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28th February 2010
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Jun 2007
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Would rather know the price upfront and then look for the best deal.. Do you know of any retailers? | |
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28th February 2010
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fairhaven, MA
Posts: 326
| Just look for items with a "Buy it Now" price. These are often by dealers.
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25th April 2010
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 1,243
| I have a vintage Amperex Holland from 1969 for sale that improves the signal quality by light years on Rode NTK and reduces the sibilance problems MAJORLY. Check my signature for a link, and good luck bidding.  |
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25th April 2010
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| Gear Guru  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London
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29th April 2010
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| Gear Head Join Date: Apr 2008
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29th April 2010
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PNW
Posts: 528
| Back on topic, I've been thinking about replacing the tube in my NTK, but honestly I've been mostly happy with the stock tube Rode put in there. It's some stock chinese tube with a star on it. I've looked it up before, but I can't remember what it is now. I'm going to replace it after reading this, though. |
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29th April 2010
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 300
| Man, I love the stock ntk sound for hip hop vocals. I never thought about replacing my tube in there. But it seems like it would be a great way to get some new life in the mic and start using it in other applications. |
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29th April 2010
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 611
| I was a little skeptic too about changing the tube in my Rode K2. But I finally decided to give it a go. I'm gonna tell you this: If you are happy with the stock tube, you are going to be blown away by changing it with A GOOD NOS TUBE. You can give it different flavors. I got a Telefunken E88CC gold pin (the real version, not the fakes) and an Amperex USA 6922 gold pin PQ white label. They both had a major improvement over the sound. The sound of the stock tube (which I liked before) now seemed hollow with metallic highs. The Amperex made me smile, made me say WOW, the mic sounded warm but clear and when I added highs with an EQ they didn't get harsh. Awesome. |
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17th May 2010
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| Gear Head Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 35
| Yep, Replaced the stock Sovteks for two 1974 (matched & Balanced) Mullard E88CC tubes in my K2s and now I actually LIKE them for vocals.. Before they were clean but brittle and high/mid-ish, I used them for room mics and the odd thing here and there and liked them well enough BUT After the NOS tube change they have much more D E P T H and exhibit a vast improvement to the width and scope of whatever they are honing in on. I use them in stereo mostly and they actually made my stereo image tangibly wider right away. I now hear fuller/richer/rounder lows (on any source) just within the microphones themselves.. I have heard it said that the best upgrade tube for the K2 (for satin sheen highs ie for female vocals) is a 1960's or other NOS Siemens tube. I actually prefer more body and less sheen (hence the Mullards) but realistically, removing the stock (good enough to do the job and still keep the price competitive) RODE tube and installing a valve with more sonic grace is something all NTK & K2 users should STRONGLY consider.. Nah, scratch that.. Just do it! PS. keep your old tubes incase you need service from RODE later down the line and don't send your mic off without the STOCK tubes in.. that'd void your warranty : ( |
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