Re: Microphone wiring

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Reg <reg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I need to hook up some mics in several rooms from a VR
>application. Thinking ahead when I moved in, or so I thought,
>I wired each room with cat5e, rg6 quad shielded, and 4 conductor
>14 gauge unshielded to a central panel (star configuration).
>
>So it would seem I don't have the correct wiring for mics,
>yes? Especially since I need to minimize noise.
>
>My questions:
>
>- Is there a way to use any of the wiring I already have?
>Baluns, etc?
>
>- If I need to run more wire, what kind should it be
>and how should it be hooked up (drain wire? etc)
>
>I'm at the limit of my knowledge here because I don't
>have much of an understanding of the issues. Noise,
>balanced vs unbalanced signal, etc.
>
>Thanks in advance.

You need to provide more info - the more specific, the better.

What mics? How many mics? What mixer or pre-amp? What application?

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