I've got to add to this argument about wasted phantom power. From
memory the current draw with a MKH series is 5 ma. If that comes from
a 48V source that is a total of 250 milliwatts which is not going to
warm anything up. In fact out of doors on damp nights you could do
with a mic warmer to stop condensation. :-)
Just to put a tin lid on it, the MKH's spec says 10V minimum, that's
50 mw. A flashlight is about 1000mw.
The other thing with phantom power is that it uses a balanced line, so
any noise coming from a power source or battery cancels out.
David
David Brinicombe
North Devon, UK
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
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