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recky · 9th October 2006

Hi,

I've been looking into getting a few Oktavas since I'm a bit of an off-the-beaten-path kind of guy, and I really like my modded MK (MC) 012. I hear that these Russian mics have a lot of inherent potential but are let down by cheap parts and construction. There's a guy in the States who reckons his mods transform stock Oktavas (condensers, tubes and ribbons) into great mics by removing such limitations - check out www.oktavamod.com.

I was wondering if anyone here has seriously tried out recent versions of these modded (or stock) Oktavas, such as MK-219, MK-319 or the ML-52 ribbon.

Cheers,

Recky

9th October 2006	#1
recky Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Eifel, Germany Posts: 360 Thread Starter	Any experience with modded Oktavas? Hi, I've been looking into getting a few Oktavas since I'm a bit of an off-the-beaten-path kind of guy, and I really like my modded MK (MC) 012. I hear that these Russian mics have a lot of inherent potential but are let down by cheap parts and construction. There's a guy in the States who reckons his mods transform stock Oktavas (condensers, tubes and ribbons) into great mics by removing such limitations - check out www.oktavamod.com. I was wondering if anyone here has seriously tried out recent versions of these modded (or stock) Oktavas, such as MK-219, MK-319 or the ML-52 ribbon. Cheers, Recky