Looking back over 2021 at some of the mic mods I did. MXL 990 990s are everywhere. Mechanically, it’s a well built microphone with some great weight to it. The internal frame is sturdy and nothing feels cheesy about it – except the sound. To hit this price point, MXL uses a small diameter capsule …
From the beginning of my transformer mic build experiments, I had wanted to use a transformer which was as close to the original BV-107 found in the Neumann KM84 as possible. That’s because my BFM (Big F’n Microphone) board is a modern recreation of the KM84 circuit but adapted to LDC capsules. CineMag makes a …
A MXL v250 from a Musician’s Friend “Stupid Deal” makes a great donor body to mod!
I recently bought yet another cheap MXL 910 on ebay. As I was considering what flavor to make it, I noticed a box of long-forgotten CK12 style capsules on the parts shelf. Earlier on, I was working on a CK12-ish flavor of my transformerless mics. I quickly ran into quality issues with these capsules. They …
I’ve built a few more Transformer coupled mics and now got a chance to experiment with an alternate transformer
Every so often, I get contacted by someone interested in an rebuild of a Transformer Coupled Microphone such as an MXL2001 or Sterling/Groove Tube ST/GT55. My only solution has been to put a mic parts kit in those mics. This is by no means a bad solution. I’ve built a T84-55 kit from Mic Parts …
The MXL920 makes an awesome donor body for a rebuild. It’s fat like a 990 but taller. Lots of room inside for any sort of DIY rebuild
I had always wanted an Argosy-Like desk with angled racks right at the desktop level. I resisted because the dimensions and layout weren’t quite exactly what I wanted and well… the price. Occasionally I would consider doing a DIY studio desk, begin the design and get too busy to follow through. So I just stuck …
This MXL990 was totally trashed. I rescued it from ebay hell and gave it a new life
