Balanced Microphone Preamplifier
The preamplifier is intended for use with dynamic (moving coil–MC) microphones with an impedance up to 200 Ω and balanced terminals. It is a fairly simple design, which may also be considered as a single stage instrument amplifier based on a Type NE5534 op amp. To achieve maximum common-mode rejection (CMR) with a balanced signal, the division ratios of the dividers (R1-R4 and R2-R5 respectively) at the inputs of the op amp must be identical. Since this may be difficult to achieve in practice, a preset potentiometer, P1, is connected in series with R5. The preset enables the common-mode rejection to be set optimally. Capacitor C1 prevents any direct voltage at the input, while resistor R7 ensures stability of the amplifier with capacitive loads. Circuit diagram: Balanced Microphone Preamplifier Circuit Diagram Power supply: Power Supply For Balanced Microphone Preamplifier Resistor R3 prevents the amplifier going into oscillation when the input is open circuit. If the microphone ...