Topic: Sennheiser ME 66 power question?

[brewcrew87]

i am watching a pair of ME66`s on ebay, considering upgrading from my current crap condenser mics, behringers...

can the ME 66 be powered by regular phantom power, such as naint little box? if not what are the power options

[OOK]

depends on the powering module.  there is one that is phantom only and and another that is phantom or battery(AA)....

edit: one is the K6 (battery or phantom) the other is the K6P (ohantom only)

[John Willett]

can the ME 66 be powered by regular phantom power, such as naint little box? if not what are the power options

Assuming the ME66 short gun head is complete with a K6 or K6-P powering module.....

The answer is a definite "yes".

All K6 modules can be powered by phantom power (12-48V +4V).

The normal K6 can also be powered by an AA size battery - the K6-P is phantom only.

[DigiGal]

Good luck with the auction, seems there are always several of them available on e-bay to choose from.

[taper420]

I have the k-6 that will run from phantom or AA...

as far as concert recording, you want to use phantom, not AA... the higher the voltage, the higher the SPL, and that matters for loud concerts. I have used them with AA's when I had to plug into a camera that didn't have phantom... it works fine for low volume settings, like interviewing someone in a video setting. But for concerts you definitely want the phantom, and make sure its 48v for best performance.

A lot of tapers kind of look down on you for using the ME66's for concert recording, because they were designed for video. I personally love the way they sound (as do many listeners), and they pair beautifully with a V3.

I would highly recommend the purchase.