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RdM wrote:
I can't remember ever having seen a Philips mic used in pro audio. So
I'd guess they only made run of the mill stuff for home tape recorder
or PA installations or comms use, etc. That's not to say they won't be
OK for some purposes. It could be of course they used another brand
name for pro mics - although they did produce pro tape recorders and
audio/visual equipment under their own name and Pye many years ago,
and may still do.

Thanks for that;- the way these have been mounted on equipoise lamp
bases suggests to me an amateur having perhaps used domestic mikes
creatively;-

Not necessarily; anglepoise type mountings are widely used for a sort of
fixed installation where the mic might need moving slightly.

[Oops:- unthinkingly actually typed "mike"! Must have subliminally
thought of another thread I read, where "Mike" was more crucified than
just slanged off!]

;-)

But anyway, I did wonder if perchance ... oh well, I will have them in a
few days, and will find out what they are ... as for testing, not sure
what to do.

Plug them into a mic input. If they have a standard XLR they can't be
damaged by that, or do damage.

Probably dynamic, in which case I have a few 'mic' inputs, but listening
to recorded sounds and comparing to my few other lightweight oddballs
likely.

The only type that won't give any output is phantom or T power condensers
if the mic input doesn't supply those. A high impedance mic into a low
impedance input will give an output, but very low and 'thin'.

I'm a novice with recording - but with some reading, & oddball
tapedecks, PC. Not sure why I bought them yet; I liked them, and they
turned out to be cheap.

They might well be ok for many uses.

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