The introduction of the 48-volt phantom powering circuit in 1966 led to IEC 61938:1996. A key aspect of this powering circuit are the 6.81 k? precision resistors that are in parallel to the emitter-follower of the microphone preamplifier. These resistors act as a load on the emitter-follower that causes added distortion. A new approach is presented whereby, in series of these 6K8 resistors, an electronic circuit is placed that acts as a high input-impedance current source, which does not load the emitter-follower. By making this change, THD is decreased by 10 dB while also slightly improving the gain. Measurement results are presented comparing audio performance of a conventional 48-volt phantom power circuit and this new circuit along with circuit details.

Authors: Kist, Joost; Foley, Dan
Affiliations: TritonAudio., Alkmaar, Netherlands.; Audio Precision, Beaverton, OR, USA(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 145 (October 2018) Paper Number: 10095
Publication Date: October 7, 2018 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Transducers—Part 3
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