Recently I got a Philips EL6021 mic:
It has the following specs:
Since the cable that came with it was unbalanced and noisy, making the mic rather useless, I decided to rewire the cable to make it balanced so I could connect it to my Mackie 24.8 mixer.
Some reverse engineering led to this diagram:
The connector can be fitted in each of three positions, giving the microphone 3 different impedances. See the side of the connector on the mic for the details.
It is absolutely noiseless now and it has a surprisingly good audio quality!
If you have any questions or remarks, please do not hesitate to ask me.
Wow. I have two Philips mics that uses that connection, but only one plug which was badly soldered. Thanks for your scheme. Do you know where I can buy another plug? Thanks
Raffaele
Raffaele,
I am glad that I could help. That’s what this blog is for.
I am not sure if the plug is still sold. I believe it is a tuchel (later amphenol). Maybe that will help you.
-Philip.
Hi Philip,
I found a Mikro that seems to be similar to this one, it is a EL 6023, with cable.
As I am not very experienced with electronics would you be so kind to tell me how to exacly solder the cables to a standard XLR-plug?
This would be very helpful.
Thank you in advance and regards
Klaus
Hi Klaus,
I’m not sure what I can tell you, what is not already in the blog article?
Ah I think I understand your question. You want to solder it to an XLR plug, where I soldered it to a balanced jack plug.
I guess the 3rd XLR cable goes to the mic’s chassis, that’s also what I did with the jack plug.