Been getting together a build that seems to be a bit out of step. Years ago I ordered a m49 body by one of the forum members, that burnt a lot of folks. That was the last DIY project I did for quite a while.
I visited a studio recently and my friend had a DIY M49 that was fantastic! I’ve had the pleasure of using many real M49s over the years. They work really well with my voice, and I was really blown away by how powerful the circuit sounded with the 5840 tube.
I got home and started trying to organize the pieces. I reached out to Chunger, but I think he is stepping back(I know there are no 49 style bodies to be had.) the only bodies I could find were the ‘Micandmod’ bodies. I asked Dan if his pcbs fit, and ordered both. I got back from tour and unfortunately the pcbs do not work with the mic body. Both of these ship for Europe, so returning them is really not worth it. I also learned, as I caught up on the threads, that the micandmod folks aren’t super loved here.
I though for a minute about trying a point to point but with time crunch, limitation with material access and experience, I think I’m gonna try to get the micandmod PCB. There version is rev C, which is a bit of a bummer, as I was pretty geared on building the earlier revision.
I’m gonna look into how challenging it would be to use their PCB for the B version. If anyone has any experience, let me know.
I’ve got one of Soliloqueens “flat” capsules, a Moby M11, and some nice 5840 that my friends at Royer sent me.
I’m putting power supply together first, waiting on a binder I had to special order, and hopefully a clear path on the mic build.
Onward