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Title: Powering SP at933s
Post by: John Kelly on August 28, 2003, 06:28:22 PM
Right now I'm running a modified AD-20 which powers my at933s with battery power.  However, I'm very tempted to get a new preamp, and I'm looking at the M-Audio Firewire 410.  The thing is, that pre only provides phantom power (like most other preamps out there) and I don't have a battery box.  

I've seen this discussion before, but I never found a solid answer.  Can the SP models of the at933s be powered by 48v phantom power?  Has anyone actually *tried* it?  
Title: Re:Powering SP at933s
Post by: blu666z on August 28, 2003, 07:11:34 PM
I have never tried it myself but I don't think they can take 48v.  My AT ES943s take 9v.  I'm thinking 48v wuold fry their asses.

-Kevin
Title: Re:Powering SP at933s
Post by: John Kelly on August 28, 2003, 07:31:15 PM
See I've heard the opposite (and that phantom power and battery power are pretty different), but I was wondering if anyone had tried it...
Title: Re:Powering SP at933s
Post by: nickgregory on August 28, 2003, 08:05:06 PM
I have heard folks have hooked up their 853 based SP mics to 48v phantom and they here the mics crackle...definitely not a good sign...I believe I heard in the past that someone asked Chris at Sound Pros and he said that they were not wired to accept anything higher than 9 volts...
Title: Re:Powering SP at933s
Post by: leegeddy on November 03, 2003, 11:58:34 PM
>>Can the SP models of the at933s be powered by 48v phantom power?

yes you can, but you'll need the AT Phantom Power adaptors.  the model # is AT8533 9-52V Phantom Power Module.  

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