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Title: Headphone Amp to power mics?
Post by: down2earthlandscaper on March 04, 2017, 02:41:38 PM
So I was looking for a headphone amp and ended up going with this one. So cool that you can pick from about 6 different mint tins.
Thought this would be cool as a mic preamp for CAFS, CA14, AT853 etc. Especially for  >:D

Is it possible to power those "PIP Type" mics with this? or would I fry them?

Pics attached, but here is a link to the product and specs (FYI, I ordered the "Low Impedance" version)

http://www.lucidlaboratories.com/shop-1/cmoy-headphone-amplifier

Title: Re: Headphone Amp to power mics?
Post by: OOK on March 04, 2017, 04:04:52 PM
nope will not work...   its a headphone amp not a microphone preamp... two totally separate things..  the headphone amp takes a line level signal and boosts the output variably to the headphones.

A microphone preamp takes a mic level signal converts it to line level or digital depending on the type of preamp you have then outputs to your recorder. there is a lot more electrical magic in there but that's the rough idea...

peace ook
Title: Re: Headphone Amp to power mics?
Post by: down2earthlandscaper on March 04, 2017, 04:49:10 PM
Quote from: OOK on March 04, 2017, 04:04:52 PM
nope will not work...   its a headphone amp not a microphone preamp... two totally separate things..  the headphone amp takes a line level signal and boosts the output variably to the headphones.

A microphone preamp takes a mic level signal converts it to line level or digital depending on the type of preamp you have then outputs to your recorder. there is a lot more electrical magic in there but that's the rough idea...

peace ook

Thanks Ook. Someone should make mic preamps with those Altoids containers!
Title: Re: Headphone Amp to power mics?
Post by: willndmb on March 04, 2017, 09:04:45 PM
Quote from: down2earthlandscaper on March 04, 2017, 04:49:10 PM
Quote from: OOK on March 04, 2017, 04:04:52 PM
nope will not work...   its a headphone amp not a microphone preamp... two totally separate things..  the headphone amp takes a line level signal and boosts the output variably to the headphones.

A microphone preamp takes a mic level signal converts it to line level or digital depending on the type of preamp you have then outputs to your recorder. there is a lot more electrical magic in there but that's the rough idea...

peace ook

Thanks Ook. Someone should make mic preamps with those Altoids containers!
i think people have

Example found http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=46942.msg632776#msg632776