Reed, you wrote: > Can someone explain phantom power and Plug-In power for me? > What are they, how do they differ, when would you want to use one or the > other etc.?
Normally, you have no choice, there's either PlugIn or phantom power. Phantom is for pro users, it's provided via XLR input sockets. The 48 Volts provided are fine for mics which are quite power hungry. PlugIn power on the other hand is for consumer mikes, it comes via a mini-jack. The 3 to 10 volts provided are not enough for a lot of microphones. Therefore, PlugIn powered mikes are normally not very big. Most consumer recorders, MD portables, dictation machines and so on offer PlugIN power. A lot of professional recorders and mixers, the Marantz PMD660, 670 and 671 for instance, offer phantom power. If you connect a battery driven consumber mike to a recorder providing PlugIn power, there's no problem. But if you do that with a battery driven pro mike and a recorder or mixer using phantom power, the microphone might be dammaged or become totally unusable. <*** Michael Lang ***> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
