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Do I need phantom power?

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I was looking at the Neewer NW-1500 and wondered Would I need a phantom Power to use it?

My motherboard is the GA-X99-UD3 and it features the realtek ALC1150.

I wouldn't mind investing in a USB converter since it doesn't cost much but if I needn't buy one I'd rather not.

Thanks.

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You might depends on the voltage of the i/o on th at board, the mic itself requires 5v of power.

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Just now, Scruffy90 said:

You might depends on the voltage of the i/o on th at board, the mic itself requires 5v of power.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=28&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=328

Those are the specs of the chip, I'm not sure which voltage it needs.

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Have no clue how to interpret this, but this is what was listed " Supports 3.3V digital core power, 1.5V or 3.3V digital I/O power for HD Audio link, and 5.0V analog power ." I cant find what the mobo outputs on each audio i/o though. From what I read on the product reviews, most folks are complaining about no audio when connected directly to the pc and the other set of folks are using an audio interface.

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2 minutes ago, Scruffy90 said:

Have no clue how to interpret this, but this is what was listed " Supports 3.3V digital core power, 1.5V or 3.3V digital I/O power for HD Audio link, and 5.0V analog power ." I cant find what the mobo outputs on each audio i/o though.

OK, well i have 1\3 chance to make it work :P

Gigabyte does not specify the specs of the IO on the motherboard so I'm a bit in the dark on this one.

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Just now, Huntsman said:

You need an audio interface with phantom power. It is a condenser mic afterall...

Actually, It works even with stuff like the Sabrent USB converter.

The min. volatage is 3v, although it will sound a bit distorted.

New computers and chipsets mostly feature 5v on-board, it's just that Gigabyte chose not to specify the exact voltage that the IO uses.

 

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