I have one mic with a crystal element. Seems weak, but I like it. I keep wondering if it needs a tricked up input jack to plug into. Would a jack with higher resistance to ground be better for such a mic? I feel like I read something about this sometime...
3M minimum to ground at the jack. 5M is what I use. This will fatten you the tone but will not make it much louder, if any. Put the high gain tubes back in the amp for more drive...BN
Last Edited by Barley Nectar on May 16, 2014 10:49 PM
Supe, I should rephrase the first sentence. The mic wants to see 3M ohm minimum impedance. Any resistance in parallel with the 3M R will reduce the total load the mic sees. This would include volume pot in the mic. The formula for R's in parallel is 1/1/R1+R2+R3 etc...BN