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Originally Posted by TanTan  the output transformer is an important part of the mic (or any other gear using transformer) sound, for example a Neve will never sound like a Neve with a different output transformer, there is no standard in transformer design or material, but it doesn't necessarily have to bother you, it can sound better or worse than the original, it's a matter of taste but it's not what the mic was designed to sound like if that's what you are after |
I have two CMV 563 with Olivers output transformers and they do sound much better to my ears than before.
The mics were built in the former GDR, the eastern part of Germany during the cold war and I have been told that they did not always have the proper material for buildings the transformers up to specs. So the quality can differ greatly and very often the original transformers do not match the specs.
Oliver's transformers are built to the original Neumann specifications with the original material and therefore the CMV 563 equipped with his tranny will probably sound much more like it was originally planned than the ones with the GDR tranny.
Best Peter
You are lucky to get one which has already been equipped with the TAB transformer.