Snowman999
Active member
I don't know if I've ever asked this before. So, I'm asking -
I have a pre-amp that I love and 2 mics, plus a simple standard mic.
One mic died mysteriously. I used it for a few months, put it aside for over a year and it never worked again. The second mic worked fine and then it also died. I used them both with the same pre-amp.
When the second died, I used the standard mic, and it worked, then didn't work, then worked again. Since this mic didn't need a pre-amp to work properly, I put it in without the pre-amp. It works fine. But, the recording isn't good enough to keep.
Since the other two need a pre-amp, I plugged them into my D1600 which has phantom power, and neither work. But, the standard mic does still work.
Can a pre-amp blow a mic? If not, is there something I can try to get these working? I love both mics, while neither were terribly expensive, I don't want to buy new ones to have the same thing happen.
Thanks.
I have a pre-amp that I love and 2 mics, plus a simple standard mic.
One mic died mysteriously. I used it for a few months, put it aside for over a year and it never worked again. The second mic worked fine and then it also died. I used them both with the same pre-amp.
When the second died, I used the standard mic, and it worked, then didn't work, then worked again. Since this mic didn't need a pre-amp to work properly, I put it in without the pre-amp. It works fine. But, the recording isn't good enough to keep.
Since the other two need a pre-amp, I plugged them into my D1600 which has phantom power, and neither work. But, the standard mic does still work.
Can a pre-amp blow a mic? If not, is there something I can try to get these working? I love both mics, while neither were terribly expensive, I don't want to buy new ones to have the same thing happen.
Thanks.