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  • January 11, 2016 at 11:31 am #2065
    scott

      From Microphone-parts.com http://microphone-parts.com
      The New Tube Mic Power Supply
      Our 12-251 tube mic kit has been getting fantastic reviews (and winning shootouts). It has a fully custom circuit and transformer, with an excellent tube and capsule. The one leftover piece of the original Chinese-made system was the power supply. It worked OK, but wasn't great.
      So, we made a new one. Or more accurately, we hired a well-known tube mic power supply expert to make us a new one. (Because any time you're playing with hundreds of volts, you don't want to do it wrong.)
      Pictured here is the first production prototype. We will sell it as a finished product, and as a DIY kit -- complete with Neutrik connectors and a powdercoated case. It will be an upgrade option for our tube mics and kits. So, if there was ever a question about whether our 12-251 kit or V-12 tube mics compete with all the $1500-$2000 commercial offerings, there won't be any more.

      January 12, 2016 at 10:53 pm #2231
      Warren Huart
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        Hi Scott, that's fantastic!! Thank very much for sharing that! Looks really great! Today I met with Rob Shnapf and he had some DIY Mic Pres that were amazing, that he swears by! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

        January 27, 2016 at 11:41 am #3414
        Victor Ciampini
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          Hey Scott, thanks for bringing this product and the company to our attention. I just checked out some of the upgrade kits and I certainly will consider some of the mic capsule updgrades. I have an Apex 430 and some AT2020's, and it sounds like they can be greatly improved.

          Cheers!

          Vic

          January 27, 2016 at 5:06 pm #3453
          scott

            Vic, There are many great DIY shops out there but the two I like the most are microphones-parts.com and http://www.ceriatone.com in Malaysia. Nik(ceritone) is just fantastic to work with and they have probably 50 to 100 DIY amp models. What's too cool is they have "the modded amp circuits" that the famous players used in the past, not the factory circiuts. You can check what each amp sounds like on the site, and you can download the circuit for free to check it out. Even the exotic boutique ones are all there.

            Taks care!

            Scotty

            February 2, 2016 at 9:50 am #3796
            Musa Henderson
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              Cool never heard of you guys, look forward to checking the website out.

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