XLR connectors for the ends of microphones?

Spasticteapot · 17th January 2010, 06:51 PM

Does anyone know how I can fit an XLR connector into the end of a homemade microphone? Switchcraft makes one that fits handily into the end of a 1" pipe, but it costs a less-than-reasonable $11.

leadbelly · 17th January 2010, 07:03 PM

You can probably just take a chassis mount socket, cut the mounting plate off of it with a hacksaw, and epoxy it in place.

Personally, since even a chassis mount socket is $2-3, I would never do it because my spare time is worth a lot more than $8 to me.

tvrgeek · 18th January 2010, 02:35 PM

XLR's come in both male and female. No need to cut up a socket. Just get the correct end to mount in your body. I did it once with a force fit inside some rubber hose into the back of an al. tube.

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17th January 2010, 07:03 PM	#2
leadbelly diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta	You can probably just take a chassis mount socket, cut the mounting plate off of it with a hacksaw, and epoxy it in place. Personally, since even a chassis mount socket is $2-3, I would never do it because my spare time is worth a lot more than $8 to me. __________________ Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. Enzo Ferrari

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18th January 2010, 02:35 PM	#3
tvrgeek diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Md	XLR's come in both male and female. No need to cut up a socket. Just get the correct end to mount in your body. I did it once with a force fit inside some rubber hose into the back of an al. tube.

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