Double Bass AKG C411L with K&K pre

[heymrbassman]

Hi

I am just about to purchase a AKG C411 L contact mic for my bass.

Does anyone know if this setup will work? - Take the mini XLR off the mic cable, wire a 1/4 inch jack and use my K&K pre amp.

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I have the dual channel, now called 'trinity' pre amp that has the single socket for both mic and pu. I have the trinity mic but never really got on well with it.

Will the 9v be enough power and will the XLR convert to a jack? I assume the jack is wired 3 core 'balanced' so I would be taking it down to 2 core

I looked at the phantom power unit that goes with the mic and it is only a 9v anyway. Plus I wouldn't need two mic channels.

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Many thanks

Adrian

 

[Ric Vice]

Hi

I am just about to purchase a AKG C411 L contact mic for my bass.

Does anyone know if this setup will work? - Take the mini XLR off the mic cable, wire a 1/4 inch jack and use my K&K pre amp.

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I have the dual channel, now called 'trinity' pre amp that has the single socket for both mic and pu. I have the trinity mic but never really got on well with it.

Will the 9v be enough power and will the XLR convert to a jack? I assume the jack is wired 3 core 'balanced' so I would be taking it down to 2 core

I looked at the phantom power unit that goes with the mic and it is only a 9v anyway. Plus I wouldn't need two mic channels.

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Many thanks

Adrian

Adrian,
If you look at Jonas Lohse's Double Bass Gear Guide, he lists the AKG 411 as a possibility for amplifying a Contrabass Link Removed.
I'd contact someone at AKG and see what will work with their product, that's the only way to know. Trying to re configure cables, and adapt a pre amp isn't for the faint of heart, and certainly out of my area of expertise.

Ric

 

[heymrbassman]

Thanks

I will contact AKG as I am sure there are ways of powering a small XLR mic from a jack socket. Seems a shame to buy another preamp. Once I have the answer I may just make a XLR to jack instead of taking the XLR off.

 

[heymrbassman]

I found a schematic.

It looks like the C411L has pins 2 and 3 connected together as hot and the C411pp has the standard pin 2 as hot pin 3 as cold (balanced). The pin2/3 should connect to my preamp but...I don't want to fry anything

No reply from AKG yet so I think I am going to get the correct AKG preamp for now.

 

[heymrbassman]

I got the C411 and the preamp. Sounds pretty cool.

Here is what AKG said about my blender preamp.

The C411L needs to be powered by T-power (also known as A-B powering).

I guess I will have to find out either by trying it or contacting K&K

I'll stop answering my on posts now...