Bruel&Kjaer Tube Mic Pre

[Mo-Kay]

Hey...

I just bought this off of ebay....

It's a Bruel&Kjaer ( a Danish company) tube mic pre originally intended for measuring purposes...

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what do you think?

 

[apl]

Very cool. B&K are the standard for lab mics. I've used them a lot. They used to make some studio equipment, too. You'll have to go over the manual. You won't be able to plug your normal condensor mic into this unit. I think their polarizing voltage is like 200V or something.

Good luck!

 

[Mo-Kay]

haha ofcourse...just my thing, purchasing something that can't handle standard stuff

So, what do I do to make things work?

 

[apl]

haha ofcourse...just my thing, purchasing something that can't handle standard stuff

So, what do I do to make things work?

You'll need to go through the manual and find out which of their mics it works with and try to find some.

 

[Mo-Kay]

yeah...but I'm sayin... isn't it possible AT ALL to use a normal condenser mic (like my SP B1) with this thing?

 

[apl]

yeah...but I'm sayin... isn't it possible AT ALL to use a normal condenser mic (like my SP B1) with this thing?

Probably not. I googled around looking for a manual, but didn't see anything. In picture number 2 the place where you plug in the mic is right below where it says "Condensor Microphone". That cable is a 7 conductor (the connector is anyway). To use this box, you'll need a microphone cartridge, a preamp, and a cable.

OK, after a little more digging, I found that DPA is B&K's spinoff. They make an adaptor HTP4000 for using their amplifier for regular mics. Maybe that can be adapted to your cool new box.

http://www.dpamicrophones.com/

 

[Mo-Kay]

e-mailed both the company and the guy that's selling...let's wait and see