Would anyone be interested in establishing another source of the SYT bodies other than the factory that currently makes them? If we could draw them up, we could decentralize production and order them from any machine shop. We could even make changes. It could be like a GroupDIY Open Microphone Body project. We could have standardized mic bodies, available anywhere with drawings and step files available online and you could even get them machined in your home town if you wanted, and we could even build our PCB projects around them. It would make everything much easier!
Any interest in alternate sources for mic bodies?
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Ricardus
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I'm all for more cooperation like this on many projects, not just this one.
But as far as SYT bodies go, absolutely, since we apparently don't have a source for those at the moment.
shabtek
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Sounds good.
How about an adapter or body that allows a km84 capsule to be attached to other circuitry
Or some kind of modular headbasket so it is easier to swap capsules with circuits would be nice
Then again how many mics does the world need
How about an adapter or body that allows a km84 capsule to be attached to other circuitry
Or some kind of modular headbasket so it is easier to swap capsules with circuits would be nice
Then again how many mics does the world need
yes, definitely interested.
That's why I buy up every Behringer B-2 or B-2 Pro that I can find, at least the ones with the removable heads.
Drosselmeier
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That looks remarkably like a pair of iSK / Devine BM600's i have...
https://groupdiy.com/threads/newbie-builds-u87-clone.49389/post-624745
Drosselmeier
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This is actually manufactured by Alctron,
https://www.alctron-audio.com/EN/microphones/FET-Condenser/MC330.html
I know several companies that produce this microphone, for example Yarmee
https://aliexpress.ru/item/32453048512.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2rus&sku_id=56658526056
I have a couple of the Yarmee version and they are pretty descent sounding. I will probably eventually gut them, though. The bodies are nice brass, but about 35mm shorter than a real U87ai.
Drosselmeier
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Does it make sense to gut? polarization board matches U89, amplifier board is the same as MXL v67i, treble cut is exactly the same as vintage u87
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Definitely interested
If you're happy with an MXL V67G microphone, then this will seem similar. It is very thin sounding, but not harsh (I don't know how else to describe it). I have dozens of these type of circuits stripped out of their bodies, replaced with ones that I find fun and interesting.
I bought a pair of the Yarmee version to see if they might be suitable replacements for the SYT-5 bodies that have become so scarce, but they are shorter than I would prefer. It's just about large enough to install Dan's D-U87 boards (taper version).
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Here's a picture showing the D-U87 taper PCB. There's just enough room to cram a T13 transformer in there. 
Drosselmeier
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You can leave the PCB of polarization and make a amplifier yourself, I think it will not be difficult on the JLCPCB or PCBWAY it is not expensive to order
do everything on smd, it's cheap and takes up little space, but audiophiles will have a heart attack
Sure, if that's what you want to do.
This thread is about replacement for the SYT-5 bodies that have been used for several of the projects here, not the quality of the circuit (the guts will be stripped out). The bottom line is that these microphones at AliExpress are not suitable replacements.
Drosselmeier
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this is true, but the body that I asked about above would be quite suitable
it is bigger than yarmee or alctron, would be a good alternative
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