Zebra_PD
Well-known member
Hi all!
I'm about to embark on my first real DIY journey and build a U87 clone for use in our studio
So here comes real newbie question so hope you guys have patience with me.
I guess that the only real difference between a K87 and a k67/k870 capsule is that the K87 has isolated backplate and the other one not right? K87 has the two back electrodes insulated against each other. This was necessary for electrical reasons, as no DC/DC converter was available at the time according to a post I found on the Neumann forum. Mechanically (spacings etc.) and acoustically they are identical? This also means that there's a 6db difference in headroom between them?
So here comes my real questions
I think I read somewhere that it would be possible to modify a u870 capsule to work for a vintage U87 build by adding a forth cabel?
How exactly would one do this (if it's possible and/or "right" way of doing it)?
The reason I'm asking is that looking around the web the price of k870s is a lot cheaper then vintage K87. And even if I probebly end up going with a good clone capsule for my first build I still like the option swap for a "real" Neumann capsule and/or try to build a true vintage U87 replica in future.
I'm about to embark on my first real DIY journey and build a U87 clone for use in our studio
So here comes real newbie question so hope you guys have patience with me.
I guess that the only real difference between a K87 and a k67/k870 capsule is that the K87 has isolated backplate and the other one not right? K87 has the two back electrodes insulated against each other. This was necessary for electrical reasons, as no DC/DC converter was available at the time according to a post I found on the Neumann forum. Mechanically (spacings etc.) and acoustically they are identical? This also means that there's a 6db difference in headroom between them?
So here comes my real questions
I think I read somewhere that it would be possible to modify a u870 capsule to work for a vintage U87 build by adding a forth cabel?
How exactly would one do this (if it's possible and/or "right" way of doing it)?
The reason I'm asking is that looking around the web the price of k870s is a lot cheaper then vintage K87. And even if I probebly end up going with a good clone capsule for my first build I still like the option swap for a "real" Neumann capsule and/or try to build a true vintage U87 replica in future.