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Information
- Three CM-300 microphone back-ends
- All three have screw-on CP-1 uni-directional and CP-2 omni-directional capsules with removable (mesh and fabric) wind guards
- Two have screw-on CP-4 super-directional capsules (
with removable foam wind guard no foam guards until I get new replacements—they disintegrated after twenty years) - Switchable 10dB pad in the omni- and uni-directional capsule amplifiers
- Transformer-coupled balanced outputs, using three-pin XLR connectors
- Switchable low-cut filter
- They run from 9 Volt batteries (made from 6 button cells packed together), and they now accept phantom power
Available accessories
- Two HD-62 mike clamps (one broke after 30 years use)
- Three fold-up mini desk stands
- Two fold-up full-sized floor stands with extendable boom-arms
- Two fold-up half-sized floor stands with extendable boom-arms
- Various length microphone cables
- Adaptors or cables to plug into unbalanced 6.35 mm TRS sockets
For all those people who've been internet searching for information on these microphones, I've seen a variety of questions asked about these microphones on the net, and some wacky answers. I've put some correct information in my CM300 microphone review page.
Since writing this page, around twenty years ago, I have done a modification to my Nakamichi CM300s to run from phantom power (that page details how to do it, for anyone who wants to modify their own).