Arny Krueger wrote:

"Keith G" wrote

A number of days/week or three ago the topic of phantom power 'damaging'
mics was mentioned by me and I couldn't recall where I'd seen it. Here it
is:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk:80/ws/eBayISAP...B:WNASIF:UK:12


The wording also suggests a certain vulnerabilty in certain areas ('air
blasts') - is this normal??

Absolutely not. The element of any dynamic or ribbon mic is supposed to be
totally disconnected from pin 1.

Bad design is not unknown. Checking with an ohmeter would resolve the issue.

Graham