Ribbon Bass Drum Mic! Beyer M560dx microphone - WTF?

[haligonab]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ribbon-Bass-Drum-Mic-Beyer-M560dx-microphone-w-RCA-77_W0QQitemZ120108527307QQihZ002QQcategoryZ64449QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or

http://tinyurl.com/2eteoy

OK, I understand the Sank DX77 ribbon mod, but $848?!?! What am I
missing here? Kinda looks like my M-260. Anyone have any ideas (or
perhaps rodger001 is even here among us)?

Feedback is excellent and he's been around for 6 years. Specializes in
ribbon mics. But what's so special about this mic, beyond the Sank
mod? BTW, I Googled the M560 and the references were for a
headphone-mounted mic. Just curious.

Steve

[Mike Rivers]

On Apr 13, 10:01 pm, haligonab > wrote:

> OK, I understand the Sank DX77 ribbon mod, but $848?!?! What am I
> missing here? Kinda looks like my M-260. Anyone have any ideas (or
> perhaps rodger001 is even here among us)?

It's a Frankenbeyer! An M500 shell with an M260 motor assembly with a
Sank 77DX ribbon. Like it says, a one of a kind microphone, so I guess
he can ask whateverf he chooses for it and see if anyone pays that
much.

I'd guess that maybe $250 would be a realistic value, but only if he'd
take it back and give you a full refund if you didn't like it, and
there aren't a lot of eBay sellers who will do that. Given that this
mic is a completely unknown to everyone but the seller and Mr. Sank,
it's a big risk.

[hank alrich]

haligonab > wrote:

>
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ribbon-Bass-Drum-Mic-Beyer-M560dx-microphone-w-RCA-7
7_W0QQitemZ120108527307QQihZ002QQcategoryZ64449QQs sPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQ
cmdZViewItem
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2eteoy
>
> OK, I understand the Sank DX77 ribbon mod, but $848?!?! What am I
> missing here? Kinda looks like my M-260. Anyone have any ideas (or
> perhaps rodger001 is even here among us)?
>
> Feedback is excellent and he's been around for 6 years. Specializes in
> ribbon mics. But what's so special about this mic, beyond the Sank
> mod? BTW, I Googled the M560 and the references were for a
> headphone-mounted mic. Just curious.
>
> Steve

This is too strange to bother with, and I'm a guy with Beyer M160's,
M500's and an M360.

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[Ty Ford]

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:21:01 -0400, hank alrich wrote
(in article >):

> haligonab > wrote:
>
>>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Ribbon-Bass-Drum-Mic-Beyer-M560dx-microphone-w-RCA-7
> 7_W0QQitemZ120108527307QQihZ002QQcategoryZ64449QQs sPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQ
> cmdZViewItem
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2eteoy
>>
>> OK, I understand the Sank DX77 ribbon mod, but $848?!?! What am I
>> missing here? Kinda looks like my M-260. Anyone have any ideas (or
>> perhaps rodger001 is even here among us)?
>>
>> Feedback is excellent and he's been around for 6 years. Specializes in
>> ribbon mics. But what's so special about this mic, beyond the Sank
>> mod? BTW, I Googled the M560 and the references were for a
>> headphone-mounted mic. Just curious.
>>
>> Steve
>
> This is too strange to bother with, and I'm a guy with Beyer M160's,
> M500's and an M360.
>
>

and, BTW, the cmc641 beat out the m160 here recently for an alto sax track.

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