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Marantz microphone

Studio microphone run on phantom power through an outboard preamp

Marantz sells microphones and recorders aimed at podcasting and home studios. A mic like this wants phantom power and a preamp or interface between it and the computer, which puts it at the wired end of a desk setup rather than the plug-in-and-go end. What the extra cable buys is a voice that sounds recorded in a room instead of on a laptop.

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  • Seth GodinDoes it

    Author · Seth's Blog, published daily

    The microphone in his studio is a Marantz on phantom power, feeding a Tascam preamp. He lists it beside the camera, the lights and an ATEM mixer as the kit behind the virtual talks he now does in place of travel.

    Source: seths.blog: Seth Godin's Rider

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