Hello.
I've got a pair of these physically large, C1000-style mics. They have a marvellous sound on acoustic western, but they have a very high noise floor. I believe CR-55 is the same as CMR-55H.
Any suggestions how to get the noise lower? There are no transformers, all components are showing, except for the bass roll-off switch.
For me, those blue tantals are yelling "replace me", but I have very little experience in modding mics. The orange drops say "1-35", the trannies are fuzzy, but I believe the upper says "A1015 Y 16", the other "C1819 Y 16".
Here You can get some idea of what's going on with the connections. The black and red on the very right come from optional onboard 9V battery. White and red 1/3rd from the right goes directly to output, as does the blue ground. The two whites and two reds go to bass roll-off switch; in flat mode the reds are together, and white ones are together.
Thanks for any ideas!
I've got a pair of these physically large, C1000-style mics. They have a marvellous sound on acoustic western, but they have a very high noise floor. I believe CR-55 is the same as CMR-55H.
Any suggestions how to get the noise lower? There are no transformers, all components are showing, except for the bass roll-off switch.
For me, those blue tantals are yelling "replace me", but I have very little experience in modding mics. The orange drops say "1-35", the trannies are fuzzy, but I believe the upper says "A1015 Y 16", the other "C1819 Y 16".
![Pearl_CMR-55H.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fab/fabeb8ac9ad4e7ea827b2b5955557ec9.jpg)
Here You can get some idea of what's going on with the connections. The black and red on the very right come from optional onboard 9V battery. White and red 1/3rd from the right goes directly to output, as does the blue ground. The two whites and two reds go to bass roll-off switch; in flat mode the reds are together, and white ones are together.
![Pearl_CMR-55H_back.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d51/d51a38e40fb904b879505989f9ef53ba.jpg)
Thanks for any ideas!