Olympus LS-11 with which Lav? at DVinfo.net

Jan Boersma · June 11th, 2010, 03:05 PM

I am thinking about getting an Olympus LS-11 recorder,
what lav mic would work well with this unit's 3VDC Plug-in Power voltage?

Rick Reineke · June 12th, 2010, 10:45 AM

Practically any lav with a 3.5mm TRS connector should work. While I haven't used the LS-11, I have tried other solid state portables as well as a number of MDs. Countryman, Sennheiser, Sony, Tram and VT lavs seem to work OK.

Jan Boersma · June 13th, 2010, 10:31 AM

thanks,

the DPA 4063 is the only one so far I've found that is
specifically designed for 3V power supply,
I've been told that most lav's need a minimum of 5 V and ideally 9V,
are there any other lav's that are happy with 3V?

Rick Reineke · June 13th, 2010, 11:22 AM

Most lavs require a low voltage, low amperage 'bias current',1.5 to 5V but operate fine on less than a full 5V. Any mic needing more may have an XLR Phantom Power transformer, a proprietary battery pack or a specific pin/plug configuration on a pro body-pack transmitter.

John Willett · June 14th, 2010, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan Boersma

thanks,

the DPA 4063 is the only one so far I've found that is
specifically designed for 3V power supply,
I've been told that most lav's need a minimum of 5 V and ideally 9V,
are there any other lav's that are happy with 3V?

The Sennheiser ME 2 and MKE 2 are certainly OK with this voltage.

The MKE 2 will work from under 1V up to about 12V - but the higher voltages do give the better quality.

I have plugged an ME 2 into my Olympus LS-10 and it was fine.

Taky Cheung · June 22nd, 2010, 05:26 PM

I'm using this one

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June 11th, 2010, 03:05 PM	#1
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Rick Reineke Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York Posts: 2,039	Most lavs require a low voltage, low amperage 'bias current',1.5 to 5V but operate fine on less than a full 5V. Any mic needing more may have an XLR Phantom Power transformer, a proprietary battery pack or a specific pin/plug configuration on a pro body-pack transmitter. Last edited by Rick Reineke; June 13th, 2010 at 12:39 PM.

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June 12th, 2010, 10:45 AM	#2
Rick Reineke Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York Posts: 2,039	Practically any lav with a 3.5mm TRS connector should work. While I haven't used the LS-11, I have tried other solid state portables as well as a number of MDs. Countryman, Sennheiser, Sony, Tram and VT lavs seem to work OK.

June 13th, 2010, 10:31 AM	#3
Jan Boersma New Boot Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 17	thanks, the DPA 4063 is the only one so far I've found that is specifically designed for 3V power supply, I've been told that most lav's need a minimum of 5 V and ideally 9V, are there any other lav's that are happy with 3V?