Topic: Problems w/ UA-5...

[RedMountain]

I have a DigiMod UA-5 that I got from the Oade's a few weeks ago.  Been working great so far, then today I set all my gear up for some foley recording in the field (ambient bird noises in the woods...) and POW- the right XLR input on the UA-5 is all staticy.  I checked that it wasn't the mic cables and, no, its the Neutrix connector on the UA-5.  I opened up the beast and tried cleaning the connector and the Hi-Z/Lo-Z switch to see if this made any change, but no luck.  Tapping on the mic's XLR (or even touching the top of the UA-5) causes the right channel to peak.

Anybody have some feedback?  Time is critical, as I'm heading off for the Vibes in New York this thursday.  If I can't solve the problem I'm thinking of grabbing a stand-alone phantom power supply for my mic's and running them straight into the DAT.

(FWIW: AKG 414TL's--->UA-5 (DigiMod)--->Sony D10ProII--->Shure FP22 Headphone monitor amp)

[mirth]

I'd call the Oades about it. They've been great as far as customer service is concerned. I'd tell them your situation & I bet they'd take care of you.

[blu666z]

Hope cracking the case doesn't void the warranty.

-Kevin

[RedMountain]

Thanks to those w/ feedback!  I communicated w/ Doug Oade and he had me check out the mic cables themselves.  Sure enough, thats where the problem was.  Funny that the problem only appeared in the UA-5's right channel, though...

Anyway, problem solved by picking up a new pair of mic cables at the local music store!  (You know, the bad cables were by B.L.U.E. and were billed as "ultra high performance."  Anybody else have problems w/ gear by B.L.U.E.?


FWIW- Opening the UA-5's caase can't void the warranty- the unit already had the DigiMod done to it!

[kev B]

FWIW- Opening the UA-5's caase can't void the warranty- the unit already had the DigiMod done to it!

I'm surprised Doug doesn't put a Void/Warranty/Tampering sticker after he opens it up. After all, he voids the original warranty and offers his own in its place.