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Re: Battery v phantom power

Subject: Re: Battery v phantom power
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_audio
Date: Thu Dec 3, 2009 10:55 pm ((PST))
At 1:06 AM +0000 12/4/09, Robin wrote:
>  Philip Tyler wrote:
>
>>  I do have Sennheiser K6/ME66 which can be
>>  powered by either a 1.5v AA cell or phantom
>>  power. To my ears when powered by the battery
>>  I find them much noisier than when powered by
>>  phantom power.
>
>You know, I asked just that very question about the K6/ME66 a couple 
>of months back and received the unexpected reply that the self-noise 
>was the same powered either way.
>
>I would welcome further information on this point. Has anyone 
>actually tested this? I would imagine so, since it is a very popular 
>microphone. I will be buying one (or not) based on the results.
>
>-- robin
>

Robin--

Slow to surface possibly because few, if any, very low input noise 
recorders have both Phantom Power and a 3.5mm (1/8") mic input.

Might require something like the below gear in a quiet setting:

(a) ME66->K6 (Bat) -> Sony M10 or D50 1/8" Mic Input; 3/4 or higher 
record gain.

<vs>

(b) ME66 -> Art PhantomII or Rolls PB224 Phantom Power Supply -> Sony 
M10 or D50 1/8" Mic Input; 3/4 or higher record gain.

Rob D.

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