Looks like an Shure SM-58 clone.....rock soderstrom said:The chinese "kingkorg" cardoid capsule has arrived. Here are a few shots. does anyone know in which microphones they were originally installed?
I wouldn't say it's a significant improvement over the Shure capsules. They are rather quite similar with minor differences. That was my overall experience trying out different capsules. The differences were mostly in the treble range and how the cartridge reacted to varying input distances and directions. This is often a matter of taste and the EQ does the rest.How does the capsule compare to the SM58/57 capsule, do you guys think its a significant improvement over shure's? You've mentioned that you find the highs sharp; I find that shure lacking with defined highs.
I wouldn't say it's a significant improvement over the Shure capsules. They are rather quite similar with minor differences. That was my overall experience trying out different capsules. The differences were mostly in the treble range and how the cartridge reacted to varying input distances and directions. This is often a matter of taste and the EQ does the rest.
Whether your linked capsule is the same model I can not guarantee 100%. It is possible, they all look very similar.
I would just try them, for the money it is a nobrainer.
I have ultimately installed a Beyerdynamic capsule from an obsolete wireless mic.
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They may not be popular for DIY, because there is not much to do for a DIY'er. I don't think anybody in this group is equipped with the type of machinery involved in dynamic capsule manufacturing.I've noticed that dynamic mics aren't too popular here.
Not necessarily. many vocal recordings are still made with SM7's or EV RE20's.I guess at the very high end, dynamics become obsolete.
The transformer may not be correct for the capsule. Some capsules are directly 150/200 ohms, so don't need a xfmr, some are very low-Z like 10-20 ohms (current SM5x), and some are about 50 ohms (vintage SM5x).I want to do a simple capsule swap but I don't know if the sensitivity will still be low when I keep the original transformer.
+1 There is actually not much you can DIY. There are many here who love the sound of dynamic microphones.They may not be popular for DIY, because there is not much to do for a DIY'er. I don't anybody in this group equipped with the type of machinery involved in dynamic capsule manufacturing.
I would first test it without the transformer or perhaps replace it. At that time, the manufacturers had different expectations of the bandwidth of the transformers than today.I want to do a simple capsule swap but I don't know if the sensitivity will still be low when I keep the original transformer.
Totally wicked, unfortunately not so cheap. Ebay and kleinanzeigen.de are possible sources.That donor body is wicked btw! Do you know where I can find it
These aren't terrible for the money https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000572884271.htmlAlso, has anyone found any google dynamic capsules recently? Some thing good and cheap like the kingkorg capsule.
Unfortunately, this also coincides with my experience, the QC of Chinese products is poor. Ultimately, you get what you pay for. A functioning QC costs money!To follow up on this, the second of the 2 yellow capsules I bought sounds horrible and is clearly faulty. Classic Aliexpress product QC.
Worked out why - the yellow outer part had been pushed down too far onto the inner part and was crushing the diaphragm. I levered it up and broke the glue, pulled the dents out of the membrane with some sticky tape and now it sounds good.
Typical of anything that comes from Ali.To follow up on this, the second of the 2 yellow capsules I bought sounds horrible and is clearly faulty. Classic Aliexpress product QC.
, the QC of Chinese products is poor.
I agree. The culprit is not chinese QC, it's the channel (Ali).There's nothing wrong with chinese QC. The deal is we are buying at lowest possible prices capsules and other stuff that have possibly been discarded by QC or not even checked for quality.
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