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Capsule in AKG C414 TLII
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Is the capsule in the AKG C414 TLII a real CK12 or something else? Thanks, Sean B |
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Capsule in AKG C414 TLII
Sean B wrote:
Is the capsule in the AKG C414 TLII a real CK12 or something else? No. The CK12 can be found in the original C414 and in some C414/EB microphones. Many of the C414/EB microphones used the newer capsule. The newer capsule also appears in the C414B/ULS. The original C414/TL was a C414B/ULS with the transformer bypassed; the output is impedance balanced only. The C414B/TLII uses a _third_ generation of capsule which is voiced to sound more like the CK12 capsule than the one in the B/ULS. It looks very different, though, than the original brass ring CK12, and it is designed for mechanical assembly. That said, the new capsule sounds more like a CK12 than anything else. The earlier generations of condenser capsules were very dependant on hand assembly work and some very fine mechanical procedures. It's not really possible to make those in any large quantities without making substantial design changes. Consequently if you look inside many modern microphones like the new C414 variants or the U87, you'll see capsules designed to emulate earlier designs but intended for automated manufacture. Another possible way to go is to just hand-build capsules in the traditional way but eliminate the quality control and just turn them out like apples and throw away the worst of them. This is an alternative that many companies abroad have done when they had inexpensive unskilled labour. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Capsule in AKG C414 TLII
On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:54:25 -0700 (PDT), Sean B
wrote: Hi, Is the capsule in the AKG C414 TLII a real CK12 or something else? Thanks, Sean B I have a TLII and like and use it much more than I thought I would. That being said, I had use of a pair of C12A's for a while and liked them a whole lot more. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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