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Title: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: stigs on July 11, 2005, 12:06:39 PM: Hello.

I have been taping with a pair of 1000's for close to a year now. Just recently I purchased a ua-5 for laptop taping.

Getting a chance to use it for the first time this Wed. and had a simple question.

To take advantage of the ua-5's phantom power, do I need to have the 9V battery in the mics and the switch set to on? Or will that somehow 'override' the phantom power from the ua-5?

Thanks for your time.
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: TaperBryan on July 11, 2005, 12:09:57 PM: i ran c1000s > ua5 for just at a year as well.......but, i never used the phantom power. i always just ran the 9v batt.
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: stigs on July 11, 2005, 12:17:39 PM: Doesn't the phantom power from the ua-5 provide an increase in sound quality (es. in loud environments)?
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: jkbyram on July 11, 2005, 03:29:39 PM: i only use mine with phantom power. why worry about carrying batteries when you can use the full 48v phantom power in the UA-5 instead of 9v batteries?
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: stigs on July 11, 2005, 03:42:08 PM: I know, but do you have to have batteries in and switched to 'on' for it to take the phantom power?
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: Dutchman1101 on July 11, 2005, 03:49:13 PM: Quote from: stigs on July 11, 2005, 03:42:08 PM
I know, but do you have to have batteries in and switched to 'on' for it to take the phantom power?

No. The mic does not have to have a battery in it and it does not have to be turned on.
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: jmerin on July 11, 2005, 03:52:40 PM: my friend ran those mics into a V3 and when the battery was in, the phantom didn't work, but when the batterys were out the phantom worked

jon
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: TaperBryan on July 11, 2005, 05:26:34 PM: honestly...i just never thought to run the c1000s w/ the phantom power..... ::)
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: F.O.Bean on July 11, 2005, 07:41:54 PM: 1000's>v3 thats a weird setup ???

thats like putting michelin tires on a rolls royce ;D
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: Dutchman1101 on July 11, 2005, 08:35:24 PM: Quote from: Bean on July 11, 2005, 07:41:54 PM
1000's>v3 thats a weird setup ???

thats like putting michelin tires on a rolls royce ;D

True :bigsmile:
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: stigs on July 11, 2005, 09:42:57 PM: Well I played around with it a bit today and you can run the Phantom without the 9V in the mics, but the switch has to be on.
Title: Re: AKGC1000s + ua-5 (phantom power question)
Post by: Nick Graham on July 12, 2005, 05:45:10 PM: Quote from: Dutchman1101 on July 11, 2005, 08:35:24 PM
Quote from: Bean on July 11, 2005, 07:41:54 PM
1000's>v3 thats a weird setup ???

thats like putting michelin tires on a rolls royce ;D

True :bigsmile:

True indeed, but there have been some really, really good tapes made with this setup.

Do a search over at the LMA for "Steven Gatto" (this may be who ya'll are talking about), he ran that for over a year, and has a couple dozen Derek Trucks shows on the archive - and they're all fantastic.