Thanks, Tim. It's definitely not the 825, because this microphone has no switches of any kind anywhere on it. It might be the 828, but that mic must be out of manufacture because I can't find any info on it.
On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:20:49 -0400, you wrote: >Hi, Steve. Let me try to answer your questions. >1. The at 822 is the mic with the rol-off switch, the first mic you had that >got stolen. This mic only, >and I underline the word only, accepts battery power, so don't use it with >phantom power. >The second mic is the at 825, which I think also has a roll-off switch which >is recessed. This >mic can use either phantom or battery power. >2. As I said before, the 822 cannot accept phantom power. The 825 which I >think is the mic you have >now, can use either. If you're going to be using this mic with phantom power >you dont need to have the battery in >it. I think this mic can use 24 volqs of phantom, but you would have to test >this. >3. If you use phantom power you do not need the battery. The battery is an >alternative power >source when phantom power is not available. >4. Phantom power is completely different than plug-in power. Phantom power >requires from >12 to 48 volts, where as plug-in power requires from 1.5 to 9 volts. >To use one of these mics with the new digital recorders such as the edirol or >the zoom h 1 you need >to have a battery in the microphone, unless the particular recorder supplies >phantom power, like the >zoom h 2. Hope this helps. On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:36:32 -0400, Steve Matzura >wrote: > > >>I'm hoping someone on either list can answer the following questions >>about two Audio Technica microphones. Both are single-point stereo, >>both require a single AA battery, both have a five-pin XLR connector >>at their base, with an adapter that turns the five-pin cable into two >>three-pin standard XLR connectors suitable for plugging into mixers. >>One microphone has a three-position switch--off, on, and on with bass >>roll-off, non-adjustable. My questions are the following: >> >>1. What are the correct model numbers for these mics? I seem to >>remember one was an AT822 and the other an AT828, or possibly AT825, I >>just don't recall. >> >>2. How do these microphones use phantom power when phantom power is >>either 24 or 48 volts and they have a volt-and-a-half battery in them? >> >>3. If I use phantom power, do I still need the battery? >> >>4. If I were to use either mic with one of the new handheld digital >>recorders that supply plug-in power, is that of any use, or is plug-in >>power different from phantom power? >> >>Thanks for helping clear up my mystery. I had the mic with the switch >>and bass roll-off setting, but when it was stolen, I found it could >>not be directly replaced, so I went with the next model in the line >>that has no switch and no selectable roll-off setting. >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
