VASI Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 New Aaton battery for the CantarX3 and future products. It is an intelligent battery with datas readable by Aaton's products. The electronic ID customization allows advanced functionalities which will be not available with compatible batteries. - 14.4V - 49Wh / 3.4Ah - €155 (excl. VAT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 This dual battery charger allows charging simultaneously 2 Li Ion batteries (type ND2054AA PN 0429030). It is a real dual charger. Machined aluminium body. Delivered with universal power supply with XLR-4 connector and an european AC power cord. The power supply is also usable directly with the CantarX3. Delivered without battery. - Price: €1.100 (excl. VAT) (no comment for the price) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Interesting! Looks similar to what the new Sonosax is using, and what AudioRoot has been selling, but it seems everyone is loading custom firmware onto them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Low friction slider plate for X2? Details? There is an iOS app in the pipeline. I have spent some time on the Aaton stand at Micro Salon Italia over the weekend and loving he feel of the X3. Those linear faders are exceptionally smooth. I installed a new low friction slider plate on one of my X2s which works well but those X3 faders are in another league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 I changed to this plate - much better than the original one. -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 That is what I have heard. Perhaps you will get your hands on one when the dealers Location Sound and Gotham Sound have demo recorders? I don't think it will long now. Tim LSC will have a Cantar X3 within a couple of weeks. -vin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ao Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 This dual battery charger allows charging simultaneously 2 Li Ion batteries (type ND2054AA PN 0429030). It is a real dual charger. Machined aluminium body. Delivered with universal power supply with XLR-4 connector and an european AC power cord. The power supply is also usable directly with the CantarX3. Delivered without battery. - Price: €1.100 (excl. VAT) (no comment for the price) is this the charger that is included in the "first 100" package? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 That charger is too beautiful to be just a battery charger. That's a class act right there. I'm not sure how many people will be able to come up with the money that will cost just to charge batteries. If the aesthetic and build quality is that important and you can afford it, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 is this the charger that is included in the "first 100" package? A charger should be included with any new Cantar X3. I guess it will be this one. X3's batteries show a few Whs extra compared to similar sized Audioroot batts, lets see if they can be exchanged with Audioroot's batts and chargers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJW Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Aaton and Audioroot use the same battery source: Inspired Energy. The later IE Low friction slider plate for X2? Details? Call Aaton or your local dealer. You can replace it yourself but with care as there is a ball bearing and spring to keep hold of. Really nice machining and anodising of the new slider plate and it has a low friction backing. I found a little light oil applied to the rear surface helped smoothness. Aaton are really perfecting the magnetic sliders. The X3 sliders are much smoother. The new Cantarem 2 fader panel sliders have low friction bars and are more Sonosax-like. The pic shows the new plate fitted on Cantar #600 with the old one behind for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Not sure about this bag. Is it prototype? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proctor Trivette Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 The new bag looks interesting, but would like to see a few more pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ao Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 I am hoping that stuart wilson's version of the x1/2 bag made by kt systems is suitable. I find the front pouch of cantar bags in the style shown, get stretched and start to sag. when leaning over, you are in danger of having pouch contents spill out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Orca has a prototype bag for X3. Did someone has discovered at NAB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Frias Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Orca has a prototype bag for X3. Did someone has discovered at NAB? I did see it, unfortunately there was no X3 in it (understandably so) for me to verify how efficient it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvanstry Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Capulli Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 https://www.gothamsound.com/library/nab-2015-orca-bags ff to 3:20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Spaeth Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Wow.1900,-- to add more faders to an allready most expensive machine...Wow.What are they thinking in Grenoble?Aaton digital is the company that is supposed to save the day(for the rest of the company:camera dept),but with these prices I guess the 'lucky few' are willing to pay these prices,and the rest will leave it where it is..in Grenoble.Pity.A bit 'The Sonosax story'... I think that's pretty cheap actually. Both Mix-8 and CL9 are more expensive and the Cantarem 2 is waaaay sexier than these two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAX Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Yes, Cantar and SX-R4 + use the same batteries. This was discussed with JPB when he was still with Aaton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPB Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Yes, Cantar and SX-R4 + use the same batteries. This was discussed with JPB when he was still with Aaton. Exactly. For the sake of standardization, when Jacques told me he had selected the Inspired Energy ND2054 for his future RX4+, I immediatly decided to abandon the Aaton proprietary batteries and chargers for these SMB monitored devices. (see below explanations to Paul Trautman) traut, on 31 Aug 2013 - 12:47 AM, said: Hello JP! Thank you for Cantar. Please don't change the battery arrangement on X3. Merci! Paul Trautman Cantar #217 & 496 Paul, all new audio recorders are now equipped with SSDs, no longer with shock sensitive HDDs, there is no more raison d'etre for elastically suspended batteries working as protective bumpers, they can be nested at the bottom of the machine like in all other audio recorders. Metal protected Aaton camera batteries may be abandonned in favor of the cheaper, lighter, IATA certified, SMBus equipped batteries made by 'Inspired Energy', me think, the NP1 terminator.. -- jean-pierre beauviala jp@aatium.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Frias Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 me think, the NP1 terminator.. Me thinks the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Capulli Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Are there cups for these batts for distribution systems? I don't think there are power output jacks on the X3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ao Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Are there cups for these batts for distribution systems? I don't think there are power output jacks on the X3... this is the offering from audio root. the 98whr battery would be a good fit for running wires and such: http://www.audioroot.fr/product/ehrs4-out/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvanstry Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I believe there is but limited to a small current draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvanstry Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 DC out on a hirose limited to 500ma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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