RuudNL
Well-known member
Something simple as a cable...
I am the owner of a couple of Sennheiser MD412N microphones, with a 'kleintuchel' connector.
Years ago I made tuchel to XLR cables, and checked that the polarity ("Phase") was correct.
Now I discovered that what I did was not conform the standard:
It should be like this:
Pin 1 XLR(M) -> Pin 2 tuchel(F)
Pin 2 XLR(M) -> Pin 1 tuchel(F)
Pin 3 XLR(M) -> Pin 3 tuchel(F)
But...when I connect the cable like this, the 421's are out of phase with all other European (XLR) microphones I have.
I checked this with a guaranteed never opened or modified MD421N.
Did Sennheiser use their own standard, or what could be the reason for this strange situation?
Of course this is not a real problem, but I would prefer my cables to be according to an international standard, not 'something that works here'...
I am the owner of a couple of Sennheiser MD412N microphones, with a 'kleintuchel' connector.
Years ago I made tuchel to XLR cables, and checked that the polarity ("Phase") was correct.
Now I discovered that what I did was not conform the standard:
It should be like this:
Pin 1 XLR(M) -> Pin 2 tuchel(F)
Pin 2 XLR(M) -> Pin 1 tuchel(F)
Pin 3 XLR(M) -> Pin 3 tuchel(F)
But...when I connect the cable like this, the 421's are out of phase with all other European (XLR) microphones I have.
I checked this with a guaranteed never opened or modified MD421N.
Did Sennheiser use their own standard, or what could be the reason for this strange situation?
Of course this is not a real problem, but I would prefer my cables to be according to an international standard, not 'something that works here'...