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Why not?That wouldn't explain any of the issues you reported in this thread.
Why not?That wouldn't explain any of the issues you reported in this thread.
So then I'm guessing in the U87i, C5 shown here, would be the same low end rolloff filter as the u87ai's C104?See picture. There is only one 47 nF capacitor in the circuit.
Yes, in the past the value was even 33 nF!So then I'm guessing in the U87i, C5 shown here, would be the same low end rolloff filter as the u87ai's C104?
Thank you so much, Ruud. The 33 is what I have in my Bouchard 87s. Looking forward to modding them as the thinner-than-I-prefer low end was the only thing I didn't love about it.Yes, in the past the value was even 33 nF!
Yup! Replaced 100nf with 47nf. I'm preferring this so far. Thanks Ruud!Of course a 'value in between' may be the best solution for your situation!
I haven't looked in detail, but I think so, yes. I'm not sure it is ethical to disclose the secret sauce (or rather, what can be gleamed from looking at the results of the mod) of an expert who does this for a living on a public forum though.Is it obvious what was changed? (That would be interesting to know.)
No, guess I should have asked for it.I presume he sent you back the original transistor he replaced?
All right, I'll have a look soon and report. I've got "before" pictures.And I can't imagine there is 'something secret', to a relative simple design as a U87.
(I even share improvements to U87 microphones here, nothing 'secret' about that! See #30 and #34)
There are even pictures of microphones modified by 'microphone guru' Klaus Heyne on the internet...
That'll most likely be the cathode resistor bypass cap - those organic polymer caps are most of the time low-voltage, and stupid-low ESR. Not sure if or how much difference that might make in a microphone circuit like this, but...Klaus' mod is interesting... What's wrong with the Neumann trafo? And I don't think I've ever seen a polymer cap in a microphone.
Of course it is a good thing to check and eventually readjust the bias of the FET.I guess you should still insist on that. Depending on which one it is it might be obsolete and sought after, or may become. You might at one point decide to go back stock for whatever reason.
I think the mod lowers the output a few dB and the new FET is supposed to be much lower noise than the original, so the mic should end up with lower noise as well as a higher headroom.Of course it is a good thing to check and eventually readjust the bias of the FET.
But as long as the FET is not defective, I don't see a point in replacing it.
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