Define "work"...Would buying a golden age ga-800g and putting a sony c800g capsule in it work?
I can't imagine replacing the capsule and it not being able to produce sound unless you mess that up. The real questions are would be justifiable or not, Would it sound good?Would buying a golden age ga-800g and putting a sony c800g capsule in it work?
Would The Neumann k67 Capsule be better the one that comes with the GA-800G?I'd throw in a real Neumann / Senheiser k67 if you're going to do anything like that.
Would The Neumann k67 Capsule be better the one that comes with the GA-800G?
What about the BeesNeez k67 compared to those two capsules?
Of course. It's perfectly legit, and I'd be curious to have a non-biased opinion.But I would like anyway to try a Sony C800 mic, I’m pretty sure it would have a character of his own.
I'm not familiar with the GA-800G but I used (and repaired) a lot the Sony C800G. I can say that I really like that microphone So, I'm not sure how their capsule works compared to the Sony riginal one, but i'm sure you will have to play with tubes replacement and probably the transformer.Would buying a golden age ga-800g and putting a sony c800g capsule in it work?
I was just asking a question out of curiosity by the comment that I was replying too. They mentioned they would throw a Neumann k67 capsule in it... I wanted to know more about why they would think / do that!how could we know?
Probably none of us did that comparison. And 98% of people never even tried or touched a GA-800G mic…
yes I have installed an original Sony C800g capsule.Soweit ich weiß, haben die Sony-Ingenieure die Kapsel nach dem K67 modelliert. Vielleicht möchten Sie eines davon
The reputation of the C800G is based on productions where sound quality is a kind of moving target, like systematically adding "grit", "warmth", which in the end is just plain old distortion.
Check this example and notice how the vocal track is horribly distorted to start with.
Add to that a good dose of Autotune and you can figure out the mic doesn't count much.
I believe the C800G's dominant feature is, as far as rappers are concerned, its Jetson looks.
yes that's true because of the k67 capsule. I also put an original neumann k67 in it and it was really full of the neumann sound with just more treble. the original sony capsule is quite different. I have now installed the sony ma-55 board in my ga. and that changed the sound again for the better. with the original sony capsule and the ma-55 board the mic sounds amazing.I have already tested this with a colleague and yes the original Sony C800 G capsule improves the sound of the Gap-8000. And NO, I wouldn't take a Neumann K67 capsule because it actually sounds like Neumann and not Sony.
What brings the GAP even closer to the original sound:
Replace the tube with the original Sony TUbe
Replace main capacitor
Buy an Ac MC 800G Powersupply from Sony and plug in the GAP.
There are of course other parts that could be swapped out, but if you swap out the parts just listed, you're definitely a lot closer to the original Sony sound.
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