Hi I would love to by pass the pre amp. Any ideas on how to do this? God bless, Rev. Mark God loves you! My youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com./user/ChristianTraditions2 My personal website: http://www.christiantraditions.info The Blind Computer People List: http://christiantraditions.info/mailman/listinfo/blindcomputerpeople_christiantraditions.info Sent From my iPhone 5 > On Apr 7, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Mike Duke, K5XU <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Isn't the battery only for a preamp? > > I don't think the stock element in that mic requires any power itself. > > -- > Mike Duke, K5XU