rec.arts.movies.production.sound

Hi Matthias,
B6's are not happy with more than about 4 Volts. They will Zener and
get very noisy and also have low output. With the mic in circuit,
check the voltage between ground and the audio lead; anything over
Volts may (will) be a problem. We had to use voltage divider networks
with older Lectro's since our supply was 5 Volts. That's also why the
servo input units have a 2 Volt setting just for B6/E6 mics. DPA's are
great mics but the B6 should also work well.
Larry F
Lectro

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:13:05 -0700, Matt
wrote:

>I've got my brand new Zaxcom wireless system. 4x TRX 900 AA and a RX
>4900 (receiver rack).
>I use the tx with some Countryman B6 - at least that what they are
>bought for. But I am very disappointed with the noise floor I get.
>Actually I can`t imagine that to be the famous Zaxcom sound quality
>really. I was expecting nearly a dead silence backround noise level
>but I`ve got a noise generator instead.
>
>Is it the system, is it the B6? At the moment I don`t have any other
>mic with the Zaxcom connector so I can`t compare.
>
>The RX goes into a CS 208D and into a SD 744T. I`m listening off the
>CS 208.
>
>Any thoughts are appreciated (specially from Glenn if he don`t mind)
>
>Regards, Matthias.