Pat Farrell wrote: > Robin Bowes wrote: >> If I was going to do something like that I'd just build myself a simple >> FET buffer - probably < $1 in electronic parts, plus a box + jack >> sockets. $231 (cost of the Countryman DI) is rather pricey! > > Of course you can DIY, but the Countryman is a professional tool. Its > designed to be used on stage, handled by roadies, plugged into the wrong > place, etc. There are cheaper DIs for sure. You can literally run over a > Countryman with a truck and it will keep working.
My point was more that it is the wrong tool - it will do the job, but it's a very expensive way of doing it. You don't need all that balanced stuff - just a hi-Z buffer amp. If you want professional stuff, how about Pete Cornish's mini-line driver set [1] ? >>> Ditto the cable to your 'green bullet' mic to record blues harmonica. >> The cable has much less effect if you the mic balanced. But, if you're >> playing through a tube amp that's not always possible. > > Green Bullets are not balanced. And they are high Z. > Normal mics are both balanced and low Z. Cables make nearly zero impact > on them. Ah, I was confused - my mate uses a Hohner Blues Blaster which can be wired hi-Z unbalanced, or lo-Z balanced. R. [1] http://www.petecornish.co.uk/mini_line_driver_set.html _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
