If the AKG mike is connected as a balanced output, it will not work as
on the stereo unbalanced input of a MInidisc recorder. When you
lifted one side, it didn't make it an unbalanced connection, it just
made it an open connection. Take the wire you lifted and connect it to
the shield conductor of the plug and it should work. How well is
another story.
Better yet make the one I designed and it will be smaller and also be
stereo. http://www.tir.com/~liteways/Mandolin.html#Microphone it only
costs about $10
Edward Gosfield III wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am trying to use my AKG C451 with my Sharp 702. The 702 has a stereo
> mike input via mini-plug. The AKG cord is currently terminated as a
> balanced stereo phono plug, pin-1 to tip, pin-2 to ring, ground shield
> to sleeve. This worked fine on my Tandberg R-R which has balanced mike
> inputs. (I also tried it pin-2 to tip, pin-1 to ring, ground to sleeve)
>
> i plug the AKG's stereo phono plug into a converter plug :stereo phono
> to stereo mini. I then plug the mini into the mike input. I can
> record, but the results are out of phase stereo. (presumably because
> the two sides of the balanced mike are by definition out of phase). When
> i combine the channels with the mono switch on my hifi amp, there is
> almost no level, presumably due to phase cancellation. When i try to
> record using the 'mono' setting on the Sharp, there is almost no sound,
> again presumably because of almost complete phase cancellation.
>
> I tried detaching one of the signal lead of the mike at the phono plug,
> to make an 'unbalanced' mike, and got no level. I tried using a
> stereo(balanced) to mono converter plug, with mono mini-plug into the
> Sharp, and got almost no level on the recording.
>
> any suggestions?
>
> thanks
>
> ted gosfield
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