Fw: [Harp-L] Re : controlled magnetic mic elements (was Harp-L Digest, Vol 12, Issue 30)

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "ironman" <ironman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re : controlled magnetic mic elements (was Harp-L
Digest,Vol 12, Issue 30)


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ironman" <ironman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <party_man1@xxxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re : controlled magnetic mic elements (was Harp-L
> Digest,Vol 12, Issue 30)
>
>
> >
> >
> > > How can ya tell if they are in working condition before ya buy. I
assume
> > any such elements have never been used in a mic?
> >
> > You depend on the sellers intrgrity.  On eBay, check his feedback.  And
if
> > it's not up to par, let him know.  Most sellers on eBay will go te extra
> > mile.
> >
> > > I have a 15 year old Astatic JT-30 mic that never had much volume to
it
> > > when plugged into an amp, therefore i hardly ever used it. Any help in
> > this dept.?
> >
> > JT30's require a special JT-30 cable, not a standard balanced line XLR
> > cable..  Use a normal XLR cable and the sound becomes very low and thin.
> > Also, JT30's require a high impedance input.  Run it into a low
impedance
> > and the sound wimps out.
> >
> >
> > -mike
>
> Hi,
> I concur with this post completely, and on Ebay, checking feedback on the
> seller cannot be overstressed, and there is also an Ebay policy that if
you
> get screwed or have recieved anything from the seller and he/she has
already
> got your money, they do help rectify matters and I have only had to use
that
> just one time (with success, I should add).
>
> Mike is also correct concerning cables for JT30/Blues Blasters since they
> went to the 3 pin XLR connector back in the mid 80's, as the minimum
> impedance for a high-Z cable has to be at LEAST 600 ohms and greater, and
it
> is very easy to come across a bad cable since they went this way, as too
> often many cable makers use a low-Z cable and ground the unused conductor
> with the ground wireb at the 1/4" plug end and it's not uncommon to get a
> crappy sound from it. Also, you DO NOT want to use a matching line
> transformer as you would for converting a low-Z mike an SM57 because
you'll
> make the signal even wimpier for that reason, but you would want to
consider
> getting an adapter to use a guitar cable, which are ALWAYS high-Z cables
and
> you have a far greater variety of good quality cables to choose from and
you
> can get these thru http://www.jt30.com.
>
> Sincerely,
> Barbeque Bob Maglinte
> Boston, MA
> http://www.barbequebob.com
> MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/
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