wstratton
Active member
Hi all,
A couple years ago I bought a few microphones made by the "revamped" Oktava--two MK-012s and an MK-119. All stopped working properly within a few months of buying them :/
I've given up on repairing the MK-012s on my own for the time being--I'll probably send them to Bill Sitler eventually and see if he can replace the whole PCB. But I've had the MK-119 sitting around for a while now, and given that the PCB's spacing is a little more generous, I thought I'd post a few pictures here and see if anyone has any suggestions for things to try.
This microphone still passes a signal if you crank the gain--sometimes--but it is very noisy with hum and hiss, and sounds like a very broad high pass filter has been applied. Anyone have recommendations for where to start?
A couple years ago I bought a few microphones made by the "revamped" Oktava--two MK-012s and an MK-119. All stopped working properly within a few months of buying them :/
I've given up on repairing the MK-012s on my own for the time being--I'll probably send them to Bill Sitler eventually and see if he can replace the whole PCB. But I've had the MK-119 sitting around for a while now, and given that the PCB's spacing is a little more generous, I thought I'd post a few pictures here and see if anyone has any suggestions for things to try.
This microphone still passes a signal if you crank the gain--sometimes--but it is very noisy with hum and hiss, and sounds like a very broad high pass filter has been applied. Anyone have recommendations for where to start?