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    this circuit is mainly intended to provide common home stereo amplifiers with a microphone input. The battery supply is a good compromise: in this manner the input circuit is free from mains low frequency hum pick-up and connection to the amplifier is more simple, due to the absence of mains cable and power supply. Using a stereo microphone the circuit must be doubled. In this case, two separate level controls are better than a dual-ganged stereo potentiometer. Low current drawing (about 2mA) ensures a long battery life.

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    this circuit is mainly intended to provide common home stereo amplifiers with a microphone input. The battery supply is a good compromise: in this manner the input circuit is free from mains low frequency hum pick-up and connection to the amplifier is more simple, due to the absence of mains cable and power supply. Using a stereo microphone the circuit must be doubled. In this case, two separate level controls are better than a dual-ganged stereo potentiometer. Low current drawing (about 2mA) ensures a long battery life.

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    Portable Microphone Preamplifier

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    jakobogt
    this circuit is mainly intended to provide common home stereo amplifiers with a microphone input. The battery supply is a good compromise: in this manner the input circuit is free from mains low frequency hum pick-up and connection to the amplifier is more simple, due to the absence of mains cable and power supply. Using a stereo microphone the circuit must be doubled. In this case, two separate level controls are better than a dual-ganged stereo potentiometer. Low current drawing (about 2mA) ensures a long battery life.

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    1/8/2015

    PortableMicrophonePreamplifierREDPage49

    PortableMicrophonePreamplifier
    Highheadroominputcircuitry
    9VBatterypowered
    Circuitdiagram:

    Parts:
    P1______________2K2LinearPotentiometer
    R1,R2,R3______100K1/4WResistors
    R4______________8K21/4WResistor
    R5_____________68R1/4WResistor
    R6______________6K81/4WResistor
    R7,R8___________1K1/4WResistors
    R9____________150R1/4WResistor
    C1______________1F63VPolyesterCapacitor
    C2,C3,C4______100F25VElectrolyticCapacitors
    C5_____________22F25VElectrolyticCapacitor
    Q1___________BC560C45V100mALownoiseHighgainPNPTransistor
    Q2___________BC550C45V100mALownoiseHighgainNPNTransistor
    J1_____________Jacksocket(Mono3or6mm.)

    Devicepurpose:
    Thiscircuitismainlyintendedtoprovidecommonhomestereoamplifierswithamicrophoneinput.The
    batterysupplyisagoodcompromise:inthismannertheinputcircuitisfreefrommainslowfrequency
    humpickupandconnectiontotheamplifierismoresimple,duetotheabsenceofmainscableand
    powersupply.
    Usingastereomicrophonethecircuitmustbedoubled.Inthiscase,twoseparatelevelcontrolsarebetter
    thanadualgangedstereopotentiometer.
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    PortableMicrophonePreamplifierREDPage49

    Lowcurrentdrawing(about2mA)ensuresalongbatterylife.
    Circuitoperation:
    Thecircuitisbasedonalownoise,highgaintwostagePNPandNPNtransistoramplifier,usingDC
    negativefeedbackthroughR6tostabilizetheworkingconditionsquiteprecisely.Outputlevelis
    attenuatedbyP1but,atthesametime,thestagegainisloweredduetotheincreasedvalueofR5.This
    unusualconnectionofP1,helpsinobtainingahighheadroominput,allowingtocopewithawiderange
    ofinputsources(0.2to200mVRMSfor1VRMSoutput).
    Notes:
    Harmonicdistortionisabout0.1%@1VRMSoutput(allfrequencies).
    Maximuminputvoltage(levelcontrolcursorsetatmaximum)=25mVRMS
    Maximuminputvoltage(levelcontrolcursorsetatcenterposition)=200mVRMS
    Enclosingthecircuitinametalcaseishighlyrecommended.
    SimplyconnecttheoutputofthisdevicetotheAuxinputofyouramplifierthroughscreenedcable
    andsuitableconnectors.

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