Help with a Mic!

[benhs]

Hi,

I've acquired a Philips LBB 9105/05 and can't seem to find any information at all about it online. It's got a brushed steel outer casing and is "small diaphragm-esque"/pencil shaped rather than large diaphragm like in it's design. It's also got a selection switch on for "M" OR "S", which I presume refers to a "Middle"/Cardioid pattern or a "Side"/Bi-directional pattern.

I just wondered if anyone could answer the following questions:

- Is it a condenser? If so, will standard +48V Phantom Power do the job? - I don't want to test it for fear that the wrong voltage might damage it...
- Does anyone have any experience of using it and if so, any preffered micing set-ups (instruments? distances etc?)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Ben.

[Hugh Robjohns]

It's also got a selection switch on for "M" OR "S", which I presume refers to a "Middle"/Cardioid pattern or a "Side"/Bi-directional pattern.

I suspect it's more likely to be Music or Speech -- the latter applying a high-pass filter.

- Is it a condenser?

Unlikely. I'd bet it is a dynamic mic.

hugh

[Phil Reynolds]

This might help, and it doesn't appear to be a condenser.

HERE

[benhs]

aaahhh... Thanks Hugh. I'll try the fella without any phantom power and see!

Cheers for the info. link Phil - the Mic I've got looks nothing like the one on the image though... Unless they've completely redesigned the outer casing since that image was taken...

Thanks again!
Ben.

[benhs]

Oh well! I'd love to try it but unfortunately my XLR leads won't fit it... It's too small!

[Hugh Robjohns]

It's a DIN connector... a pretty standard connector at the time that mic was made.

hugh