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Subject: Re: extension cables
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:41 pm ((PST))
> more typically an electret mic with it's FET 
> will be 1.5 -4k Ohms. Which means IMO, more than 10ft of cable the HF 
> response will for sure audibly suffer.

It ain't that bad, I'd say over 100' is the practical limit. My "light" rig has 
40' extensions on Shure 183s or Telinga EM23s (PIP electrets) for the left and 
right rear mics, and they sound fine.

-Dan Dugan





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