does phantom power harm dynamic mics?

Submitted by anonymous on Thu, 04/14/2005 - 01:17

Hi

I have a PreSonus Firepod which has 8 mic inputs with phantom power on 2 blocks of 4 inputs. At this moment I have 4 condensers and some dynamics.

I'm planning to buy 2 more condensers.

I would have to switch on phantom power for all 8 inputs.

Could I savely use dynamics on the remaining 2 inputs (sm57 / md441u / d112) ?

Or is it necesary to buy external phantom power to power my 2 new condensers?

Cheers

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anonymous

From my experience and what I understand from reading manuals, i

From my experience and what I understand from reading manuals, it is totally fine to have phantom power on while using dynamic mics. It shouldn't cause any problems. Dynamic mics simply ignore the DC current from pin 2/3 to pin 1.

Thu, 04/14/2005 - 01:53 Permalink

anonymous

though dynamics neglect phantom it is not usually advised tobe c

though dynamics neglect phantom it is not usually advised to

be careful to remove phantom before connecting or removing the mic else a spike can damage the diaphragm

Fri, 04/15/2005 - 04:44 Permalink

anonymous

thank you very much, both of you cheers

thank you very much,

both of you

cheers

Fri, 04/15/2005 - 05:32 Permalink

karbomusic

Could I savely use dynamics on the remaining 2 inputs (sm57 / md

Could I savely use dynamics on the remaining 2 inputs (sm57 / md441u / d112) ?

Yes, as long as it is a balanced microphone and connection.

Best regards-

Karbo

Wed, 04/20/2005 - 18:09 Permalink

does phantom power harm dynamic mics?

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From my experience and what I understand from reading manuals, i

though dynamics neglect phantom it is not usually advised tobe c

thank you very much, both of you cheers

Could I savely use dynamics on the remaining 2 inputs (sm57 / md