On Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 11:21 Michael Barnes <barnmich...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I use several CM500 headsets, they are great. If you look very closely, you > will see the plugs have pictures of headsets and microphones and say > "PHONE" and "MIC" on them. Yes, black for ear, gray for mic. The microphone > on these headsets requires a voltage called "phantom power" to operate, as > most microphones these days do. Most modern soundcards actually provide > this power built-in. > Phantom power is something else entirely - it is used to power condenser microphones. And most PC and sound cards do not provide that. If you have microphone requiring phantom power (12/24/48V), you would typically use appropriate mixer, pre-amp or phantom power injector to supply it separately. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_power Best luck, Tomas > _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
