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Old November 24th, 2005, 06:06 PM   #1
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lav mic question

i was looking into getting a giant squid lav mic. Which is a better choice?
: the powered or unpowered?
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Old November 24th, 2005, 06:20 PM   #2
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That would depend on what you are plugging it into, and how far you are running the cable. Ask Darrell.
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Old November 24th, 2005, 06:32 PM   #3
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the powered mic can do everything and more can't it?
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Old November 26th, 2005, 01:31 PM   #4
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I don't know to much about the giant squid mics, but I do know that a powered mike will allow you to-do more, now whether its powered by a battery near the mike or whether its phantom powered is where you run into other problems, usually phantom power will allow the mike to receive a much higher amount of volume rather than the battery. I could be wrong here but, I believe that if you use a powered mike, you can run the mike up to 50 ft, I've personally done 30ft. Anybody correct me if I am wrong.
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