Guts of AT3035

[true-eurt]

Hi!

I peeled the Audio Technica AT3035 to see what it ate.
Here's the result.

There's no components (except the roll-off and pad switches) under the PCB.
No text on the transformer.

Surface Mount Devices, Modders nightmare.

Lale

Hey Lale..good pics...did you disassemble things as a child? Can't wait to see which one you'll do next...geeeeeeeze...I hope this isn't going to become another one of those musical habits....I have plenty of those already....

 

[Lale]

Hey Lale..good pics...did you disassemble things as a child? Can't wait to see which one you'll do next.

Yeah, I dissassembled practically everything as a kid. A moped was maybe the most unpleasant ones.
Anyway, I'm a newbie here and there are definitely more skilled and experienced poeple around here who have done these things hundreads of times before. And they know exactly what they are doing. I wish I was one of them.

Lale

 

[true-eurt]

Yeah, I dissassembled practically everything as a kid. A moped was maybe the most unpleasant ones.
Anyway, I'm a newbie here and there are definitely more skilled and experienced poeple around here who have done these things hundreads of times before. And they know exactly what they are doing. I wish I was one of them.

Lale

Me toooooo......

 

[jhughs]

Taken apart an AT2020?

Hey Lale - I'm trying to find out if there's any difference between the AT2020 and the AT3035 (beside the lo-cut filter and pad switch). Have you taken apart an AT2020?

 

[sweetnubs]

stupid attachments aren't working. Ruined what was to be a highly funny post.

now finally I managed to upload an actual photo of the inside of an AT3035.

 

[Lale]

Hey Lale - I'm trying to find out if there's any difference between the AT2020 and the AT3035 (beside the lo-cut filter and pad switch). Have you taken apart an AT2020?

I haven't seen the inners of 2020 and I don't own one. Anyway, there are bigger differencies between the two than just the switches. Fex 2020 having a smaller diaphragm. Chassis is a bit different and specs are somewhat diverging.

You can check the specs and compare them here:
AT2020:
http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/resource_library/literature/49f63e6efc082082/at2020_english.pdf
At3035:
http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/resource_library/literature/1677ce82695ff2f5/at3035_english.pdf

I haven't heard the AT2020 so I can't really tell how they compare in practice.

Lale

 

[Lale]

now finally I managed to upload an actual photo of the inside of an AT3035.

Oh yeah, I can see the poop, but I can't smell it.

Ok, let's face it, AT3035 isn't the best mic, but it's doing it's job quite well. Price <-> quality -factor is sometimes more important than just pure quality. These are called as compromises and sometimes it works. I have no complains with AT3035, a wardrobe and and a crappy acoustic. When it comes to more professional stuff, i might put it aside.

*snif*..i think that... no, it was just a fart.

Lale

 

[Lale]

... and killer of the sound.
Do you mind posting a pic of the other side of the capsule?

Sorry Marik, took a little while..
But here's the picture you asked for:

BTW, thanks for the comments and a link for the t.bone thing. I'm coming to know the stuff..somehow.

Lale