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Default New Shure mics vs. old

On 16 May 2018, Phil Allison wrote in
rec.audio.pro:

** The foam sock under the grill and disk on top of the capsule
turn into crumbles a lot sooner that that. Take a good look.


Been there, done that! Over the years the foam had turned to a gummy
tar-like mass. I scraped the crud out and used it for a few years with
just the bare metal ball, sometimes with an external foam thing. A few
months ago I discovered that you can get OEM grills for cheap, and I
did.