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Post by schmalzy on Sept 27, 2022 11:10:04 GMT -6
Yooooooo, y'all! I just got off the phone with someone who will probably be repairing my Cascade Fathead. One of the mics has had a sudden drop of level - like 20 db - and I think I know the problem (that I also don't have the skills or time to fix). The person I talked to mentioned they are a part of Pinnacle Microphones. In my discussion with them they pointed out that they worked closely with Cascade for a long time and will be doing repairs of those microphones going forward. So I did some internet sleuthing. Cascade's website is gone. Pinnacle sells microphones that are similarly named and seem to be identical designs. So a little more chatting reveals that Cascade doesn't exist as a public entity any longer. The people at Pinnacle are relatives of the owner of Cascade and wanted to buy it from the original owner. I think I'd love to have them update the look a little but it seems like - going forward - these are the people you'll want to talk to if you need Cascade microphones serviced or upgraded. pinnaclemicrophones.com |
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Post by ericn on Sept 27, 2022 14:16:56 GMT -6
Yooooooo, y'all! I just got off the phone with someone who will probably be repairing my Cascade Fathead. One of the mics has had a sudden drop of level - like 20 db - and I think I know the problem (that I also don't have the skills or time to fix). The person I talked to mentioned they are a part of Pinnacle Microphones. In my discussion with them they pointed out that they worked closely with Cascade for a long time and will be doing repairs of those microphones going forward. So I did some internet sleuthing. Cascade's website is gone. Pinnacle sells microphones that are similarly named and seem to be identical designs. So a little more chatting reveals that Cascade doesn't exist as a public entity any longer. The people at Pinnacle are relatives of the owner of Cascade and wanted to buy it from the original owner. I think I'd love to have them update the look a little but it seems like - going forward - these are the people you'll want to talk to if you need Cascade microphones serviced or upgraded. pinnaclemicrophones.comSo in other words they wanted the buisness, but didn’t want to pay their relative for the most valuable part of the business the “ Cascade “ brand, sounds like most families. Since these were hot rodded Chinese OEM not that big of a deal other than the fun internet searches. Though Holidays with the family might be interesting 🤪 |
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Post by schmalzy on Sept 27, 2022 15:15:52 GMT -6
Yooooooo, y'all! I just got off the phone with someone who will probably be repairing my Cascade Fathead. One of the mics has had a sudden drop of level - like 20 db - and I think I know the problem (that I also don't have the skills or time to fix). The person I talked to mentioned they are a part of Pinnacle Microphones. In my discussion with them they pointed out that they worked closely with Cascade for a long time and will be doing repairs of those microphones going forward. So I did some internet sleuthing. Cascade's website is gone. Pinnacle sells microphones that are similarly named and seem to be identical designs. So a little more chatting reveals that Cascade doesn't exist as a public entity any longer. The people at Pinnacle are relatives of the owner of Cascade and wanted to buy it from the original owner. I think I'd love to have them update the look a little but it seems like - going forward - these are the people you'll want to talk to if you need Cascade microphones serviced or upgraded. pinnaclemicrophones.comSo in other words they wanted the buisness, but didn’t want to pay their relative for the most valuable part of the business the “ Cascade “ brand, sounds like most families. Since these were hot rodded Chinese OEM not that big of a deal other than the fun internet searches. Though Holidays with the family might be interesting 🤪 I can't include all of the details the person at Pinnacle told me because I'm not sure what I can or can't say on the ol' internet, but according to the people at Pinnacle everything was going forward for them to purchase Cascade from him before the sale was held up by something outside their or the owner's control. As of a year ago Michael Chiriac - the Cascade owner - mentioned on his LinkedIn page that he was looking for buyers for Cascade. That was his last post and I can't find anything about him since then. The last time the Cascade Website was visited by the Archive.org wayback machine was late June of this year. It's now "not configured." My bet is somebody missed a payment for hosting. |
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Post by sirthought on Sept 27, 2022 18:01:37 GMT -6
Thanks for this update. Always good to know a change like this. I have two Fatheads that get regular use. I've never had them serviced, but it could happen.
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Post by brenta on Sept 27, 2022 18:15:11 GMT -6
That’s good to know. I’ve got a couple Fatheads and they are good mics and an excellent value, but I have a bad and really bizarre customer experience with Michael one time. Same mics with a different owner sounds good to me.
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Post by drumsound on Sept 27, 2022 19:41:50 GMT -6
Looks like they aren't doing the stereo mic, though.
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Post by Omicron9 on Sept 28, 2022 7:32:11 GMT -6
Looks like they aren't doing the stereo mic, though. drumsound, I was just gonna post that. I have one, and they are very good mics. I'm always pleasantly surprised every time I hang it for a session. Too bad that one is "out of print." -09 |
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Post by phdamage on Sept 28, 2022 7:37:15 GMT -6
I heard the founder of Cascade Mics passed away. That would explain a lot of this.
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