MSH-1A matched pair test

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mshilarious said:
I don't consider it patentable, but just to make sure, the schematic is published :)

It would sadden me to raise the price, I think. Beyond a question of value, I don't embrace pricing as a scheme to limit demand (and yes, I do have a business degree :o ). Perhaps I am being naive, but in these halcyon days nobody really asks why the mic is glued into an XLR connector, and I'd like to keep it that way :)
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Well, you could do what many of the great instrument manufacturers and luthiers do and have a waiting list for them.
 
gobblefisher said:
Well, you could do what many of the great instrument manufacturers and luthiers do and have a waiting list for them.
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I'll just do what everybody else does on the Outer Banks in the offseason, and close the shop Saturday through Monday :D
 
mshilarious said:
I suspect everyone who wants one will have one by then. It'll be fun while it lasts :)

Next week is going to be lots of fun (hint, hint) ;)
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So I checked the site and I'm dying to know what's coming to the store on tuesday...
 
mshilarious:

I just saw this: http://www.karmaaudio.com/mini.html

Is this along the same lines as what you were trying with the PC boards?
Sorry to hear it didn't work out. I'm wondering what will be new on your web store on Tuesday too... :confused:
 
TaperChuck said:
mshilarious:

I just saw this: http://www.karmaaudio.com/mini.html

Is this along the same lines as what you were trying with the PC boards?
Sorry to hear it didn't work out. I'm wondering what will be new on your web store on Tuesday too... :confused:
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No, mine weren't SMT, and they did work, they were just too slow. Also I am using a PCB for a soon-to-drop mic. The Karma mic is interesting, though. But I'll stick with point-to-point and thru-hole components.
 
Thanks

MSH,
My mic arrived today - less than 9 days turn around from date of order - an impressive result for a trip DOWNUNDER.
I sent an email to your business address to say ta but it's been bounced back twice.
So I'll just say.....T H A N K S here.
 
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hye, im looking at your mics and thinking of getting a matched pair for overheads for recording my drums. Would they also work well as over heads for my band in my basement, or even for the price get one to mic each amp seperatly to record?.
Thanks alot
-Matt
 
drummingmonkey said:
hye, im looking at your mics and thinking of getting a matched pair for overheads for recording my drums. Would they also work well as over heads for my band in my basement, or even for the price get one to mic each amp seperatly to record?.
Thanks alot
-Matt
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They'll work fine as overheads in your basement. The GSL ES57 would probably be a more typical choice for micing amps.
 
apl said:
They'll work fine as overheads in your basement. The GSL ES57 would probably be a more typical choice for micing amps.
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where would you get those and how much would they be?
 
Well I use these Mics (Well not these exact same ones made by MHS but useing his curcuit and a simular Capsule) to Mic guitar Cabs and they do work quite well accept that they seem to Pick up some parts of the Drum set so what I dod is I put the Mic in a Plastic Tube and pointed the Tube right against the speaker which seemed to make the Blead from the other instruments less noticeable.....

The last time I did this I tried it without the Tube and the Mic was use to Mic a Guitar Cab (80w Peavey Studio Mate) and the Mic would pick up my Hi-Hat but a moment after by overheads picked it uop which gave this really neat delay sound on the Hi-hats which I actually liked ......

Cheers
 
cool little circuit.

Now I mean this in the best way. Have you tested the units with some of the cheaper microphone pres like the audio buddy and the many small wall wart powered ones that have a tube inside? I ask this because the people that buy this might own stuff like that.
 
I tested the MSH-1A with my Electroharmonix 12AY7 tube pre ($160). Sounded great.

Tim
 
Gus said:
cool little circuit.

Now I mean this in the best way. Have you tested the units with some of the cheaper microphone pres like the audio buddy and the many small wall wart powered ones that have a tube inside? I ask this because the people that buy this might own stuff like that.
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I test in the workshop with my Rolls MP13, which has got to be the most disgusting preamp on the market. Calling it crap would insult feces. Also my lab pre is an ART Digital MPA, not a bad pre but certainly not high-end. So my test gear is cheap, like the mics :)

However I will say that if you have gear that doesn't supply a reasonable amount of phantom current, say at least 4-5mA, the 1As will not like that at all. Some mobile/portable gear will say like 24V phantom, but not be able to supply more than 2mA. That could be a problem. If you go back to the MSH-1 schematic, that circuit is happy with piddling amounts of current.
 
I've had good luck with using the Denecke Dcode PS-2 for powering the MSH-1A's in the field. This portable (9v battery) powered dual phantom power supply supplies all the current they need. I had a Rolls PB224 that didn't cut the mustard with many microphones in the field. It couldn't supply 48v DC +/- 5 volts or the needed amount of current on many micropnones I used it with.
 
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