Tim Campbell
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That would be another thread hahaha.
All points noted, and indeed, totally agreed with.He has made quite a few bloopers there, and mixes up things. He doesn't claim to be a mic expert, so i guess it's ok. Your KMS is not less exotic or worse by any means than TLM103.
The difference in price is due to the fact the Neumann pretty much invented what we today regard as condenser studio microphone (not exactly but bear with me). 99% of the people picture a Neumann in their heads once studio is mentioned. You pay for german manufacturing, QC, taxes, hourly rate, and R&D both historical and future. Neumann is not made by low wage immigrants, or OEM but by well educated professionals. You pay for the badge as well. Others more or less make stuff based on what Neumann or similar companies had to come up with in the past. Røde is based on automated process, and pretty much one design Doug Ford came up with. I love Røde, don't get me wrong, but it's a different approach. Not much R&D going on.
Is it the KMS105 or the TLM103The problems I have had with the TLM105, is that the PCB broke after a microphone fell.
Always on the same place! Extreme small traces.
What is the idea behind all the 'S' curves near the XLR insert?
Shock isolation perhaps? Well, it seems to do more harm than good...
@RuudNL , is the LF roll off on those caused by the circuit?The problems I have had with the TLM105, is that the PCB broke after a microphone fell.
Always on the same place! Extreme small traces.
What is the idea behind all the 'S' curves near the XLR insert?
Shock isolation perhaps? Well, it seems to do more harm than good...
The KMS105 is a hand-held mic, used in close proximity. In order to manage the proximity effect, a HPF must be built in the circuitry.@RuudNL , is the LF roll off on those caused by the circuit?
Sure, but a switchable hpf could be handy. The grille is also removable, not necessary as that capsule doesn't need shielding. So hpf off, minus the grille = usable general purpose km184 related SDC . Nice bonus to already great handheld.The KMS105 is a hand-held mic, used in close proximity. In order to manage the proximity effect, a HPF must be built in the circuitry.
It's a vocal mic. You give a singer a microphone with a switch, you can be sure it will end up in the wrong position.Sure, but a switchable hpf could be handy.
Lol!It's a vocal mic. You give a singer a microphone with a switch, you can be sure it will end up in the wrong position.
That’s a Guosheng made capsule btw or 797, believe they get them from 3u though like a lot of other companies hush hush. For the price these seem very well made I have to sayCAPSULE
This is what Warm Audio says in their website and the mics manual about the capsule used:
"we went to great lengths to recreate the capsule from the original ’67, making sure that ours performs the same way, has the same frequency response and contributes to the same chewy character as the original. That meant not only ensuring that the hole pattern was identical, but we also made sure to craft the entire assembly out of brass (including the mounting rings) just like the original design. It takes more time and it’s more expensive than using multiple types of material, but we felt that it was critical to go the extra mile on this microphone."
About the mounting rings being made of brass "like the original design" I'm not really sure about that statement as Neumann produces these capsules since 1960, and only in the first 4 years the K67 capsule had brass rings, so in all original Neumann capsules ever made there's 4 years of brass rings and 57 years of plastic rings... So what should be considered original?
As for the hole pattern the capsule they've put in this mic doesn't seem to have the common K67 hole pattern, it's a bit strange and different and also different than the photo of the capsule Warm Audio has in their website.
Here is the photo from Warm Audio website, showing a capsule that seems to have the standard K67 hole pattern, the ring has recessed screws:
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And here is the hole pattern of the capsule that came with the mic, notice also this one doesn't have recessed screws:
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It seems there's less holes in the backplates and it's also a strange pattern that I haven't seen before,
so why bragging with "the hole pattern was identical (...) just like the original design (...) but we felt that it was critical to go the extra mile on this microphone". More ******** from Warm Audio?
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I don't know who makes this capsule but there's some red separators between the rings and the backplates
That’s a Guosheng made capsule btw or 797, believe they get them from 3u though like a lot of other companies hush hush. For the price these seem very well made I have to say
Built in DeSSSerWhat is the idea behind all the 'S' curves near the XLR insert?
it actually is not. It's by AYM. Guosheng uses this design, but it's not his. It's not a K67 with holes removed. It's 2 k103 front backplates bolted together.That’s a Guosheng made capsule btw or 797, believe they get them from 3u though like a lot of other companies hush hush. For the price these seem very well made I have to say
nope! It's an AYM capsule. You can tell by the pink/orange wax dot on the center screw and the different sized/placed holes and different clamping ring and type of brass than the equivalent 3u capsule. just because 3u sells a similar design and all of the other warm capsules are from 3u does not mean that this capsule is a 3u capsule.Hi mate, I don't know to what capsule you're referring to but the capsule in the Warm Audio WA-67 is a 3U audio capsule
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