[geoff]

On 28/07/2017 1:12 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Sean B wrote:

I'm wondering if the capsule utilized in the AKG C414 XLII is the same as t=
he one used in the C414B TLII.

It seems to be, although it does not have the same part number. It's
vaguely based on the CK12 geometry but it's intended for pop-together
assembly like the capsule in the B/ULS.

Also wondering if the electronics in the XL=
II are like the TLII's simple JFET follower with bootstrapped drain and the=
n BJT follower output, or did they go to an opamp architecture? Has anyone=
here heard the XLII?

I have heard the XLII and I did not like it at all. But then again, I
always liked the original TL more than the B/ULS and the TLII, so go
figure.

There is a LOT of junk on the board, including multiple ICs. There's no
schematic available, so you'd have to draw it out yourself. I don't want
to spend much time drawing out the schematic of something that sounds bad.
I already have plenty of schematics for things that sound bad.

I don't know what happened at AKG in the past decade or so.
--scott


Harman.

geoff