Re: [Harp-L] Impedance advice needed

[steve warner <10reedsbent@xxxxxxxxx>]

Because when you take a Hi Z  microphone and run it into a Low Z  XFMR, you
destroy the tone and the Hi Z's power output.  It's better to run a Hi Z mic
 into a pedal or DI Box and whatever power and  tone is robbed that way
won't be near as much as coverting the mic to Low Z.  Try and keep as much
mic power as you can, so then you can reshape the tone heading to the PA
with various pedals, box's, the Pre or the Harp Attack Pedal or whatever
else you come up with.

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 6:40 AM, <captron100@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Hazcon wrote:
> > This is the adapter I'm looking at ATC6824. 1/4" jack socket to XLR3
> male, high to low impedance convertor.  Transformer coupled
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> I don't understand.  Hazcon asked if an adapter, an ATC6824, would enable
> him to use his mic that has a 1/4 inch male plug into a
> female XLR at the PA.  I googled it to see what it was and what it looked
> like.  Altho the adapter I carry for this situation doesn't say the brand,
> on
> the side it says "50 ohm > 50K ohm line transformer" and seems to work
> without problems whenever I've used it.  So the answer appears to be yes.
>  Richard suggested a tube preamp.  Greg suggested a direct input box. Then
> Patrick said confirmed that these two options are more practical.
>  Altho a preamp with a tube would would allow some additional ability to
> color the tone, how is it that these two options are more "practical"
> than the simple high to low Z line transformer?
> Respectfully yours,
> Ron
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