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Post by plinker on Apr 9, 2023 11:45:54 GMT -6
Can anyone recommend a mic repair shop in the Philly area?
Thanks!
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Post by phdamage on Apr 9, 2023 14:00:17 GMT -6
Following!
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Post by jdfoca on Apr 10, 2023 8:39:42 GMT -6
Anyone in the South Jersey/Philly area looking to get together and discuss
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Post by plinker on Apr 10, 2023 10:39:04 GMT -6
yep!
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Post by stratboy on Apr 10, 2023 17:07:58 GMT -6
ENAK for ribbons. They may do other types, but good on vintage ribbons for sure.
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Post by plinker on Apr 10, 2023 18:01:42 GMT -6
Thanks! Clarence and I had multiple conversations many years ago -- great guy! He came from the same RCA division that I now work for.
I should have been more descriptive: I have a tube condenser mic that needs repair. My tech has already done the basics, but the symptoms are sporadic (at best). I need some deep-dive stuff!
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Post by chessparov on Apr 11, 2023 8:27:42 GMT -6
And what of cheesesteaks?
The important stuff.
Chris
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Post by plinker on Apr 11, 2023 11:32:10 GMT -6
And what of cheesesteaks? The important stuff. Chris Well, that depends -- are you a chopped steak or sliced steak kind of guy? Oh, and forget the whole "Pat's or Geno's" debate -- they're both for wankers!!  |
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Post by vanguardaudiolabs on Jun 17, 2024 13:32:50 GMT -6
Can anyone recommend a mic repair shop in the Philly area? Thanks! I know I'm about a year late - but I (Derek) do repairs on the side besides Vanguard and I'm in Hatfield, PA (about 45 minutes north of city center) |
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Post by plinker on Jun 19, 2024 23:26:45 GMT -6
Can anyone recommend a mic repair shop in the Philly area? Thanks! I know I'm about a year late - but I (Derek) do repairs on the side besides Vanguard and I'm in Hatfield, PA (about 45 minutes north of city center) Thank you Derek. I’ll be in touch. |
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Post by vanguardaudiolabs on Jun 20, 2024 11:36:22 GMT -6
sure thing email me at derek@vanguardaudiolabs.com or you can text my cell 626-617-2970
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Post by ericn on Jun 20, 2024 12:20:22 GMT -6
Can anyone recommend a mic repair shop in the Philly area? Thanks! I know I'm about a year late - but I (Derek) do repairs on the side besides Vanguard and I'm in Hatfield, PA (about 45 minutes north of city center) Good to know Derek, we need more mic techs! |
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Post by chessparov on Jun 20, 2024 19:43:51 GMT -6
More Cheese Steaks too.  |
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Post by vanguardaudiolabs on Jun 21, 2024 9:18:52 GMT -6
More Cheese Steaks too. When i moved out here I was disappointed by the cheese steaks TBH, but i haven't eaten beef or pork in ≈8yrs now, so it could have just been that the chicken was the disappointing part. Also a weird thing - Philly is very into pretzels, something i was not aware of. Reading Terminal Market rules, though. if you're ever in Philly it's a must-do. SO MUCH good food. |
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Post by vanguardaudiolabs on Jun 21, 2024 9:22:16 GMT -6
I know I'm about a year late - but I (Derek) do repairs on the side besides Vanguard and I'm in Hatfield, PA (about 45 minutes north of city center) Good to know Derek, we need more mic techs! i enjoy it, although i'm not crazy enough to re-skin my own capsules like some of the old guard. maybe eventually, but i've got enough on the plate at the moment! A lot of the repair work I've done in the past is on C414B-ULS and TLII, which are some of my least favorite mics in the universe to work on. I actually just did two posts on it on our site because we designed and published a 3D print file for the switch covers that AKG decided we didn't need anymore for an incredibly ubiquitous mic  www.vanguardaudiolabs.com/akg-stopped-selling-switch-covers-for-the-c414bsso-we-designed-a-new-one/and the pulling my hair out that was replacing those thrice-cursed custom switches that AKG used up until the newest model: www.vanguardaudiolabs.com/repairing-difficult-mics-the-akg-c414/ |
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Post by ericn on Jun 21, 2024 10:55:32 GMT -6
Good to know Derek, we need more mic techs! i enjoy it, although i'm not crazy enough to re-skin my own capsules like some of the old guard. maybe eventually, but i've got enough on the plate at the moment! A lot of the repair work I've done in the past is on C414B-ULS and TLII, which are some of my least favorite mics in the universe to work on. I actually just did two posts on it on our site because we designed and published a 3D print file for the switch covers that AKG decided we didn't need anymore for an incredibly ubiquitous mic www.vanguardaudiolabs.com/akg-stopped-selling-switch-covers-for-the-c414bsso-we-designed-a-new-one/and the pulling my hair out that was replacing those thrice-cursed custom switches that AKG used up until the newest model: www.vanguardaudiolabs.com/repairing-difficult-mics-the-akg-c414/You do realize you are implying that Harman actually improved a product 😁 |
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Post by vanguardaudiolabs on Jun 21, 2024 12:50:04 GMT -6
You do realize you are implying that Harman actually improved a product 😁 To be fair, they improved those switches, which are some of the most miserable bits of engineering I've ever had the misfortune of repairing. And i'm including my own foibles in that comparison. out of all the 414s i've heard, Ray Kennedy has a brass capsule C414EB that is an absolute treasure. The EBs, IMO, rule the roost in that herd of product variations! |
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Post by ericn on Jun 21, 2024 12:57:03 GMT -6
You do realize you are implying that Harman actually improved a product 😁 To be fair, they improved those switches, which are some of the most miserable bits of engineering I've ever had the misfortune of repairing. And i'm including my own foibles in that comparison. out of all the 414s i've heard, Ray Kennedy has a brass capsule C414EB that is an absolute treasure. The EBs, IMO, rule the roost in that herd of product variations! A friend lost a EB with Brass Capsule modded by Jim Williams in Ike, it was a Pawnshop special, man I miss that mic. Honestly knowing Harman I’ll bet the only reason they changed it was the off the shelf switches they upgraded to were cheaper. I have never known them to make something easier to work on as a motivation. |
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Post by plinker on Jun 22, 2024 9:23:07 GMT -6
More Cheese Steaks too. When i moved out here I was disappointed by the cheese steaks TBH, but i haven't eaten beef or pork in ≈8yrs now, so it could have just been that the chicken was the disappointing part. Also a weird thing - Philly is very into pretzels, something i was not aware of. Reading Terminal Market rules, though. if you're ever in Philly it's a must-do. SO MUCH good food. Reading Terminal does, truly, rule! Chicken cheesesteaks do not! |
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