Help me spot a "fake" Blue Baby Bottle

[camarada78]

I got a broken Blue Baby Bottle to restore. Purchased it as faulty and to give a try to fix it as it was apparently ok on the outside.

But as i opened i found the PCB very ugly and badly finished for a Blue Microphone.

I think someone replaced the entire circuit but the capsule inside with a cheap chinese circuit. Or maybe i'm giving too much credit for Blue mics?! dont think so.

Things i find suspicious:
- ugly PCB with unidentified components
- no brand or model written on the pcb, just a "BBOTTLE" on one of them and DC-DC on the other
- some cheap chinese elec caps.
- no 1gig resistors

BUT...
- i fix it (loose connections and loose capsule inside)
- it doesnt sound bad

Here are some pictures:

 

[oscarhuang]

I think this is a real Bule mic.

 

[Екатерина]

Don't be so shocked, man. Blue has always been so crude. Looking at the circuit should be right

 

[andYz00m]

Looks correct! We have made some mics with blue mics as donors and the PCBs look like this.

 

[camarada78]

Wow, i had to appologise to the seller lol. thanks for the tips guys. saved me a lot of stress.

 

[Icantthinkofaname]

Don't be so shocked, man. Blue has always been so crude. Looking at the circuit should be right

I hope the Kiwi and the Reactor aren't so crude, cause I'm lusting after those haaaard.

 

[Khron]

I hope the Kiwi and the Reactor aren't so crude, cause I'm lusting after those haaaard.

Why wouldn't they be? Profit margins gotta come from somewhere...

 

[Екатерина]

Maybe I remember wrong. I remember they went bankrupt. Maybe it's a new team working on it now