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Geoff Wood wrote:

"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message news:bh49g9

, but Neumann says they aren't supposed to.

So why are they two different models ?!!

Because you can remove and change the capsule on the KM-100
amplifier and the KM-184 is all one piece... fewer machining and
assembly expenses, lower price tag, greater sales.

The KM-84i became too expensive for Neumann to produce 'cost
effectively'. Transformers cost money and can mess up the 'spec
sheet'... their current 'transformerless' designs while ****ty
sounding in comparison spec way, way, way, better than any of
their transformer based designs... and specs is where it's at if
you don't actually listen to the damn things.

FWIW, I've found the Josephson C-42 and the Gefell 295 to be more
than acceptable alternatives to the KM-84i in exactly the same
applications... but as always... YMMV.

I have a pair of Gefell M294 and m295 here at the moment. Nice sound. Pure
nickel diaphragms! Not nickel sprayed on PVC or Mylar; the whole diaphragm
is nickel.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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