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Rycote XLR-3F to XLR-3M Cable with TAC!T Filter (18 in)

The Rycote TAC!T cable is an 18-inch (45 cm) XLR-3F to XLR-3M mic tail with Rycote’s low-cut filter built into the connector.

TAC!T is an active, third-order (18 dB/octave) low-cut filter with its knee at about 60 Hz. It passes virtually all of the wanted audio while sharply reducing wind noise, handling noise, and floor-borne vibration.

Those low-frequency and infrasonic sounds carry enough energy to overload a preamp, especially one with a transformer input, and disturb the whole audio spectrum. The steep slope removes them with less loss of wanted low end than the 6 or 12 dB/octave filters common on mixers.

The cable is most useful on camera inputs with no low-cut filter, and you can stack it with a mixer’s own low-cut for a dual-slope filter.

Good to Know

TAC!T runs on P48 phantom power, so it does not work with dynamic mics. It passes phantom power on to the microphone. Its current draw is very low, and it works with almost every phantom-powered mic and preamp on an IEC-compliant P48 supply.

It adds no signal loss at normal program frequencies and cannot be switched off. The whole circuit fits inside a Neutrik XX-series XLR connector.

Features

• 18″ (45 cm) XLR-3F to XLR-3M mic tail
• Built-in active third-order low-cut filter
• 18 dB/octave slope with its knee at about 60 Hz
• Cuts wind, handling, and floor-borne noise
• Powered by P48 phantom, which passes on to the mic
• Fits entirely inside a Neutrik XX-series XLR connector
• Not switchable; not for dynamic microphones
• Mogami star-quad cable