V69M with weird tube

[PhilGood]

What's the deal here?! I've seen the V69's guts, and this ain't it!!!

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$99??

They have 5 of them.

Also looks like they're selling only the mic and no power supply or cable.

I'm thinking of sending some questions.

 

[kidvybes]

...yeah...very strange...$99 for the mic...$49 for the power supply...plus shipping...and you still have to supply a 7-pin cable and a power cord...but whassup with that tube?...I upgraded 3 V69M mics with NOS tubes, but the tube mount was definately different...

http://cgi.ebay.com/MXL-V69-Mogami-...ryZ41466QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/MXL-PS-69-POWER...ryZ41466QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[cusebassman]

That thing looks like its got the tube soldered to the board. I know that's been the design with some mics, but I also know that wasn't the case with these mics, and it also makes life a lot more difficult if you want to upgrade, or if the thing ever breaks.

I know they don't break *that* often, but that would be akin to buying a car that you can't change the tires on... they'll work for a while, but they do give eventually

 

[kojdogg]

i've read that the first version of the mic used a different tube which was soldered in

 

[kidvybes]

i've read that the first version of the mic used a different tube which was soldered in

...the MXL V77s were also solder-mounted tubes...a bitch to convert, but worth the trouble...but a V69...they're $200 (used) with the complete package, so no deal there...

 

[PhilGood]

Any idea what the earlier tube was? This looks like a sub-mini triode of some type.

 

[kojdogg]

found a reference that lists it as a 5718 tube

 

[Han]

i've read that the first version of the mic used a different tube which was soldered in

You're right, I've had one of these and after a year the tube was making funny noises. They sent me a new one for free and that one had the newer tube in a tube socket.

But the Neumann M149 has a mini tube soldered to a small PCB as well, no sweat.

 

[jonnyc]

There's a thread about this over on that other board and it appears the v69 in question was a very short run that had a bunch of problems. The guy over there contacted mxl and they gave him several options.