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| Author: | TominNJ [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | xlr to 1/4" microphone adaptation |
I want to use a Shure SM-58 microphone with my home karaoke setup. I don't want to fool with a mixer (yet) for various reasons (my component cabinet is full, I don't know enough about them yet etc). Is there anything I need to know before I stick one of those xlr to 1/4" adapters onto the end of my xlr mic cable? Should I use an XLR to 1/4" cable? Is a Shure SM58 a bad choice for this use because of the balanced unbalanced thing? Is there a better option for the 1/4" jack on the front of my machine? thanks |
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| Author: | knightshow [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: xlr to 1/4" microphone adaptation |
The mics I use came with those adaptors, and I've never had a problem. Sometimes you need to occassionally clean the 1/4" connection, but that's with any physical connection male to female or otherwise. If it gets connected and reconnected over and over, eventually you'll have to clean some gunk up. |
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| Author: | Lonman [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: xlr to 1/4" microphone adaptation |
TominNJ @ Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:04 am wrote: I want to use a Shure SM-58 microphone with my home karaoke setup. I don't want to fool with a mixer (yet) for various reasons (my component cabinet is full, I don't know enough about them yet etc).
Is there anything I need to know before I stick one of those xlr to 1/4" adapters onto the end of my xlr mic cable? Should I use an XLR to 1/4" cable? Is a Shure SM58 a bad choice for this use because of the balanced unbalanced thing? Is there a better option for the 1/4" jack on the front of my machine? thanks Are you just plugging into a player or something else. The only thing I can see is that most players inputs aren't strong enough to really support a good mic like the Shure. You may want to buy a cheesy mic with an unbalanced 1/4" plug on it. The Shure may actually seem pretty muffled on a player type input. |
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| Author: | TominNJ [ Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: xlr to 1/4" microphone adaptation |
<sigh> thanks for the replies. Right now I'm plugging my microphone into the mic jack on my component karaoke player. It's not very loud but I don't want it to be since the vocal signal path is: mic -> karaoke machine -> amplifier -> home stereo speakers and I don't want to blow out my speakers. I guess I have to add a mixer and that means I have to change out my speakers to something a little more heavy duty. I don't have room for both PA speakers and regular stereo speakers in my living room. I guess that means yet another thread or at least a lot more research. Thanks again for the help. Tom |
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