steenamaroo
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Hi all.
I just received replacement parts for an SM58. Included in the sale was the top half of the mic, if you like.
The cartridge, ball grill, and metal cartridge housing.
A few things have made me suspect that this item may be a fake, but I wanted to get experienced opinions before I do anything about it.
Here are the things I observed.
It doesn't sound like a 58. It's lacking bass compared with a known genuine mic.
The metal thread is different from a genuine sm58. ( where the transformer/xlr housing would join to the cartridge housing )
The grey foam under the grill is a different colour and slightly different pattern.
The cartridge itself is plastic and hollow. The 'working parts' are very thin and the rest is like a dummy chamber.
I've attached a few photos to see what you think.
Any conformation, or info to the contrary is much appreciated.
Here's the (black) new capsule beside a stripped back genuine sm 56/57/58 cartridge.
This is a (bad) pic of where the 'cartridge' splits in two.
The brass part looks like a standard circuit board riser.
The threaded bar goes right through the hollow chamber, into the brass riser.
This shows the actual cartridge, and the hollow chamber that a real sm cartridge would fully occupy.
I just received replacement parts for an SM58. Included in the sale was the top half of the mic, if you like.
The cartridge, ball grill, and metal cartridge housing.
A few things have made me suspect that this item may be a fake, but I wanted to get experienced opinions before I do anything about it.
Here are the things I observed.
It doesn't sound like a 58. It's lacking bass compared with a known genuine mic.
The metal thread is different from a genuine sm58. ( where the transformer/xlr housing would join to the cartridge housing )
The grey foam under the grill is a different colour and slightly different pattern.
The cartridge itself is plastic and hollow. The 'working parts' are very thin and the rest is like a dummy chamber.
I've attached a few photos to see what you think.
Any conformation, or info to the contrary is much appreciated.
Here's the (black) new capsule beside a stripped back genuine sm 56/57/58 cartridge.
This is a (bad) pic of where the 'cartridge' splits in two.
The brass part looks like a standard circuit board riser.
The threaded bar goes right through the hollow chamber, into the brass riser.
This shows the actual cartridge, and the hollow chamber that a real sm cartridge would fully occupy.
