Hi Joe:

Hope you didn't think I was trying to imply you were being ridiculous, I was quoting someone else to expand on thier comments. [Linked Image]

I hope my explanation of how a phantom supply works was accurate...

I like the testing method you suggested in your first post...it would still leave open however which source the voltage was coming from, the pool or the mic...of course, if you tested each to a known ground than the answer would be clear.

Crossover distortion, that was bad!! [Linked Image]

Stupid should be painful.