Anyway to improve my mics? K2 & U195

Purusha · Mar 12, 2006

Any better components available for K2 or Soundelux U195? I am wondering if someone has done it before. I am looking for some better component improvements beside the tube change in the K2 for example.

Anyone, please share your wisdom

mattmoogus · Mar 12, 2006

Is there something wrong with the U195?

M

Purusha · Mar 12, 2006

Nothing that I know about :grin: but I am curious if some of you have achieved some improvements by changing some caps or some other elements...

I changed the tube in my K2 to NOS telefunken and there is some improvement over the highs... but since this is a low cost mic maybe some better caps would improve it even better.

Lowfreq · Mar 12, 2006

You talking the r*de K2 right? I'm in the middle of doin some mods that were a mixture of Gus' page in the NTK at the diyfactory page, and some info directley from Gus.

Just doin some troubleshootin at the moment. A couple of traces lifted due to my bad de-soldering and I seem to have lost some of my polar patterns, but I'll get that sorted soon (just got a week full of gigs delaying me)

I'm going with Rubycons where i can.

Gus is def the man on this one

soundguy · Mar 12, 2006

if there is nothing wrong with your mic what on earth do you hope to improve?

just because one person likes a cap someplace doesnt mean that you will.

If you arent happy with a mic, by all means, start plugging stuff in there, but if its making you happy why would you screw with it?

dave

Purusha · Mar 12, 2006

Yes, I am talking about Rode K2.... and I am not unhappy with either of them. I think they are great mics but if there is a simple mod that would smooth them out in a good way then why not improve the mics, it's not that these are the best sounding mics ever built :wink:

Lowfreq · Mar 12, 2006

Here's a thread about the K2 from a little while ago. May be useful to you.
http://www.groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=12073&highlight=

Purusha · Mar 13, 2006

Thanks Lowfreq. :thumb:

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