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Post by chessparov on Dec 8, 2020 16:42:24 GMT -6
Indeed, I am. The mic is insane. Especially through my Fearn and BA-660 mic amps. (That I purchased before I met my wife) Good cover! Next time: "that I bought with my own money before I met my wife and learned to be more careful." Hmm... Definitely part of my my "Bachelor Party" spending binge plan. (reminds me when I swore off Supermodels) Taking Vintage King, out of dusty Rolodex now. Holy Post-Pandemic Party Batman!  Chris |
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Post by chessparov on Dec 8, 2020 16:44:18 GMT -6
Oddly enough, one of my fiancee's, was rather barbaric. Usually, one is mad at me, while the other one is mad about me. Subject to change without notice. Chris Never be engaged to two women at the same time. It just never works out. They always get jealous of each other, who's getting married first, sleeping arrangements etc. Marry one, then ask the second one, and make certain they know the rules of poly-amory are not the same as polygamy. Only one 'official' wife. LOL I KID I KID!! (I have watched too much Big Love and Sister Wives) I love those 60's Sitcoms and movies where the guy would be dating two girls... In the same restaurant! Classic. Chris |
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Post by ChaseUTB on Dec 8, 2020 20:10:20 GMT -6
Wow!!! Cool thread, great mics & example vids!! Just went on a 3 hour Neumann mic part history lesson.
The M49 ( custom ) mics are very nice! Adam’s sounds awesome even on VO ( Thiersch are great imo I use Blue line daily in a trafo based FET circuit )
What would a m49 build cost with/ Neumann capsule & closest BV11 & AC701K?
Like most I want a 269 & 87 w/ Neumann capsules, accurate circuit, correct AC 701 tube, correct FET, correct trafos ( BV12 & BV13 ) & correct body w/o spending the Neumann/ Senny price 😂🥴
Surprised Neumann even sells capsules, wonder if the parts cost is similar to the mic cost...
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Post by ChaseUTB on Dec 8, 2020 20:23:54 GMT -6
My Idea:
M49 & M269 in one mic ( may not be possible due to the diff circuits & diff trafos, even tho both are 10:1 )
- swappable head basket for capsule change
- both share AC701 tube
- diff transformers ( both 10:1 ratio maybe one could be used for both )
- switch on mic body to alternate between the two circuits
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Post by ericn on Dec 8, 2020 21:27:26 GMT -6
Oddly enough, one of my fiancee's, was rather barbaric. Usually, one is mad at me, while the other one is mad about me. Subject to change without notice. Chris Never be engaged to two women at the same time. It just never works out. They always get jealous of each other, who's getting married first, sleeping arrangements etc. Marry one, then ask the second one, and make certain they know the rules of poly-amory are not the same as polygamy. Only one 'official' wife. LOL I KID I KID!! (I have watched too much Big Love and Sister Wives) Ward of the state of Utah? |
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Post by ward of the state on Dec 9, 2020 6:07:46 GMT -6
(I have watched too much Big Love and Sister Wives) Ward of the state of Utah? I have friends in Utah, it's nice, they say. Hmm . . . it's a thought! |
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Post by ward of the state on Dec 9, 2020 6:08:35 GMT -6
SNIP Just went on a 3 hour Neumann mic part history lesson. Any other video links you could share, please? |
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Post by doqmemory on Dec 9, 2020 10:06:21 GMT -6
My Idea: M49 & M269 in one mic ( may not be possible due to the diff circuits & diff trafos, even tho both are 10:1 ) - swappable head basket for capsule change - both share AC701 tube - diff transformers ( both 10:1 ratio maybe one could be used for both ) - switch on mic body to alternate between the two circuits That might be possible in a U47-style large body, but the tube and capsule is about all they would share, since almost all other parts of the circuit are different. The switch would be very complicated, since it would have to switch a whole bunch of things together. Much easier to just make two microphones that share a common power supply. |
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Post by ward of the state on Dec 9, 2020 11:00:36 GMT -6
Just a question from a guy who doesn't have nearly enough experience with enough M49s . . . is there really THAT much difference between the M49 and M249 to warrant needing that option? If both Trannies are 10:1, same AC701 tube and same capsule, then why not just have the lower noise 249 and be happy?
Yes, I have a little experience and have a certain love for the velvety touch of the M49/249 on voices. Just thinking aloud.
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Post by Vincent R. on Dec 9, 2020 12:23:58 GMT -6
Just a question from a guy who doesn't have nearly enough experience with enough M49s . . . is there really THAT much difference between the M49 and M249 to warrant needing that option? If both Trannies are 10:1, same AC701 tube and same capsule, then why not just have the lower noise 249 and be happy? Yes, I have a little experience and have a certain love for the velvety touch of the M49/249 on voices. Just thinking aloud. The connectors are the only change. M49s have the Tuchel connector on the mic and cable. The M249 has a binder connector I believe. The binder connector will save you a few bucks. |
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Post by EmRR on Dec 9, 2020 12:45:12 GMT -6
Just a question from a guy who doesn't have nearly enough experience with enough M49s . . . is there really THAT much difference between the M49 and M249 to warrant needing that option? If both Trannies are 10:1, same AC701 tube and same capsule, then why not just have the lower noise 249 and be happy? Yes, I have a little experience and have a certain love for the velvety touch of the M49/249 on voices. Just thinking aloud. The connectors are the only change. M49s have the Tuchel connector on the mic and cable. The M249 has a binder connector I believe. The binder connector will save you a few bucks. isn't the reference to M49 M269? ChaseUTB post above. Only 3 points max to switch on the tube itself, and those can be changes in the circuit away from the tube pins themselves. Voltages can be the same. head basket size is quite a bit different, but mostly same style. saturn-sound.com/images%20-%20microphones/neumann%20m50%20&%20u67.jpg |
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Post by drbill on Dec 9, 2020 12:53:20 GMT -6
Just a question from a guy who doesn't have nearly enough experience with enough M49s . . . is there really THAT much difference between the M49 and M249 to warrant needing that option? If both Trannies are 10:1, same AC701 tube and same capsule, then why not just have the lower noise 249 and be happy? Yes, I have a little experience and have a certain love for the velvety touch of the M49/249 on voices. Just thinking aloud. No. Not enough difference between M49 and M249. But he didn't say 249. He said 2 69. |
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Post by ward of the state on Dec 9, 2020 13:11:40 GMT -6
Just a question from a guy who doesn't have nearly enough experience with enough M49s . . . is there really THAT much difference between the M49 and M249 to warrant needing that option? If both Trannies are 10:1, same AC701 tube and same capsule, then why not just have the lower noise 249 and be happy? Yes, I have a little experience and have a certain love for the velvety touch of the M49/249 on voices. Just thinking aloud. No. Not enough difference between M49 and M249. But he didn't say 249. He said 2 69. DOH!! Makes perfect sense now. |
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Post by ChaseUTB on Dec 13, 2020 2:24:58 GMT -6
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Post by brenta on Feb 23, 2021 14:30:06 GMT -6
I managed to procure a Neumann K47 capsule for my Barbaric M49 clone. Sourcing these capsules has suddenly become very difficult.
I've had Dany Bouchard D7 in this mic the last few years and it sounds phenomenal. I wouldn't say it's missing anything, but I'm hoping the Neumann capsule takes it from a phenomenal sounding mic to a magical sounding mic. I'm not sure if I've ever been this excited for a piece of gear.
I'm in the middle of using this mic to record an album for someone, and Chris at Barbaric sounds like he's pretty backed up, so it might be a month or so before I get the new capsule installed.
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Post by nudwig on Feb 23, 2021 15:33:43 GMT -6
I managed to procure a Neumann K47 capsule for my Barbaric M49 clone. Sourcing these capsules has suddenly become very difficult. I've had Dany Bouchard D7 in this mic the last few years and it sounds phenomenal. I wouldn't say it's missing anything, but I'm hoping the Neumann capsule takes it from a phenomenal sounding mic to a magical sounding mic. I'm not sure if I've ever been this excited for a piece of gear. I'm in the middle of using this mic to record an album for someone, and Chris at Barbaric sounds like he's pretty backed up, so it might be a month or so before I get the new capsule installed. Oh man, you're gonna love it. That's what I had Chris put in mine back when he built it. |
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