Making a U87i warmer?

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Trahern Jordan

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Hello, first post:)

I recently had 4 U87s worked on and they all came back from the tech way too bright for my tastes. Overall the tone is right but I am having to cut 4-6db out of the high end over the 8khz range to make them sound anywhere close to smooth when recording on axis. Off axis, however, I can get a nice tone.

Does this HF lift have to do with the capsule or the some components on the preamp?

Also, what would you recommend doing if I were to try and experiment with one of my U87s? Worst case scenario I screw it up and send it to someone to get it fixed.

Thanks for any help guys!

TJ
 
Who is your tech?

What did he do?

It sounds like he removed the HF filter which is necessary for these capsules.  First thing I would do in that case is return them to stock.

 

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