Alternative Shockmount for Neumann TLM103? - Page 2

kl5 · 3rd February 2009

Problem we have with accessories for the big brand expensive bits of gear is they tend to have the big brand expensive price tag. Is a shockmount worth £200..........erm NO! is the answer to that one. Its a few bits of metal welded together with some elastic bands and some screw in parts and the Neumann mob must be laughing at the profit they make from these things.
I have an RME ff400 (1/2 rack size unit). I wanted to put it in my 19" rack which would have required me buying the extension lugs to do so. Turns out they cost £40.........so did I bother buying them?....did I hell because I knew I'd be getting totally ripped off if I did and I'm not about to let that happen. We're talking about 2 bits of metal bent at 90 degress with a couple of holes drilled in them.........so I made them myself at a cost of £5 and they do exactly what the £40 would do and don't look much different either.

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3rd February 2009	#31
kl5 Gear interested Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 14	Problem we have with accessories for the big brand expensive bits of gear is they tend to have the big brand expensive price tag. Is a shockmount worth £200..........erm NO! is the answer to that one. Its a few bits of metal welded together with some elastic bands and some screw in parts and the Neumann mob must be laughing at the profit they make from these things. I have an RME ff400 (1/2 rack size unit). I wanted to put it in my 19" rack which would have required me buying the extension lugs to do so. Turns out they cost £40.........so did I bother buying them?....did I hell because I knew I'd be getting totally ripped off if I did and I'm not about to let that happen. We're talking about 2 bits of metal bent at 90 degress with a couple of holes drilled in them.........so I made them myself at a cost of £5 and they do exactly what the £40 would do and don't look much different either.