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Originally posted by Bob Olhsson
The different versions of the 414 are all over the map brightness-wise. I don't even think of them as being the same mike so there is really no way you can generalize about them. |
Pre-1985 C414s (pre ULS etc etc) may have 2 types of capsule, with good condition non-Teflon capsules generally being thought of as "better"
It's easy to identify the type of capsule you have, even without removing the metal screen halves from the mic's head:
Go into a dark room, shine a flashlight with a focussed beam sideways into the capsule area (i.e. from the narrow side of the screen) and look at the front or rear of the capsule which is now illuminated by the light coming in from the side:
you will either see small slot screws mounted all around the perimeter of the capsule's diaphragm mounting ring or you will see no screws but a bright white ring around the perimeter of the capsule.
In the former case you have a CK12 (old style, C12- type), in the latter case you have a new-style "Teflon" capsule (picture below)