Hi guys. I need some advice. I'm thinking about buying the Beachtek adaptor DXA-6 but I'm having second thoughts whether it will be worth it.
I currently own a Rode Videomic for exteriors and a Rode NT3 for interiors. The NT3 is connected to the camcorder with a simple xlr to 3.5mm adaptor cable. The Beachtek would obviously be used with the NT3 as the Videomic doesn't have XLR connections although I may upgrade the shotgun to an XLR in the future. I have doubts because:
1. At the moment I can't see myself using 2 mics at the same time.
2. At the moment the only xlr I have is for interiors and I haven't as yet had the need to run cables > 5 metres (the cut off for need of balanced output)
3. The NT3 can be battery powered.
The reason why I'm thinking of the Beachtek is essentially for potential future projects (although I may be being overly optimistic - I'm presently a one man band) and for phantom power. The other reason is that I'm going to New York soon and the Beachtek is so much cheaper than in the UK.
So I guess what I'm asking is, all things being equal, would the sound quality from the NT3 be that much better going through the Beachtek adaptor with phantom power compared to the current adaptor with battery power? Would it be a really noticeable improvement in my current situation?
I currently own a Rode Videomic for exteriors and a Rode NT3 for interiors. The NT3 is connected to the camcorder with a simple xlr to 3.5mm adaptor cable. The Beachtek would obviously be used with the NT3 as the Videomic doesn't have XLR connections although I may upgrade the shotgun to an XLR in the future. I have doubts because:
1. At the moment I can't see myself using 2 mics at the same time.
2. At the moment the only xlr I have is for interiors and I haven't as yet had the need to run cables > 5 metres (the cut off for need of balanced output)
3. The NT3 can be battery powered.
The reason why I'm thinking of the Beachtek is essentially for potential future projects (although I may be being overly optimistic - I'm presently a one man band) and for phantom power. The other reason is that I'm going to New York soon and the Beachtek is so much cheaper than in the UK.
So I guess what I'm asking is, all things being equal, would the sound quality from the NT3 be that much better going through the Beachtek adaptor with phantom power compared to the current adaptor with battery power? Would it be a really noticeable improvement in my current situation?
