$35 XLR Mic Pre-Amp with Phantom Power

swaneon said:
essentially this would help with my ntg2/marantz 661 combo?
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No. Why would you go through all the trouble of this hack for an unbalanced output when you have a recorder that has balanced mic/line inputs? You'd be better off investing in a proper field mixer.
 
Alex H. said:
No. Why would you go through all the trouble of this hack for an unbalanced output when you have a recorder that has balanced mic/line inputs? You'd be better off investing in a proper field mixer.
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1) Rule of the wallet is always to consider. That being said, even if it outputs an unbalanced signal, one thing you can do is to run on XLR cables for the most, and rely on short 3.5mm to minimize the risk of audio interference due to that unbalanced output.
2) Sure, but money is often an issue. I've used a JuicedLink CX211 with my HV40 since I bought it and I'm now using it along my Tascam DR-05 recorder. Not the simplest setup, but both devices works well together.
 
drapeama said:
1) Rule of the wallet is always to consider. That being said, even if it outputs an unbalanced signal, one thing you can do is to run on XLR cables for the most, and rely on short 3.5mm to minimize the risk of audio interference due to that unbalanced output.
2) Sure, but money is often an issue. I've used a JuicedLink CX211 with my HV40 since I bought it and I'm now using it along my Tascam DR-05 recorder. Not the simplest setup, but both devices works well together.
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If the cable is unbalanced at either end the entire system is unbalanced. Running XLR cables in the middle does nothing that any other well shielded cable wouldn't do. You need a balancing transformer at the mic end and an unbalancing transformer at the destination end for the XLR cable to make any difference.
 
well i just wanted something to make my combo sound a bit better. I didn't think getting a JL riggy would be an option since i want to get a SD Mix Pre D later in '13
 
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