, although I will =
have to do further testing, but what it means is, that I will have three qu=
ality mics I can use with my LS-10 WITHOUT the need for phantom power! OK, =
it's only mono, but for a walkabout set-up would suit me, and I wish I'd fo=
und it before I ordered the iRig! More work to do of course, and I'll updat=
e when completed.
>See here for extra info, and DO note post #10.
>http://forum.recordingreview.com/f66/opinion-nakamichi-cm-300-condenser-24=
396/
>Cheers
>Max
>p.s. I should have mentioned that this lot only cost =A39.00!
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