bmfsnd Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Hi Everyone, I have the MKH416-T, and with a 664 on the way, there's no T-power option anymore. Either I swap to a P48 version, or get one of those adapters instead. If I do get one of those PSC barrels, does it need to be connected at a certain point down the chain? Rather than directly on the mic, could it be plugged in closer to the mixer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 " does it need to be connected at a certain point down the chain? " yes, it needs to be connected somewhere between the T-powered mic (mike). and the P-48 powered mic (mike) input. these adapters accept P-48 power on the male connector, and provide T-12 on the female side, your 416-T won't know the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 It can be anywhere in the line. I have a brace of T powered mics still and I usually use those barrels with a short jumper at the mixer end so they don't stick out so far. philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmassey Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Those barrel adapters work quite well... and anywhere between the mixer input n the mic! Keeps my 416t happy...and me as I don't have to look for a phantom version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Rose Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 In theory... since T powering disturbs the perfect balancing of the audio leads, couldn't it affect the common mode rejection on the mic cable. Yes, it's DC and wouldn't (or shouldn't) get into the audio circuits, but caps do leak, and that could bias things. If so - and remember this is just a theory, and not at all thinking of the practical side of using a mic - then wouldn't it make a tiny difference to have the T side of the link as short as possible... that is, near the mic rather than at the mixer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 " near the mic rather than at the mixer? " that has always been my own thinking, as well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnewton Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 J have one of the PSC barrels. Doesn't seem to make any difference where it is in the line. No problems with it. I usually keep it at the mixer end, but with a Zaxcom Goldline butt plug I have put it at the mic end on a pole. A bit awkward but no sound issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeheel Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 X2 on no appreciable difference on placement at mixer end or mic end - not on a 20 foot cable anyway... cheers, Brent Calkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmfsnd Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb1138 Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 The barrel adapters work quite well. You can put it anywhere on the chain. I have noticed and people have said that it might work better right at the mike itself. There was one instance where, for whatever reason, I couldn't get the barrel adapter working at the usual spot at the recorder. I kept getting low output/hiss whenever I plugged the xlr in. I was able to make it work when I plugged it directly into the microphone in this case. However, I found this annoying (the Schoeps loses its discrete advantage) so after plugging it in and out a bit I finally got it to work. Since then, I have heard that you shouldn't hot swap mikes. Though this isn't taken too seriously by most recordists, I actually never hot swap mikes nowadays and I haven't had a barrel adapter problem since. I think I actually have less of other problems as well like RF & preamp pops (though that might be coincidental). I feel like a true T-power source kind of makes T-powered mikes sound better, but it might just be the fact that I am using a 744's awesome preamps. I feel like there is a slight quality boost or hiss reduction when using the barrel adapter right at the microphone, but maybe it's all in my head. Also, be careful not to feed phantom mikes with T-power. I hear it's dangerous for them. Best of luck, Sawrab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 " I feel like a true T-power source kind of... " these adapters provide a true t-power source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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