Royer tube circuit in Neumann TLM49

[gary o]

Hey Rascal thanks for update I missed the whole thread first time ...... great work very interesting.....so the capsule is kinda neuman copy of a neuman K47 ?...

I was thinking of buying a TLM102 with the view to mod......Im def gonna do something with the Royer circuit....Does anybady know what sort of capsule a TLM102 has ?.......

Great info about  transformer comparison......I too seem to prfer the sound of those old caps in various circuits as you say maybe its the drugs

all the best

 

[AlexK_NL]

neat :thumb:
thats a cathode follower with the transformer in the psu i assume.
did you solder the high-Z part directly on the pcb? (without teflon/ceramic isolators)

*additionally you can try connecting the back membrane, i had very good results for omni with a m147 capsule.
http://www.twin-x.com/groupdiy/thumbnails.php?album=245
*as i just found out the tlm49´s rear membrane has no gold...

-max

dear max,

can you please share again your m147 mod connecting the other side of the membrane?
the pictures posted are 'gone'

regards, alex