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Re: Phantom Power to PIP conversion!

Subject: Re: Phantom Power to PIP conversion!
From: "Klas Strandberg" klasstrandberg
Date: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:42 am ((PDT))
Sorry Danny, this mail got hidden somewhere.

No, the Telinga does not need any additional PIP. It seems as if PIP
might make the converter work, though.

Here is a converter that I have tested and that works.

http://www.jam.se/produkt/Kablar-och-Kontakter/A28733-Adapter-JJlabs-mini-X=
LR-XLR-adapter-PW-100.jam

Klas.



  At 06:03 2009-03-05, you wrote:
>Or does the Telinga Pro5 require PIP in addition to its onboard battery?
>
>In that case THIS would be the cause of my signal dropout, NOT the
>cable somehow blocking the signal when no phantom power is flowing.
>
>Klas or someone else can you speak to this?...
>
>With the Telinga Pro5 handle...if it is plugged into a stereo
>mini-jack...does it require Plug-In Power somehow to create a
>signal?  I realize of course that the microphone is powered by the
>battery onboard...but wonder if the handle require PIP as well.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Danny
>
>
>
>--- In  "Danny Meltzer"
><> wrote:
> >
> > Another drawback of this cable I seem to have found is that you
> can't have a passive signal pass through it.  If no phantom power
> is flowing to it, the cable won't transmit an incoming
> signal.  This would be annoying for using self powered mics.
> >
> > I was trying it with my Telinga [self powered] that has a stereo
> miniplug output...and it only worked with the phantom power turned
> on, which seemed to create some hiss.
> >
> > So yeah, I'll send it back and get a regular one....and stick
> with the little SP preamp...that seems to handle WL183's really
> well and generally sounds quite good when used to bring PIP mics
> into a recorder with XLR ins.
> >
> > It's a very good idea in principle...but not executed quite
> perfectly enough for our purposes yet.
> >
> > I will echo Aaron that Sound Professionals gear is great
> [including my little preamp that I love] and this cable is working
> fine...it does what it claims to do, it's basically just not as
> nice sounding as using the little SP preamp in it's place.
> >
> > Danny
> >
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
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