Grand yourself 4 -10dB less distortion and use the True phantom® power chip*.

Standard phantom power is a poor solution.

It creats a load for the microphone and the bigger the load, the bigger the distortion.

With the True Phantom®, a current source feeding, the microphone distorts 4 to 10dB less.

In this AES paper you can see the technic behind it.

Hear the pleasant effect of the True Phantom.

Compare identical sound sources (a pianola). True Phantom first, second standard phantom.

Music box. True phantom first.

Acoustic guitar. True Phantom first.

See the difference and klick here

The benefits are:

- less distortion of the microphone

- lower noise floor

- better bass reproduction

See and hear the differances in a recording:

First True Phantom® than standard phantom

https://youtu.be/GWIYEWzxB1g

Independed measurement reveal that standard phantom power adds odd

harmonics to your recording.

With the True Phantom® you get a 7 dB reduction of the unplaesant

3th harmonic!

Standard in blue, True Phantom in red

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• Recent measurements with a APx 555,

• made by Dan Foley, Audio Precision.

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1. Typical Design phantom power, 48 V, 6K8 Ohm, in blue.
2. True Phantom® 48 V, 3 MOhm, in red.

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• Noise floor 6 dB lower

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• 0,06 dB louder and better bass tone reproduction

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Hear the differences between the True Phantom® and the standard phantom. The recording is made with a pianola (identical sound sources).

1. The standard phantom works as a compressor, compared with the True Phantom.

If you want to hear the file in your DAW, click on the link.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pecrbhaw6qv8hlg/2.wav?dl=0

6. Recording with the True Phantom® of the Amsterdam Corelli Collective

https://www.dropbox.com/s/oo7rwyn0y8dk2av/14%20Adagio.wav?dl=0

7. Recording with the True Phantom®

https://www.dropbox.com/s/weetsa9l2xwbdkl/Euro1.wav?dl=0

Gerard Beljon - Eli, Eli - Hollands Vocaal Ensemble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmuS6ChtcDE

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Manufacturer Triton Audio

* The German chip manufacturer Prema Semiconductor will soon produce this chip.

The True Phantom®

The True Phantom® is a alternative phantom power supply.

The standard for phantom power exsists for 50 year, but there is room for improvement within the boundaries of the standard.

Condenser microphones are fed by 48 Volt and two resistors of 6800 Ohm. These resistors are a load for the emitterfollowers in the microphone. When you feed the microphone with a high impedance supply the distortion is lower, the noise level  is lower and headroom will improve. This is what happens when you use the True Phantom® and still the True Phantom® complies to the standard P48.

The True Phantom® will be made in two forms:

1. A stand allone device is made by Triton Audio ( 399 € )

2. As a chip for mixing consoles, preamps and converters.

"....I´m not into magic boxes and vodoo-cables but the True Phantom really makes a difference...."

"...the real surprise was that the TruePhantom powered mic sounded totally different in the LMF Range especially within close proximity. Much clearer and less distorting......"

"...the noise of the TruePhantom powered mic was subjectively lower - and this is already a low noise mic..."

Testimonials

Hi Erwin,

my apologies that this took forever, but anyway today i was able to do some tests and it was actually a big

surprise for me.

I´m not into magic boxes and vodoo-cables but the True Phantom really

makes a difference.

I´m not able to do double blind tests here but based on my findings I

would give the unit to one of our customers to have a listen under

real-world conditions.

I used a matched pair of MG M930 Mics and tested them with the antelope

audio Zen Studio - I understand that the TruePhantom makes the most sense

with preamps like that i.e. onbard preamps in an interface where not much

money and thought went into the design of the phantompower circuit.

One mic using the Zen´s 48V and the other using the true Phantom.

the noise of the TruePhantom powered mic was subjectively lower - and this

is already a low noise mic.

But the real surprise was that the TruePhantom powered mic sounded totally

different in the LMF Range especially within close proximity. Much clearer

and less distorting.

I´m trying to do some measurements but I don´t know if that makes much

sense because when you remove the mic from the setup it might not show any

differences.

Best Regards,

Arne Kohlscheen

(Systemtechnik / Reparatur)

Digital Audio Service GmbH

Neuer Kamp 30

20357 Hamburg

t+ 49.40.4711 348-12

f+ 49.40.4711 348-19

ak@digitalaudioservice.de

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