Sony C-80

[Tubetec]

I found some extra data on the Sony C-80 , including renderings of the capsule components here ,
I thought it might be of interest ,

 

[Barry Hufker]

Link?

 

[Tubetec]

https://www.sony.net/Products/proaudio/en/microphone/C-80/

my humble apologies , I thought I included it .

 

[mdcmdcmdc]

I recently picked one of these up second hand, and it's a very nice sounding mic.

 

[kags]

I use one daily and like it very much, too.

 

[Tim Campbell]

Looks interesting and the construction is great.

 

[Tubetec]

If I get the chance to buy one used I will ,
Seems like its a good deal for a donor capsule , body and anti vibration mount system .

 

[Recording Engineer]

If I get the chance to buy one used I will ,
Seems like its a good deal for a donor capsule , body and anti vibration mount system .

Right on… Chris at Barbaric sent me a picture of one with a C37a-type circuit. Bet it sounds absolutely wonderful!

 

[Tubetec]

Theres a few promotional videos showing what goes on at Sonys Tayio Yuden subsidiary , where they make the C series microphones and other high end stuff .
Apparently 60% of the workforce there has some physical dissablement , but its all part of the company philosophy going back to its inception to offer equality of opportunity .

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-08-24/inside-the-tiny-sony-factory-handcrafting-11-000-

and a few extra shots of the guts here ,

 

[Tubetec]

He doesnt seem to have any issue puddling the white material all over the PCB ,
What they use nowadays seems like some kind of acrylic sealant , a bit like wood workers caulk , as opposed to the contact adhesive of old used to hold down PSU caps etc which was difficult to remove .

 

[Tim Campbell]

He doesnt seem to have any issue puddling the white material all over the PCB ,
What they use nowadays seems like some kind of acrylic sealant , a bit like wood workers caulk , as opposed to the contact adhesive of old used to hold down PSU caps etc which was difficult to remove .

Who does?

 

[Tubetec]

Welll I can clearly see the white stuff on the upper pcb near the red wire ,
so I suppose Im talking about the man who makes it .

There was a problem with lots of Japanese gear over the years because the glue used to secure components to the pcb eventually absorbed moisture and became conductive , as well as being very difficult to scrape off .

 

[Tubetec]

I managed to find the C-100 service documents with schematic ,
posted in the technical docs section .

 

[Tubetec]

Cant find any docs relating to the C-80 ,
thought I might as well post another good pic of the C-100 I found,

So it appears the C-100 comes with a diecast sub assembly ,
The C-80 looks like its abs plastic ,
From what I read the capsule is derived from the C-100 LDC , perhaps incorporating new materials and methods to shave down cost .

The schematic is a little disjointed spread across a couple of pages ,
I think I can see roughly how the C-100 works ,
with the SDC capsule getting filtered and added in with the main LDC .

 

[IBarfoot]

I have a few of the C80's they are great everyday medium diameter cardioid mic's, I personally like them on brass, French Horns in particular. I also have some C100's different league but also different price bracket. The pencil condensers are worth a listen too. The EVM100u is quite nice on snare, lots of attack.

 

[kags]

I have a few of the C80's they are great everyday medium diameter cardioid mic's, I personally like them on brass, French Horns in particular. I also have some C100's different league but also different price bracket. The pencil condensers are worth a listen too. The EVM100u is quite nice on snare, lots of attack.

C100’s are truly excellent all-arounders. C80 is usually better in vocals and voice-over, but works on everything.

Both have clean voicing- no Neumann midrange or C800 highs