Tim Campbell
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I have had a few discussions with Guosheng and his factories are indeed in China but that shouldn't reflect badly on his capsules. He does excellent work.
GeorgeToledo said:It seems like not having the backplate be accurate would be a substantial issue, considering that is an area where there is great commonality between k47 and m7.
mics said:$180USD for a chinese capsule? Wow
Ours is only $40 more... wow just wow
kingkorg said:Well, we actually don't know that for a fact, nor do we know if anyone else has made accurate replica as most manufacturer don't post measurements, nor dimensions, or tolerances. All we have are claims, and still most agree none sound like the original.
Original Neumann capsules were produced manually, and we don't know either what were production tolerances of the backplates. Add pvc vs. mylar, electronic variations, transformer, aging, at the end slight variations in backplate can be meaningless!
I have personally modified depth and width of k67 holes and to my surprise the difference was in some cases negligible.
I am sure of one thing, if you become exclusive distributor in a country, with potential of selling tons of capsules worldwide Ningbo, or any other manufacturer would be more than happy to enter different hole dimension parameter in a drilling machine
mics said:$180USD for a chinese capsule? Wow
Ours is only $40 more... wow just wow
This I also thought too, Srdjan !Moby said:Huh, I'm shocked. This thread went in wrong direction. But I really liked the sampe I heard. I can't wait to hear it in compare test.
Wordsushi said:Dude, all you've done is sh*t post this whole thread and it reads like you're in high school and you were the girl that didn't get asked to the prom. You sound jealous that Guosheng has had success, and quite bitter. You try to defame his work by slinging around "Chinese capsule" like it's something awful and call him a "reskinner" in a way that comes off as derogatory. And it's not the first time you've slagged him for being in Australia, like you're the only mic guy allowed in the country. Is it because he wasn't born there? Is it because he has decades of capsule design experience? Either way, I'm so disgusted by how you've reacted on this thread that I'm completely turned off from buying any of your products in the future.
Listen to that clip I posted. It's a fantastic blend of clarity and fullness with no sibilance or harshness issues. Dude, isn't that what people want in a mic sound? I've been using this mic on TV commercials all morning and it has something special. If you can't deal with that, then that's your problem. But don't come in here and make disparaging claims to try and damage the reputation of your competition because you obviously feel insecure about his new capsule. Guosheng is one of the nicest people I've done business with in pro-audio and he's always upbeat and generous with his knowledge. I bet even if he knew you were trying to slander him and somehow you ended up needing his help, he'd help you. But that's what people with generous and kind hearts do.
And... here's the thing... if these are indeed someone else's. backplates that you were offered before Guosheng, at that small price... and you passed on them? Well, perhaps you're not as good a businessman as you'd like to think you are. I can't believe I have to say this but... Please think twice about what you post online because it's not helping you win the war for hearts and minds, it's making me wish I never heard of you to begin with.
Again, I don't know how this capsule compares to a real M7, and I know that's important for a lot of you out there, but I do know it sounds great on my voice, so for me the argument ends there and I couldn't be happier with it. I'm ordering more as we speak.
Ericbazaar said:Sorry to say Sir, but your K7 Capsule have nothing to do with the M7 or K47 Capsule from Neumann. Is one of the badest sounding M7/K47 Capsule type ive ever heard. I dont understand your high price. What i say is, i have heard many M7, KK47/49, KK56, M9 or other old Neumann Capsules and non of them sounds the same. Please stop discussing about M7 type capsules :-X
Moby said:Generally I agree, but for a long time China is not what it was 20y ago. People pay 700+$ for made in China Iphone and nobody cares about it. More important is how it sounds. I found most of Chineese capsule not usable at all. If this guy made it correct I don't care if he is from China, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan. But hey, I would be happy on your position. What if he makes it OK and sell it for 30$?
Fuzz Face said:Yikes...
Wordsushi said:Dude, all you've done is sh*t post this whole thread and it reads like you're in high school and you were the girl that didn't get asked to the prom. You sound jealous that Guosheng has had success, and quite bitter. You try to defame his work by slinging around "Chinese capsule" like it's something awful and call him a "reskinner" in a way that comes off as derogatory. And it's not the first time you've slagged him for being in Australia, like you're the only mic guy allowed in the country. Is it because he wasn't born there? Is it because he has decades of capsule design experience? Either way, I'm so disgusted by how you've reacted on this thread that I'm completely turned off from buying any of your products in the future.
Listen to that clip I posted. It's a fantastic blend of clarity and fullness with no sibilance or harshness issues. Dude, isn't that what people want in a mic sound? I've been using this mic on TV commercials all morning and it has something special. If you can't deal with that, then that's your problem. But don't come in here and make disparaging claims to try and damage the reputation of your competition because you obviously feel insecure about his new capsule. Guosheng is one of the nicest people I've done business with in pro-audio and he's always upbeat and generous with his knowledge. I bet even if he knew you were trying to slander him and somehow you ended up needing his help, he'd help you. But that's what people with generous and kind hearts do.
And... here's the thing... if these are indeed someone else's. backplates that you were offered before Guosheng, at that small price... and you passed on them? Well, perhaps you're not as good a businessman as you'd like to think you are. I can't believe I have to say this but... Please think twice about what you post online because it's not helping you win the war for hearts and minds, it's making me wish I never heard of you to begin with.
Again, I don't know how this capsule compares to a real M7, and I know that's important for a lot of you out there, but I do know it sounds great on my voice, so for me the argument ends there and I couldn't be happier with it. I'm ordering more as we speak.
mics said:Hi Guys.
I just received a message (no need to say by whom). In the message i was told that my comments here were racist toward Guosheng and china. Firstly I don’t believe that this was the case as my words were in no way defamatory but if any of you perceived it this way please know this would never be my intention.
I spend many months of my year as a volunteer working with people in South east Asia. My entire family have learned an additional 2 languages to help in our work. We also use a large portion of the funds from Beesneez to facilitate this volunteer work. I truly love making microphones and parts but more than that; Our true passion is helping others to feel self worth, find opportunity and enjoy their life so this message cuts a bit considering i have spent more than half my life in Asia!
Hope this settles things somewhat!!!!
rule4 said:4. You will find that the members of this community are incredibly courteous and respectful of each other, so please reciprocate those gestures. Leave the Flame-war mentality at another forum. Personal attacks as well as general hateful comments (regarding race, religion, gender, sex, etc...) will not be tolerated.
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