> Ok, I've acquired some small microphone cores, as well as a 1/8" mic/phone
> input, but need to know about the type of wire used to build the set. I
> have
> two mics and stereo input, and am wondering if it's feasible to use the wire
> harness from a set of headphones. I have a couple of old sets that don't
> work
> property, as well as a couple of ear bud types I simply don't like, and
> wonder
> what you guys think.
You need coaxial shielded cable. Many headphones are wired with that but--most
headphones are wired with special ultra-flexible cable where wire and plastic
fiber strands are mixed together. It's a pain in the ass for an expert to
solder, and I don't recommend a beginner trying it.
> The other option I considered is speaker wire...I have
> numerous speaker splitters with the proper male and female connectors, and
> wonder if I could wire the microphones somehow to a couple of sections of
> speaker wire (they all have 1/8" plugs), and run the two independent mic's
> into
> a harnes, and then into my recorder?
If the speaker wire is shielded (inner conductor surrounded by insulation,
shield conductor over that, then a jacket), it will be fine. If it is miniature
"zip cord," with two wires bonded together in a pair, then it isn't shielded
and won't be good for mics.
-Dan
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