[Banfi T.]

Hi everyone,

my father-in-law use his TV rather loudly so I thought of two preventive steps:

1, He gets a wireless phone for his birthday / this weekend

2, I buy a closed phone

Step 1 is organised and about to happen, but step 2 is still a question. I am AKG follower and therefore I searched for a used 271s. I even managed to find one, but my problem is whether they are hard to rewire to balanced operation or not. As I see on the pictures it has a 3 pole mini XLR connector and I can't imagine how to get rid of it without seriously damaging the phone. Is there any experince out there regarding this issue? I am not going back to unbalanced, that is for sure...

 

[BushGuy]

RnB Audio hardwires cable to them....he's a member here - why not see what he has to say. Thus far there has not been a good pic of the new connection connection (exterior).

 

[Banfi T.]

Thanks for the reply.

I hardwired my 501 to balanced operation but that wasn't a hard task to accomplish. My only concern is about the mini XLR...

 

[ayt999]

they sell mini-XLR's in 4-pin configurations so you can probably swap out the current one with one from a switchcraft assembly? I assume the pins and the holder for these pins in the K271 socket can be removed / replaced easily.

 

[Banfi T.]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayt999 they sell mini-XLR's in 4-pin configurations so you can probably swap out the current one with one from a switchcraft assembly? I assume the pins and the holder for these pins in the K271 socket can be removed / replaced easily.

That would be the best case...I hope they are not custom made (especially the socket).

 

[RnB180]

havent opened a 271 before.

is the return is sharing the same joint, you might have to open up both sides and recable it dual entry.

 

[Banfi T.]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RnB180 havent opened a 271 before. is the return is sharing the same joint, you might have to open up both sides and recable it dual entry.

Thanks for the info. The common joint point was not a problem with 501, it is still cabled on just one side. Anyway, thanks again.