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Post by chessparov on Sept 11, 2018 21:58:22 GMT -6
From the information I read, "That's All Folks" on accepting new orders, for his assorted microphone services.
Repair, etc. of existing clients, will continue for some time.
He has a new business venture, that Michael said is going very well.
I have a feeling that this will really drive the value$ upward, of the various and sundry microphones he's sold/modded over the years.
Geez, I hope that stock 319 that's due in tomorrow, sounds extra good.
Chris
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Post by ragan on Sept 11, 2018 22:20:16 GMT -6
I would guess (and it's really just a guess) that since he was banned from GS and since companies like 3U, Warm, Stam, etc have started offering the equivalent of very good DIY quality at reasonable prices, his business has dropped off a lot.
Again, that's a total guess. And he's got some various kind of new-age sonic-therapy stuff going on. Can't remember exactly but I've gotten the promo emails for the last couple of years.
I would guess that in the current climate, making a living off of swapping capsules and removing headbasket mesh is pretty difficult. Especially without being able to promote yourself on GS.
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Post by notneeson on Sept 11, 2018 22:32:04 GMT -6
My MKL2500 is just staring at me now: "Dude, you always planned on sending me in but put it off. What are you gonna do?"
I agree with everything Ragan said above: as a customer I wouldn't buy my pair of modded MXL v250s again, even though they are great overheads and good all arounders. I'd get the Roswells or one of the Warm Fet offerings if I were starting over.
But the 2500 only cost me $99 bucks ages ago...
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Post by hadaja on Sept 11, 2018 22:36:29 GMT -6
He seemed very helpful whenever i had a question. I wish him well with his future endeavours.
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Post by ragan on Sept 11, 2018 22:43:46 GMT -6
Yes, super helpful. I don't mean anything disparaging. Just that the paradigm may have shifted away from a market that's willing to pay top dollar for capsule swaps on MXL's and whatnot.
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Post by chessparov on Sept 11, 2018 23:30:25 GMT -6
I think it IS because the new business, is going well... Chris
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Post by Johnkenn on Sept 12, 2018 0:24:39 GMT -6
I would guess (and it's really just a guess) that since he was banned from GS and since companies like 3U, Warm, Stam, etc have started offering the equivalent of very good DIY quality at reasonable prices, his business has dropped off a lot. Again, that's a total guess. And he's got some various kind of new-age sonic-therapy stuff going on. Can't remember exactly but I've gotten the promo emails for the last couple of years. I would guess that in the current climate, making a living off of swapping capsules and removing headbasket mesh is pretty difficult. Especially without being able to promote yourself on GS. What is GS? |
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Post by Johnkenn on Sept 12, 2018 0:25:36 GMT -6
Yes, super helpful. I don't mean anything disparaging. Just that the paradigm may have shifted away from a market that's willing to pay top dollar for capsule swaps on MXL's and whatnot. It has shifted for all of us. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Sept 12, 2018 4:55:26 GMT -6
My MKL2500 is just staring at me now: "Dude, you always planned on sending me in but put it off. What are you gonna do?" I agree with everything Ragan said above: as a customer I wouldn't buy my pair of modded MXL v250s again, even though they are great overheads and good all arounders. I'd get the Roswells or one of the Warm Fet offerings if I were starting over. But the 2500 only cost me $99 bucks ages ago... I emailed him about my 2500 YEARS ago. Turns out that mine is genuine Russian and he doesn't mod the genuine ones. That might have changed since, but that's what I was told. |
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Post by svart on Sept 12, 2018 7:41:39 GMT -6
Well, since he started his business by stealing mods developed at GroupDIY that were deemed not for commercial use..
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Post by Ward on Sept 12, 2018 7:58:05 GMT -6
I would guess (and it's really just a guess) that since he was banned from GS and since companies like 3U, Warm, Stam, etc have started offering the equivalent of very good DIY quality at reasonable prices, his business has dropped off a lot. Again, that's a total guess. And he's got some various kind of new-age sonic-therapy stuff going on. Can't remember exactly but I've gotten the promo emails for the last couple of years. I would guess that in the current climate, making a living off of swapping capsules and removing headbasket mesh is pretty difficult. Especially without being able to promote yourself on GS. What is GS? Some antiquated listserv or electronic bulletin board where people with anger, rage, depression and various mental disorders would congregate to take the piss out of others. Also, there is an unsubstantiated rumor that certain hate groups may have evolved out of it . . . I may have just started that rumor. Details are scanty, at this point. |
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Post by notneeson on Sept 12, 2018 8:50:58 GMT -6
My MKL2500 is just staring at me now: "Dude, you always planned on sending me in but put it off. What are you gonna do?" I agree with everything Ragan said above: as a customer I wouldn't buy my pair of modded MXL v250s again, even though they are great overheads and good all arounders. I'd get the Roswells or one of the Warm Fet offerings if I were starting over. But the 2500 only cost me $99 bucks ages ago... I emailed him about my 2500 YEARS ago. Turns out that mine is genuine Russian and he doesn't mod the genuine ones. That might have changed since, but that's what I was told. I believe my mic is the real thing but the psu is not. However we were able to fix the grounding issue so it’s pretty usable as is. Except I don’t really use it. |
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Post by ragan on Sept 12, 2018 9:11:44 GMT -6
I had a Russian MKL2500 for awhile. It was fun but nothing to write home about in my opinion. Those capsules just always have a bit of a bitey edge to me. I’ve had a bunch of 219s and 319s (and still have a couple). They’re cool character mics to me but not something I find all that versatile. Mostly they just look cool. I put them next to my 3U stuff and they sounded like toys by comparison.
Edit: oh and the friggin tube is soldered in those 2500s. Have fun trying to roll tubes in that little bastard. I put a socket in but it was a big pain in the ass and an extremely tight fit.
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Post by Omicron9 on Sept 12, 2018 9:51:14 GMT -6
A place where posts begin with "I've never used one, but it sounds like....." |
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Post by ericn on Sept 12, 2018 9:57:36 GMT -6
I would guess (and it's really just a guess) that since he was banned from GS and since companies like 3U, Warm, Stam, etc have started offering the equivalent of very good DIY quality at reasonable prices, his business has dropped off a lot. Again, that's a total guess. And he's got some various kind of new-age sonic-therapy stuff going on. Can't remember exactly but I've gotten the promo emails for the last couple of years. I would guess that in the current climate, making a living off of swapping capsules and removing headbasket mesh is pretty difficult. Especially without being able to promote yourself on GS. What is GS? An over priced Toyota, also known as a Lexus. |
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Post by ericn on Sept 12, 2018 9:58:55 GMT -6
A place where posts begin with "I've never used one, but it sounds like....." No that’s how 90% of the posts should start and then end with “ because it looks cool”😎 |
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Post by notneeson on Sept 12, 2018 10:00:14 GMT -6
I had a Russian MKL2500 for awhile. It was fun but nothing to write home about in my opinion. Those capsules just always have a bit of a bogey edge to me. I’ve had a bunch of 219s and 319s (and still have a couple). They’re cool character mics to me but not something I find all that versatile. Mostly they just look cool. I put them next to my 3U stuff and they sounded like toys by comparison. Edit: oh and the friggin tube is soldered in those 2500s. Have fun trying to roll tubes in that little bastard. I put a socket in but it was a big pain in the ass and an extremely tight fit. Yep, I have a NOS tube in the case with the mic but haven’t wanted to tackle the soldering. My studio partner’s Mojave just needed retubing and it didn’t have a socket either! |
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Post by ericn on Sept 12, 2018 10:03:25 GMT -6
Yes, super helpful. I don't mean anything disparaging. Just that the paradigm may have shifted away from a market that's willing to pay top dollar for capsule swaps on MXL's and whatnot. It has shifted for all of us. And keeps shifting. |
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Sept 12, 2018 10:09:51 GMT -6
I would guess (and it's really just a guess) that since he was banned from GS and since companies like 3U, Warm, Stam, etc have started offering the equivalent of very good DIY quality at reasonable prices, his business has dropped off a lot. Again, that's a total guess. And he's got some various kind of new-age sonic-therapy stuff going on. Can't remember exactly but I've gotten the promo emails for the last couple of years. I would guess that in the current climate, making a living off of swapping capsules and removing headbasket mesh is pretty difficult. Especially without being able to promote yourself on GS. What is GS? Ha! |
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Sept 12, 2018 10:11:20 GMT -6
Well, since he started his business by stealing mods developed at GroupDIY that were deemed not for commercial use.. But then again, who hasn't ?.?.?. lol |
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Sept 12, 2018 10:15:24 GMT -6
For Sale....
Joly Modded Oktava 12's matched pair. Get them while they're still available.
$12,000.00 US
Free shipping if you hurry now
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Post by guitfiddler on Sept 12, 2018 10:20:42 GMT -6
For Sale.... Joly Modded Oktava 12's matched pair. Get them while they're still available. $12,000.00 US Free shipping if you hurry now Are those the vintage ones? Lol |
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Post by chessparov on Sept 12, 2018 12:00:25 GMT -6
All very funny (it is!). But I guess I'm gonna be "that guy". For Classic Soul and/or Reggae vocals, I couldn't imagine NOT having my stock 219. Also for Crooner style vocals, it sounds very similar to an old/expensive ribbon microphone-except at the very top 10KHz+, you can tell it's a LDC. Check out the YouTube "Mic Shootout" videos of Tigersonic Studio sometime, as an example, definitely not a "toy" microphone, on the right source. IMHO edges out the U87, on their female vocalist-Gem. Also check out the video there of Jam Nawaz, covering "Stacks". Stacks-Warm WA12-Oktava MK-319 is the name of it there. This guy has a great voice! Vocal style reminds me (of a very high tenor version) of classic Cat Stevens. All this = "case closed"!  Big +1 on it not being an "all rounder" though, very much a character mic. Absolutely my U195 for anything "modern", and its FAT switch mode is also terrific, at being another character mic flavor. The way our dollar is going, before we know it 12K for a pair of MJ 12's, might be a great deal!  Chris |
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Post by ericn on Sept 12, 2018 16:49:18 GMT -6
For Sale.... Joly Modded Oktava 12's matched pair. Get them while they're still available. $12,000.00 US Free shipping if you hurry now I’ll give you 12000 Venezuelan VEB Or $1.20😁. I’ll cover shipping and PayPal |
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Post by the other mark williams on Sept 12, 2018 22:27:03 GMT -6
For Sale.... Joly Modded Oktava 12's matched pair. Get them while they're still available. $12,000.00 US Free shipping if you hurry now I’ll give you 12000 Venezuelan VEB Or $1.20😁. I’ll cover shipping and PayPal gotta love those eBay auctions where the price is $25 but the shipping is $700! |
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