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Eric Toline

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  1. KTEK has a new coil cable that is being used on all their poles that addresses that issue. I had been telling them about the issues of the old thin conductor coil cable for years and they developed the new cable with heavier conductors, a matte finish outer jacket and slightly smaller coils. I have used the new cable and it's a vast improvement. As an FYI, they will be closed from Dec 21 through Jan 2 for the holiday week.
  2. Microdot connectors limit your choice of lavs that's for sure. Now who's going to be the first to offer a reverse (TA, Lemo, 3.5mm TRS to microdot) adapter?
  3. As a 6060 update, according to DPA the 6060 won't be available until the end of January 2019 due to production issues at the factory.
  4. I would suggest that you check out the new Sanken CS-M1, an amazing new super cardioid entry from Sanken that seems to be replacing the MKH 50 with a lot of mixers. At 4" long and a street price of $895 it is something you should seriously listen to.
  5. For the TA5F it is. The TA 3 could also represent an XLRF and the wiring is the same. Note that the ground pin 1 is jumped to 3 in the TA3 are tied together making this an unbalanced connection. Follow Lectro's wiring and you'll be fine.
  6. Aside from the line level audio going to Pin 5 instead of Pin 3 for mic level there is no difference.
  7. You can hear & understand all the dialog without any problems. That's all that matters to the audience. It's all a creative decision.
  8. Take a serious look at the Ambient line of poles. One of the best line of CF poles.
  9. The Rycote INV 7 is perfect for the CS-M1 and it comes with a cold shoe camera mount adapter. The price is right at $59.
  10. Back up for my HHb Portadat is a Fostex FR2 LE. I retired from doing pack mule audio a long time ago.
  11. Yes you can. The universal wiring even works on the old VHF 185 series transmitters. All TX units work with out the resistor. The connector wiring is very simple. You jump pins 2 & 4, the ground goes to pin 1 and the positive/audio to pin 3. Note that pin 5 is for line level signals only.
  12. The backorder problem should be cleared up in about 2 weeks. There are very few out on the job right now. Reviews from those users are few and far between which is not to be taken as a sign of less than stellar performance.
  13. As far as I know it works with all Lectro tx with a 5 pin input. It's basically universal wiring.
  14. OTOH Just use your present wireless until those bands are too crowded to be used reliably. I know lots of local mixers who have never used wireless below 600Mhz and have no problem with them not working properly. They will continue to use their systems and change to new freqs only when conditions force them to do that.
  15. Loctite comes in different strengths. The RED is forever, the BLUE can be loosened with a heat gun. Choose wisely.
  16. At a 1 ft distance you won't have any issues or tell the difference.
  17. 1000 Euro is $1158.77. U.S. price is $1179. Can save $20.23 by flying to Europe to buy it there.
  18. The shock mount is the Inv-6 HG as part of the Rycote Softie Kit for the Sanken CS-M1. $129.00 The Softie alone is $88.00.
  19. I think that if you replaced the fur on the new windscreen for the CS-M1 with a BBG structure/frame of the same size you would have a winner in my mind.
  20. If the rear most lyre was around the output XLR body it could be done but that's not very practical.
  21. The Windshield 10 kit sells for $600 here in the US. Not exactly an impulse buy. Based on my experience with the BBG for MKH 50 mics, I'd take the BBG over almost anything else. Plus there's big difference in price between the WS-10 & a BBG.
  22. It would be nice if Rycote offered a smaller sized BBG for the CS-M1.
  23. I would think that if it is available by Rycote they feel it does the job for that mic. There is no pleasing everyone, for everyone who find fault with it there will be someone who loves it.
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