Phantom Power: Difference between revisions

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:Phantom power supplies have current limiting which will prevent damage to a dynamic microphone even if it is shorted or miswired. In general, balanced dynamic microphones can be connected to phantom powered mixer inputs with no problem.
:Phantom power supplies have current limiting which will prevent damage to a dynamic microphone even if it is shorted or miswired. In general, balanced dynamic microphones can be connected to phantom powered mixer inputs with no problem.


Source: [http://www.shure.com/americas/support/find-an-answer/what-is-phantom-power What is Phantom Power, Shure.com]
::Source: [http://www.shure.com/americas/support/find-an-answer/what-is-phantom-power What is Phantom Power, Shure.com]


:As long as your mic cables are all wired properly (balanced, with the correct pin connections) and well made, and you are using decent XLRs everywhere — and all your microphones are modern — there is no problem at all.
:As long as your mic cables are all wired properly (balanced, with the correct pin connections) and well made, and you are using decent XLRs everywhere — and all your microphones are modern — there is no problem at all.


Source: [https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/q-phantom-power-on-dynamics Phantom power on Dynamics, Sound on Sound]
::Source: [https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/q-phantom-power-on-dynamics Phantom power on Dynamics, Sound on Sound]


== Phantom Power Supplied by Bose Systems ==
== Phantom Power Supplied by Bose Systems ==