Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
Originally Posted by Gordon Scott
Mike seemed to think they had benefits, though mostly the variable impedance ones. (I wonder which method they use to do that).
The same method I explained on how to build your own. We can do a separate thread on that.
I presume that means a resistance straight across the signal as mentioned in the article to which you'd linked.
That may raise the noise level a bit, but it should be a fairly small increase, presuming a decent resistor type. The mic's impedance should help keep the effect low and a plain old resistor is nicely predictable. FWIW, personally I think I'd go for a fixed resistor inside an inline connector if using that method, variable resistors being a bit of a microphony risk.

If the loading resolves the smoothness issues of the mic, though, then the preamp itself would appear redundant.

Those Sescom cables seem pretty good value for star quad, though not quite so good after I realised the length was feet not metres laugh.

Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
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