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Originally Posted by WKG  ...I did the tranny first, before the acoustic/mechanical mods because I have read other posts ho-humming the difference with the tranny swap after the other mods were already done. I noticed an immediate difference with the Lundahl. The mic cleared up and sounded smoother overall. Slightly less output maybe but sonically definitely improved. |
Thanks for taking the time to do the tranny swap first - independently of the other mods - and confirm the improvments I hear: less ringing distortion and smoother overall (I believe the frequency response at both ends is extended as well.)
I think the small level drop may be due to the reduction in midrange peakiness and ringing.
Its really labor intensive, but for anyone who really wants to study the effects of the individual components of these mics it is possible to swap one component at a time (especially if you have two mics) and make A/B tests of just a single variable as you've done with the tranny. For example, the effect of the waffle plate / silk components, the single vs dual grille headbasket mesh and ribbon tension.
I did this early on with the TOMB mic and eventually concluded I liked the sound best with the full suite of mods done. But it was a valuable excercise to learn how to recognize the signature contributions of each component in the system.