Neumann TLM103 small pcb on the xlr connector.
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It is an internal switch with two sections
The one visible in picture (2) is a hi-pass
(now it's set to FLAT, so it doesn't cut the bass)
Post pictures from the other sides as well, let's see what the other one is doing
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The otherside says "PREATT" which I am assuming means Pre Attenuation....a PAD perhaps?
I never knew the TLM103 had a HPF or a PAD. I don't think anyone else knows this either. Because it's so hidden inside and theres no mention of this in the manual or the "getting started" pamphlet.
Put some pictures from below and from the other side, from other angles
I'll tell you what each one does
rock soderstrom
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Yep, I think PRE-ATTenuation = PAD is right.
rock soderstrom
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You are right, the graphic symbol stands for high pass and Hz means Hertz, the SI unit for frequency.
Yes, it's a sensitivity attenuation Pad, but I want to see how it does it, by lowering the capsule's polarization voltage or with a capacitor in parallel on the capsule
Where's that schematic from?
I have no idea, I've had it for a long time, it says on it that it was drawn by Tito
rock soderstrom
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It's nice that he still had time to draw schematics alongside his partisan activities. Thank you Tito!
First one was drawn more intuitively / conventionally, but this has more part values.
rock soderstrom
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"Neumann, for example, goes one step further with its BCM-104, which hides the pad and low cut switches on the circuit board of the XLR socket; they can only be accessed by loosening a screw."
Neumann does the same with this microphone...
Neumann does the same with this microphone...
Did Iosip Broz Tito invent TLM103?It's nice that he still had time to draw schematics alongside his partisan activities. Thank you Tito!
Kingkorg knows better.
Sorry, I replied with a joke to another joke
I couldn't help myself…
rock soderstrom
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Alternative history in another reality
The first It's the old model(1997) that won many awards in 1998. I bought it in 1999. I don't know if the new model still has those internal switches.
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rock soderstrom
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To be honest, I don't think a PAD and rumble filter that nobody knows about (and can only be reached with a screwdriver) are particularly user-friendly.
You are right
I tried them 25 years ago and decided to leave them disabled
I do the same
I use dip-switch even for hi-cut, to make the microphone with several voices
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rock soderstrom
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Really? I don't install either in my mics.
