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For Phantom power decoupling of mic lines we usually use Electrolytics (provided there's no Xformer to do the job etc.).
Unipolar electrolytics - at least good ones - seem to work well as long as they're actually polarized. With phantom power off, though (e.g. when connecting ribbon mic's), they would be run unpolarized and thus introduce significant distortion to the signal.
Bipolar electrolytics don't seem to have this disadvantage IIRC. Hence the question:
Should one rather use bi-polar 'lytics for Phantom power decoupling?
Do bi-polar types even have drawbacks in comparison to uni-polar types regarding signal quality?
Thanks for any input,
cheers,
Volker
For Phantom power decoupling of mic lines we usually use Electrolytics (provided there's no Xformer to do the job etc.).
Unipolar electrolytics - at least good ones - seem to work well as long as they're actually polarized. With phantom power off, though (e.g. when connecting ribbon mic's), they would be run unpolarized and thus introduce significant distortion to the signal.
Bipolar electrolytics don't seem to have this disadvantage IIRC. Hence the question:
Should one rather use bi-polar 'lytics for Phantom power decoupling?
Do bi-polar types even have drawbacks in comparison to uni-polar types regarding signal quality?
Thanks for any input,
cheers,
Volker