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Thread #145374   Message #3362694
Posted By: treewind
12-Jun-12 - 06:54 PM
Thread Name: Phantom power and Dynamic mics
Subject: RE: Phantom power and Dynamic mics
It shouldn't make any difference at all. With properly wired phantom power, both legs are at 48V and no current flows though the mic coil.

Plugging a dynamic into a live phantom powered connection will not cause current to flow either, except a tiny amount for a few microseconds if one connector makes contact before the other, but only enough to charge up the capacitance of the cable, which really isn't much.

I'm more wary of plugging a condenser mic into a phantom powered socket - ideally you should plug it in first, then switch the power on. In practice it's usually harmless, but some manufacturers advise against it in their instructions.