new, more accurate Chinese C12 body!

[kingkorg]

That's my biggest concern. I doubt if you can fit a 34 mm capsule inside without getting into trouble.
I suppose a 32 mm capsule would be better. (But where do you find a good quality 32 mm. CK12-style capsule...)

Same place you get the regular one
@Tim Campbell i remember posting image of mini ck12 somewhere.

 

[Tim Campbell]

Hahaha yes but I only produced a few of them.

 

[Buttercup1]

That's my biggest concern. I doubt if you can fit a 34 mm capsule inside without getting into trouble.
I suppose a 32 mm capsule would be better. (But where do you find a good quality 32 mm. CK12-style capsule...)

I wonder why they've done it like this then. Maybe expecting the smaller, electret capsules that seem to be prevalent in lots of cheap LDCs now. Looks like it's got 2 layers of mesh but I can't quite tell?
Seems a bit random, the whole thing...

 

[tomek4226]

I think they made a mistake in production. the edge of the basket should be flush with the rim. now it's inside, so it's hard to fit the 34mm capsule. this is the reason why these body are available for everyone on aliexpress

 

[rock soderstrom]

I think they made a mistake in production. the edge of the basket should be flush with the rim. now it's inside, so it's hard to fit the 34mm capsule. this is the reason why these body are available for everyone on aliexpress

Could be like that. I like the second version better optically, lol.

Has anyone got a fitting 34mm capsule in or a hot tip for a good, smaller capsule?

 

[bremusound]

Any M7 should fit but it‘s no C12 clone anymore

 

[rock soderstrom]

Thanks!

Any M7 should fit but it‘s no C12 clone anymore

Null problemo, I don't want to build a clone anyway, just a good microphone.

 

[RuudNL]

A 32 mm. capsule fits without problems. (A K67 style capsule.)

 

[rock soderstrom]

A 32 mm. capsule fits without problems. (A K67 style capsule.)

The usual (low budget) suspects that immediately come to my mind are this capsule or its one-sided (SC400) brother.

https://www.thomann.de/de/the_tbone_mikrofonkapsel_sc600.htm
Are there any other options besides these and the M7 types, anything K47-like that would fit?

 

[shabtek]

these have ringy ferrous grill mesh material

 

[kingkorg]

Ela-M variant
https://m.vi.aliexpress.com/item/10...300db434b51a2b0d6c66be8ab35&afSmartRedirect=y

 

[m112]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1258968820...4wwX2wntXlgApnl711GiUj0w==|tkp:Bk9SR4qB3ub4YQI just found this C12 body. It seems to be from the same guys that make the cheap U47 with the cutout for the pattern switch. What I like about this is that the end bell holding the connector is integral to the mic frame, so if you really wanted you could mount a Binder connector or something and use a swivel mount. Drilled for an XLR. Problem is that the frame is not designed for the common C12 projects. If they even fit, I say just use angle brackets or zip ties. There's also the question of its size; they say it's 225mm, but that thing looks longer than the C12VR. Original C12 is like 250mm. It's also dirt cheap! 50 bucks? I hope it's original size, because I bought a big fat Moby transformer that won't fit in an Apex body with the Matador boards.
EDIT: Actually, diameter is supposed to be 43mm. I contacted to see if they also have shockmount. Will report.
No cool shockmount, just the cheapie one that comes with the APEX and and pretty much any Chinese condenser mic.

Who has the best Circuit card for this TF12 Microphone?

 

[gearhunter]

Do the TF12 body and a headbasket like the one from studio939 have the same diameter? Maybe that way the body is usable for 34mm capsules

 

[paulcheeba]

Just seems bizarre that the Chinese manufacturers keep getting the dimensions (251 & C12) wrong. They would sell a ton if they were correct. Like their bad overpriced CK12 which is a joke. Adjust those machines and get it right!

 

[paulcheeba]

Do the TF12 body and a headbasket like the one from studio939 have the same diameter? Maybe that way the body is usable for 34mm capsules

Has anyone bought one to check?

 

[MicMaven]

(But where do you find a good quality 32 mm. CK12-style capsule...)

An outfit called Pixel Pro Audio on eBay sells a 32 mm capsule for $60, but I cannot say whether they are CK12 type. Perhaps this would fit and sound good: https://tinyurl.com/2tvr5kfw
They sell a similar model for $69, but I cannot discern a difference between them.

I am considering one as a replacement for working MMX 880 microphone I purchased for ... ahem ... just $20 US at a nearby hamfest. It looks and sounds good, but the original capsule was damaged when someone used a brush to clean debris from the diaphragm. I replaced the original capsule with a low cost blue-sided 34mm Chinese edge-terminated capsule I had on hand, and it sounds really good. And yet, I contemplate one of the 32 mm capsules mentioned above.

Perhaps this would work for your application, as well? James

 

[RuudNL]

I still have several microphone capsules removed from new Apex 460 microphones, they are 32 mm.
Not edge terminated ones, but 'K67'-like.

 

[tonycamp]

Damn, man i should've found this thread before going down a fab rabbit hole, i modded the **** out of a chunger pcb to squeez fit it into this body only to find the C12 capsule wont fit the head basket! I'm thinking about modding the head basket now that i've gone this far...... Lesson taken is always check back to GDIY, an old friend who won't steer you wrong

 

[rock soderstrom]

Lesson taken is always check back to GDIY, an old friend who won't steer you wrong

+1

 

[RuudNL]

@rock soderstrom : Did you ever build a microphone in this body?