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AKG SE5E
Fixing one. Anybody have any service info for this ? I have most AKG
service stuff, but not this model ... geoff |
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AKG SE5E
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Geoff wrote: Fixing one. Anybody have any service info for this ? I have most AKG service stuff, but not this model ... geoff I don't and AKG doesn't either. I believe it's a single follower with a transformer to tap voltage off. What's it doing? --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On 29/09/2017 2:08 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
In article , Geoff wrote: Fixing one. Anybody have any service info for this ? I have most AKG service stuff, but not this model ... geoff I don't and AKG doesn't either. I believe it's a single follower with a transformer to tap voltage off. What's it doing? --scott Was dull and muffled. Got grille off and touched foam filter disk which instantly turned into powder ! But the problem seems equally in the preamp, but haven't figured out how to remove past the battery-chamber section yet. Getting ~12V bias voltage out to cap from from P48 in. geoff |
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On 29 Sep 2017, geoff wrote in
rec.audio.pro: Was dull and muffled. Got grille off and touched foam filter disk which instantly turned into powder ! Do you plan to replace the foam disk? I have a Shure SM58 that the same thing happened to. The foam lining the grill ball had turned to a tarry mess some years ago, but I recently found that the foam disk on top of the capsule had also turned to dust. I carefully scraped it off but I'm wondering if it's advisable to replace it. |
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AKG SE5E
On 29/09/2017 7:54 PM, Nil wrote:
On 29 Sep 2017, geoff wrote in rec.audio.pro: Was dull and muffled. Got grille off and touched foam filter disk which instantly turned into powder ! Do you plan to replace the foam disk? I have a Shure SM58 that the same thing happened to. The foam lining the grill ball had turned to a tarry mess some years ago, but I recently found that the foam disk on top of the capsule had also turned to dust. I carefully scraped it off but I'm wondering if it's advisable to replace it. Not replacing. Has a fine metal grille and substantial slip-on foam pop-filter if required, but probably not to be used for vox anyway. BTW foam didn't go the sticky way, but a dry fragile web that turned straight into dry powdery dust. geoff |
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AKG SE5E
Nil wrote:
On 29 Sep 2017, geoff wrote in rec.audio.pro: Was dull and muffled. Got grille off and touched foam filter disk which instantly turned into powder ! Do you plan to replace the foam disk? I have a Shure SM58 that the same thing happened to. The foam lining the grill ball had turned to a tarry mess some years ago, but I recently found that the foam disk on top of the capsule had also turned to dust. I carefully scraped it off but I'm wondering if it's advisable to replace it. If you remove the foam from the inside of an SM58, you get a lot more top end. In fact, if you remove the whole ball completely, it sounds like an SM-57. On the other hand, if you remove the foam, you get a lot more wind noise and the mike is a lot more prone to popping. So, if you want an SM-58, replace the foam. If you really wanted an SM-57 but all you could get was an SM-58, take the foam out. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On 29 Sep 2017, geoff wrote in
rec.audio.pro: Not replacing. Has a fine metal grille and substantial slip-on foam pop-filter if required, but probably not to be used for vox anyway. BTW foam didn't go the sticky way, but a dry fragile web that turned straight into dry powdery dust. The foam inside the grill turned to a gummy mess a long time ago. The foam disk over the diaphragm did kind of what yours did, got dry and crumbly. Maybe two different types of foam? |
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AKG SE5E
Nil wrote:
The foam from the inside of the ball turned to gum many years ago. I scraped it out and have been using an external foam pop filter over the outside. I recently discovered new replacement balls on Amazon for cheap, so I did that. I just recently noticed that the foam disc on top of the capsule had deteriorated, so I removed it. I probably won't operate this mic without the ball filter, so I guess the diaphragm is protected enough and I might as well leave it as is. All of that stuff is available pretty cheaply from Shure, although their shipping makes it expensive if you only buy one thing at a time. But as I pointed out, if you replace all the foam completely on an SM-58, you get a mike that sounds like a new SM-58. And that's not always what you want. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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AKG SE5E
On 30/09/2017 7:16 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Nil wrote: The foam from the inside of the ball turned to gum many years ago. I scraped it out and have been using an external foam pop filter over the outside. I recently discovered new replacement balls on Amazon for cheap, so I did that. I just recently noticed that the foam disc on top of the capsule had deteriorated, so I removed it. I probably won't operate this mic without the ball filter, so I guess the diaphragm is protected enough and I might as well leave it as is. All of that stuff is available pretty cheaply from Shure, although their shipping makes it expensive if you only buy one thing at a time. But as I pointed out, if you replace all the foam completely on an SM-58, you get a mike that sounds like a new SM-58. And that's not always what you want. Of course it is, when you want to use it as a 57 you simply unscrew the ball. Then you put it back on again for next time you want it for vocals. Alternatively if you have 57's, slip on a foam sleeve when you want them for vocals. You never have to worry about having the wrong one anyway IMO. What I don't need is a 58 with a metal screen and no foam though. Looks silly on instruments, and no good for vocals. Trevor. |