Does this Mic require Phantom Power?

[DragonSlayer 159]

Hey guys, so I am in Germany and I want to buy this microphone, https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B00XJF5DMI?dpID=51Q6OUEBeGL&dpPl=1&keywords=neewer%20nw-700&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1464130808&ref=plSrch&sr=8-2. My question is if it requires phantom power or not, I do not want to buy an audio interface or anything like that and I need this mic for rapping, and maybe a bit of YouTube. Thanks in advance. 

[Philosobyte]

Yes, this microphone requires phantom power because it uses an XLR connection as opposed to a USB connection. You're not going to be able to use the included microphone cable because phantom power is not quite safe to deliver from a 3.5mm plug. You're probably going to want to buy an XLR male to XLR female cable and an audio interface if you're using this microphone. 

[The Flying Sloth]

2 hours ago, DragonSlayer 159 said:

Hey guys, so I am in Germany and I want to buy this microphone, https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B00XJF5DMI?dpID=51Q6OUEBeGL&dpPl=1&keywords=neewer%20nw-700&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1464130808&ref=plSrch&sr=8-2. My question is if it requires phantom power or not, I do not want to buy an audio interface or anything like that and I need this mic for rapping, and maybe a bit of YouTube. Thanks in advance. 

• This microphone comes with an XLR to 3.5mm  conversion cable and yes it will run this way. HOWEVER the gain that will need to be applied means that the amount of static and background noise will be INSANELY HIGH and I would not recommend doing this. You will be hard pressed to find a decent microphone in that price range (excluding phantom mics) your best bet would be a blue yeti snowball mic. Prettymuch the best budget USB mic on the market.