CoolCat
Well-known member
mic-parts....and the $379 kit....so you put it together yourself and you buy the parts and you are the end user..hmmm?
Its kind of ingenious really, to sell the kit and have the customer assemble it themselves and then they cant return anything if it fails. The customer is the 3rd Party assembler and the QC....and the Procurement office and the End User...
Outcome?
1) if it fails, doesnt work, has issues, theres no returns, its a bust or rework.
2) if it works! maybe some fun, some learning, some money saved?maybe....
$379 mic-parts Neumann 84 design kit
Original vintage 84 with transformers....$3,000 to $6000?
New TLM 84 ....$500-$600 used
I get the DIY build bug a lot, to draw out a mic preamp, no cost limits the best of the best would be fun...like George Martin did with Neve on the ISA console...blow that money!! all in..spare no expense!!! I never got past the paper scribble part...lol
Its kind of ingenious really, to sell the kit and have the customer assemble it themselves and then they cant return anything if it fails. The customer is the 3rd Party assembler and the QC....and the Procurement office and the End User...
Outcome?
1) if it fails, doesnt work, has issues, theres no returns, its a bust or rework.
2) if it works! maybe some fun, some learning, some money saved?maybe....
$379 mic-parts Neumann 84 design kit
Original vintage 84 with transformers....$3,000 to $6000?
New TLM 84 ....$500-$600 used
I get the DIY build bug a lot, to draw out a mic preamp, no cost limits the best of the best would be fun...like George Martin did with Neve on the ISA console...blow that money!! all in..spare no expense!!! I never got past the paper scribble part...lol