tube mic and 48v phantom

daniel.sneed · Post by **daniel.sneed** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:43 am

anyone using a transfo-tube mic, still keeping 48v on ?

the data sheet of my SCT2000 says I should not.

Seems strange to me, for I always keep 48v on for all mic inputs.

I've mailed to Thomann's tech-support, but no answer yet.

BradLyons · Post by **BradLyons** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:53 am

I'm not familiar with that microphone at all, but every tube mic I've ever seen has a power supply for it already and thus why phantom power isn't needed, because power is already being supplied.

daniel.sneed · Post by **daniel.sneed** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:58 am

Thanks for chiming in Brad, yes this IS the case here. Real heavy powersupply.

But what about sending UNUSED phantom to that thing ?

On my mixer 48v is switched on for 6 inputs at once.
Very disturbing in my connecting workflow indeed.

In fact, my question is about YOUR transfo-tube-mics and YOUR 48v.