granger.frederic
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Off topic but, from the Neumann TLM127 brochure:
" The wire mesh headgrille houses the large-diaphragm K 127 capsule. This capsule is DERIVED from the K 103 (of the TLM 103), which accounts for its outstanding impulse response. The TLM 127 is thus capable of reproducing all transient phenomena of music and speech without any coloration.
The sound character of the microphone is determined exclusively by the capsule; no electronic equalization is used."
Thus we can assume that it's not exactly the same capsule, even if i always find the 127 (in cardioid) very close to the 103 .
They claim that both are very fast with transients , and that's true.They also add that the TLM electronic is made to be transparent , innuendo, as opposed to the transformers series.
My humble experience tells me that transformers introduce sound modifications on transients, phase , distortion , and frequency response.there a lot to say in that domain but it's too off topic.
It's easy to swap various Xformers , all other things equal , and listen to the differences.
When i mod or build a mic , i often try several transformers , depending on the capsule sound and electronic , and i always have audible differences .i can also match the transformer for desired usage (ex: larger cores for low end recordings)
my 2 cents
For the Chinese builded capsules , all i wanted to say is that , if they want , they can .
they've attracted staffs from famous european and US firms and they have a low cost and meticulous hand resource.
On K67,K47 , they already have made decent capsules, i have some in stock at that time.Good investment for the price.
i wouldn't say Fiat but rather Mercedes VS Ferrari , but we're on the same wavelength...
On CK12, i've never found one.they approximate it with a edge terminated one, but we're far from the original or Tim's one.
" The wire mesh headgrille houses the large-diaphragm K 127 capsule. This capsule is DERIVED from the K 103 (of the TLM 103), which accounts for its outstanding impulse response. The TLM 127 is thus capable of reproducing all transient phenomena of music and speech without any coloration.
The sound character of the microphone is determined exclusively by the capsule; no electronic equalization is used."
Thus we can assume that it's not exactly the same capsule, even if i always find the 127 (in cardioid) very close to the 103 .
They claim that both are very fast with transients , and that's true.They also add that the TLM electronic is made to be transparent , innuendo, as opposed to the transformers series.
My humble experience tells me that transformers introduce sound modifications on transients, phase , distortion , and frequency response.there a lot to say in that domain but it's too off topic.
It's easy to swap various Xformers , all other things equal , and listen to the differences.
When i mod or build a mic , i often try several transformers , depending on the capsule sound and electronic , and i always have audible differences .i can also match the transformer for desired usage (ex: larger cores for low end recordings)
my 2 cents
For the Chinese builded capsules , all i wanted to say is that , if they want , they can .
they've attracted staffs from famous european and US firms and they have a low cost and meticulous hand resource.
On K67,K47 , they already have made decent capsules, i have some in stock at that time.Good investment for the price.
i wouldn't say Fiat but rather Mercedes VS Ferrari , but we're on the same wavelength...
On CK12, i've never found one.they approximate it with a edge terminated one, but we're far from the original or Tim's one.
