https://imgur.com/gallery/bULgis4
It says „Japan“ on the black plastic part and it has a XLR3 connector.
Thanks four your help.
Don
Can you guys identify this Mic?
Can you guys identify this Mic?
https://imgur.com/gallery/bULgis4
It says „Japan“ on the black plastic part and it has a XLR3 connector.
Thanks four your help.
Don
Last edited by Hugh Robjohns on Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:03 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Can you guys identify this Mic?
Could be a Foster from the late 60s/early 70s...
... and if that's picture of the actual mic then the plug is a 3-pin DIN... the mic connector of choice in most domestic/semi-pro gear of that era.
Note that the connections are not the same as for an XLR. Looking from the back of the plug, PIn1 is at 9 o'clock, Pin2 at 12 and Pin3 at 3.
Pin 1 is signal; Pin 2 is earth. For any balanced mic Pin 3 is 'cold'. In unbalanced mics Pin 3 is not used.
... and if that's picture of the actual mic then the plug is a 3-pin DIN... the mic connector of choice in most domestic/semi-pro gear of that era.
Note that the connections are not the same as for an XLR. Looking from the back of the plug, PIn1 is at 9 o'clock, Pin2 at 12 and Pin3 at 3.
Pin 1 is signal; Pin 2 is earth. For any balanced mic Pin 3 is 'cold'. In unbalanced mics Pin 3 is not used.
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Re: Can you guys identify this Mic?
Edit: Mike got there first!
Yes, I agree -- it looks much more like a DIN 3 connector to me.
That's looks to me like the kind of cheapo mic that would be supplied with a portable cassette recorder etc back in the 1970s.
Often the mic was a 'Crystal' (piezo electric) or possibly a moving coil. Electrets had yet to take over the world... but if it is later than it looks and is an electret there's a good chance it either won't work or will be very low level and noisy because early electrets leaked their static charge.
Yes, I agree -- it looks much more like a DIN 3 connector to me.
That's looks to me like the kind of cheapo mic that would be supplied with a portable cassette recorder etc back in the 1970s.
Often the mic was a 'Crystal' (piezo electric) or possibly a moving coil. Electrets had yet to take over the world... but if it is later than it looks and is an electret there's a good chance it either won't work or will be very low level and noisy because early electrets leaked their static charge.
Last edited by Hugh Robjohns on Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:05 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Can you guys identify this Mic?
As Mike says, probably a Foster or similar (they were sold under quite a few different names). I had something similar which was an omni directional dynamic mic. The 3 pin DIN connector was common on European tape recorders like those made by Philips or Grundig.
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