These recent inquiries of his point to his wanting to copy Jon O'Neil's Naiant design.

Those little Naiant mics are the kind of thing that make you go "Why the f**k didn't I think of that?"

NAIANT has discontinued making this model (November 2007) That particular NAIANT microphone motivated me to design the "Frankentube" DIY microphone.

Micro,This schematic is based on a design by NAIANT.

Zap 'n spark took the naiant schematic "to a whole... 'nother... level..." -Mad TV anyone? Back to the point.

Hello Everyone I am thinking of building what is basically a cross between the AT phantom tube mic and the Naiant Studios MSH-4.

also check out this clever device made by Naiant http://www.naiant.com/studiostore/cleverdevices.html PFA Phantom Adaptor for Stereo Plug-in Power Microphones, $59 Use any stereo plug-in

(The clever NAIANT MSH-4 was discontinued last year) This also means that the only DIY P48 tube microphones left are my 3 abandoned babies -- the FrankenTubes :) Jim G. ZAP

If the DPA is a true 2 wire like unmodified WM61, the MSH-1 circuit from Naiant Studio naiant.com is the simplest "truly" balanced mike circuit.

connected to a balanced P48 input and the cold end of the balanced input was terminated in 30 Ohms. circuit from Naiant Studio naiant.com is the simplest "truly" balanced mike circuit

So I came up with this- http://mp3forkidz.com/mic/images/simplePhantTSB165.gif I thought the way the Naiant mics are powered is really slick so I stole that and made the thing impedance-balanced

So I came up with this- <http://mp3forkidz.com/mic/images/simplePhantTSB165.gif>http://mp3forkidz.com/mic/images/simplePhantTSB165.gif I thought the way the Naiant mics are powered

I've seen the WM55, Naiant and some variation on the TSB165 (alice and cie). Still not sure wich one to pick !

~ $5000 - $6000 NAIANT MSH-4. Discontinued. Used the 6418 tube. Direct drive output. Electret capsule. No inverters used for filament voltage.

Hi guys, I recently got a lot of 6418 tubes and thought I would have my first from the ground up build be a Naiant msh-4.

I just did a quick search for that part number at www.mouser.com and it looks like they are selling them in single units. Good luck - sounds like a neat project! Darryl

I've had much better luck with my own home brew and/or the Naiant mics. FWIW.

Creative Soundblaster) http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/microphone_powering.html#soundcard I read it after buying a Naiant electret microphone for soundcard, with no battery/phantom

Naiant makes great stuff for a good price...great guy!

I only tried it on the one Naiant MSH-4 mic I made, though. Pete