James Bees Neez

[wave rider]

I received my Bees Neez James mic yesterday and it sure was worth the wait. Amazing. I had a Rode K2 before and the James has so much more body and presence and overall vibe. Was wondering though... it seems the cord that comes with the mic is picking up the Radio. More or less so depending on where it is placed. Anyone have trouble with that and no of any fixes? Also, where is the -10dB pad and the sibilance roll off? Can't seem to find it. Awesome, awesome mic though. Well worth the wait.

[MadGuitrst]

I don't think the James comes with the switches any longer.

[withintheflux]

Glad to hear that it arrived for you. Hopefully that indicates that mine is in the pipeline. When did you place your order, by the way?

As far as the buzz, do you have that problem with any of your other mics? My Ribbon mics gather hum when placed in certain areas of my room. But my condensers normally don't.

blake

[musicbydesign]

Originally Posted by wave rider

.....it seems the cord that comes with the mic is picking up the Radio. More or less so depending on where it is placed.

I recently got a Cascade Elroy Tube mic that did the same thing. I could hear a country station and it was making me crazy. I just moved the mic's
power supply from the floor to a small table and it went away. Strange though.


Daniel

[Bob Vinsick]

Sounds like a shielding problem. Maybe a bad component in the power supply or in the mic. Did you try another cord?

[Dayo]

Maybe try a quad core mic lead?

[wave rider]

Ok . Haven't heard of the quad core mic cable. Did a google search but couldn't seem to find it. Can you tell me a distributor?



..... Just kidding....... but seriously, thanks for the advice! fuuck

[electricsound]

Quad cable is an actual product..

What is quad microphone cable?

[wave rider]

No way! My apologies. I'll look into it.

[antoniosolo]

Yeah, bought some today for pigtails. Twisted pair and shield. .69 per foot at Leo's here in the Bay....

[tapehiss]

is this really true that the James no longer comes with a sibilance roll-off switch?????????

that's such a bummer if it's true because that feature was a main reason for my interest in this mic.


bbbboooooyyyyyah!!

[Chris Lago]

If you're around the Toronto area and you'd be willing to let me try your James, let me know!

[tapehiss]

actually man, i'm gonna go ahead and just give you my beesneez jade if you want, i don't use it anymore.

[MadGuitrst]

Originally Posted by tapehiss

is this really true that the James no longer comes with a sibilance roll-off switch?????????

that's such a bummer if it's true because that feature was a main reason for my interest in this mic.


bbbboooooyyyyyah!!

You really don't need it on the James AT ALL.
There simply is NO sibilance with the mic. None, nada, zero, zilch.

I would have liked to have a sibilance roll-off switch for the Phelicity, which seems to have much more high end content.

[tapehiss]

thanks for the info madguitarist, that is helpful!

[Chris Lago]

Just talked to Ben on the phone, he was a really nice guy. We talked about the production of his mics, his studio, how mics were done back in the day, the state of the economy and so forth. He told me that he is going to be near Niagara Falls in 2-3 weeks, which will give me the chance to audition some of his mics. I'm really pumped!

[Heartfelt]

You won't regret it, Chris.

[hpp99]

Originally Posted by chrislago

Just talked to Ben on the phone, he was a really nice guy. We talked about the production of his mics, his studio, how mics were done back in the day, the state of the economy and so forth. He told me that he is going to be near Niagara Falls in 2-3 weeks, which will give me the chance to audition some of his mics. I'm really pumped!

I envy you!