Question about AKG SE3OOB

[pearljammin']

Sorry if that is the wrong name for this mic. But I bought it off a guy second hand and don't really know anything about it.

I suppose the most obvious question is - How do I get it to work? I plug it in to an amp and it dosnt pick anything up. Anyone know why? Is it broken?

 

[dirtythermos]

It probably needs phantom power.

 

[Track Rat]

It needs phantom power for sure. And what are you plugging it into?

 

[Richard Monroe]

The SE300B isn't really a microphone. It is the transformerless body of a microphone, designed to work with interchangeable capsules designated CK91,92,93, etc. The body requires 9-52v of phantom power. It is the basic body of the AKG "blue line", and it is a very good mic body. The first question is- do you have a capsule on that sucker, and if so, which one? Secondly, it is a low impedence mic, and it isn't going to work jacked into an amp, unless it's a microphone preamp or a mixer with phantom power.- Richie

 

[gordone]

He's plugging it into his amp!

It needs phantom power for sure. And what are you plugging it into?