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Old 20th May 2005   #15
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Originally Posted by dasbin
I replaced just the tube in mine with a really nice Mullard NOS one and noticed no difference in sound at all. I don't think that alone helps, despite what people want to believe.

If you're modding this beast I would recommend going all-out for a Gyraf G7 conversion. The PSU will work stock and the circuitry is very similar, you'd just have to make a few modifications. Swap the tranny for something decent and stick a Peluso CK12 capsule in there and you've got a mic that will REALLY compete with the big boys for a few hundred bucks. I'm planning on doing this in a month or so.
Excuse my electronics ignorance, but what capsules will work with the Apex. Peluso will as stated above, how about anything from BLUE? Can you just plop any capsule in there? This could be a really great platform to experiment with modifying. Forget all the stuff about the 460 vs. the M16, I want to try to make my own mic.
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