On Mon, 19 May 2003 06:58:51 GMT, "Ellen" <ellenjl@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I understand that Beachtek makes an xlr adaptor for my Sony VX-2000.

>What I do not understand is why the adaptor is necessary when I can buy

>cables that connect mini jack to XLR. Pardon my ignorance- been spending the

>night researching this online and can't find an easy answer.

As "R D-R" points out, there are advantages to using

the Beachtek - but you can adapt XLRs to mini-plug

and plug in one (mono, one side, or mono, both channels,

or two mics, depending on adapters) without it - though

the levels of two different mics may not match, and the

unmodified level of any given mic may not be ideal for

the VX2000 input (the Beachtek cannot offer gain, but

can offer attenuation...).