Stam Audio SA-67 MK2 New Capsule ?

I don't know that Neumann would sell you those spare parts though, at least I certainly wouldn't think so.

A similar discussion happened recently about Zen Pro offering Warm mics modded with Neumann capsules. It sounds like Neumann will likely pull the plug on that, and for justifiable reasons.

Neumann is protective of their brand just like anyone else, so I don't think they would sell only their body and headbasket, the two most identifiable components of their product, to the mic mod crowd.

Exactly, they have sold these for a long time.

I guess though I’m with quint other than pretending you have a real 67, what’s the point? What happens later when the mike starts to change hands ?

What’s the point ? What a weird thing to say, the point is I may prefer the look of the u67 body, isn’t that reason enough ?
And if the mic changed hands I would unscrew the Neumann tube and put it back, simple is that.
I wouldn’t be pretending, I might just want to have another option.
Can’t people ask questions without anyone jumping to conclusions and making their own assumptions?

You order the U87 body tube and the black badge.

I never said I owned a u67, if I did this conversation wouldn’t exist, secondly why would you turn this into a debate ? I had a simple question, this isn’t even worth a debate, you take all the fun out of being on a forum bro, I guess if you bought a Gucci shirt for someone as a gift, it would definitely have to go in a box that says Gucci, instead you might have a spare box that is more elegant, but according to you it’s not the right box lol.

Except you have it the other way around. You're attempting to put a Fruit of the Loom t-shirt in a Gucci box. That's the definition of pretending. But as the above poster mentioned, do what makes you happy.

I also should be clear, I'm not saying Stam mics are bad at all. But I also don't think anyone would dispute that Neumann's have a higher pedigree than Stam or just about anyone else.

If I decided to change the look of my own mic that’s my choice that’s not pretending at all, you guys are really a trip, and on that note let’s move on please.

Well then I retract my previous admission of being wrong.

Sounds like my concerns were well founded.

They still do.  Just search the site. 

FWIW, I heard this as speculation, I have never tried to buy any U67 parts from Neumann

We're all just speculating on what Sennheiser is thinking of course, but here's my speculation:

The margin on a $900 k49 capsule has to be enormous. Way more than the margin on a $1100 TLM103, which is an assembled mic with accessories, for example. I think Sennheiser would be elated to sell 50,000 k49 capsules to modders this year. Same goes with all their high margin parts, like transformers or a $220 metal body.

Counterfeit is a whole different issue. If someone is buying Neumann bodies, putting them on MXL's and selling them as genuine Neumanns, the Sennheiser legal team would be all over it. But that's way different than mic that says Warm on the outside and has a high margin Neumann part on the inside, for example.

Executives at companies the size of Sennheiser are under tremendous pressure to increase profits and revenue every quarter, which is extremely difficult in a mature and increasingly competitive industry like microphones. If their YOY profits jump up 17% YOY because their parts business suddenly increased revenue by 500%, do you think the CEO is going to tell them to stop selling parts and go back to 8% YOY revenue growth? I doubt it.

We'll see what happens with the Zen Pro modded Warm 47 with Neumann capsule, but my thoughts are that Sennheiser, like most for-profit companies, is happy to take money from wherever they can get it.