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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fmhill" data-source="post: 1835519" data-attributes="member: 86560">James, I investigated that type of impedance matching cable you have and was told it was unnecessary with the PCM digital recorders and the type/makes of shotgun microphones we are discussing. Somewhere I read some information that confirms that and I called the Olympus tech support who also confirmed it as far as the LS-10/LS-11 recorders are concerned. Then. an interesting event happened, when I was looking for mic cable schematics and information, I found a mic cable, a XLR3F to 3.5mm TRS miniature stereo plug and decided I'd buy it and if needed, I could rewire the XLR connector if it didn't work as planned. The Cable is Hosatech XVM105 and the distributor is <a href="http://www.sweetwater.com" target="_blank">www.sweetwater.com</a>Late last night I placed an order on line for one at the price of $9.69 with free shipping... At 10:00 AM this morning, my phone rang, it was AJ Peterson at Sweetwater calling to tell me the cable was in stock and he'd be mailing it to me today... As it turns out AJ is a very knowledgeable person about mic cables and he explained to me that this cable was made specifically for using the high end mics/XLR connectors with camcorders and small portable recorders and that the tip and ring of the 3.5mm plug were both wired to pin 2 of the XLR connector so the mono signal of the ME 66 is on both channels or "tracks" of the recorder... Boy, talk about customer service!!!   All this for $9.69 with free shipping and I received a followup e-mail with shipping/tracking information at 12:00 Noon...Next time I need a cable, I know where to go!  Mitch...</blockquote>

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