antichef
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I just picked up two used AKG C 451 E mics for cheap enough that I wasn't too worried about testing them. They both work, but one of them has lower output and less bass than the other.
It almost seems like a rolloff and a pad are engaged, because the difference is about 10db, and the bass seems rolled off, but of course there's no pad or rolloff on the mic. I swapped capsules, and the problem stayed with the body -- the capsules sound about the same on either mic, that is. (I did other tests, too, like switching them back and forth on the channels to make sure I hadn't messed up with the channel settings, etc. - I'm sure it's something in the mic body that's behind it)
I don't even see how to open them -- anyone work on these before? Is there an internal pad/rolloff switch?
It almost seems like a rolloff and a pad are engaged, because the difference is about 10db, and the bass seems rolled off, but of course there's no pad or rolloff on the mic. I swapped capsules, and the problem stayed with the body -- the capsules sound about the same on either mic, that is. (I did other tests, too, like switching them back and forth on the channels to make sure I hadn't messed up with the channel settings, etc. - I'm sure it's something in the mic body that's behind it)
I don't even see how to open them -- anyone work on these before? Is there an internal pad/rolloff switch?
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