Topic: calling all Sennheiser K3U users - anyone out there??

[esteyes]

looking to see how many folks still use these venerable old mics. i have the parts here to eliminate the K3U and allow you to run caps directly into a deck or pre...

i have stealthed ME80 caps in a hat > M1 as well as all the other caps > M1.

neil in san marcos

[John Willett]

The K3U is still a good mic.. Discontinued in the late '80's/ early 90's (I forget which) when mercury batteries became illegal and replaced with the K6.

But - the K3 *can* be phantom powered without putting batteries in the K3 and newer non-mercury batteries are now available that fit the K3.

A good mic. and still good for a few years yet.

[esteyes]

yup, i have made _many_ excellent recordings with mine. in fact i purchased the last K3U circuit board in SennUSA inventory. Dwight then told me that senn no longer will support the K3U series. but i am sure you can get caps built as they still have parts...

but to be more clear, what i am offering is the ability to run the ME20-ME88's w/o the body (K3U or N or K2U or N)

[udovdh]

Interesting.
Would similar techniques apply to K6?

[Charlie Miller]

looking to see how many folks still use these venerable old mics. i have the parts here to eliminate the K3U and allow you to run caps directly into a deck or pre...

i have stealthed ME80 caps in a hat > M1 as well as all the other caps > M1.

neil in san marcos

I have samples of these recordings readily available if needed

cm

[Kyle]

I am here!!

Just picked up a pair of K3U/ME-40s for $99.98 on ebay. I only needed the capsules but at that price I'll take it all

Can't wait to try them out.

Rarely run the ME-80s anymore - about three years since the last time - sweet midrange on them if I remember correctly....

[Kyle]

yup, i have made _many_ excellent recordings with mine. in fact i purchased the last K3U circuit board in SennUSA inventory. Dwight then told me that senn no longer will support the K3U series. but i am sure you can get caps built as they still have parts...

but to be more clear, what i am offering is the ability to run the ME20-ME88's w/o the body (K3U or N or K2U or N)

I like the sound of this.....

[lino]

The K3 bsides of being a powering module it also has a preamp,
I can run any sennh. capsule without the K3 but it will not sound as good as with it.

[easy jim]

^ I've heard some excellent sounding sources from a set Neil made up for a mutual friend who runs them for audio with a video rig.

[wklitz]

i have stealthed ME80 caps in a hat > M1 as well as all the other caps > M1.

Wow, that must've been a big hat!!  Sold off my ME-80's years ago, but I can't even begin to imagine how I would get those in a hat, the ME-40's, I can see....

I loved my ME-80's back in the ole GD taper section.  leaps and bounds beyond the sound of the NAK's

[krsb]

I found an old K3-U in my office, not sure if it is functional or not. Anyone want it for parts?
Looks like this is going to Larrysellers

cb

[esteyes]

if larry did not take it, i am interested

neil
anybody want to do this bodyless setup? i have a set made up that can be loaned out for stealthing i suppose if one of the senn folks wants to try it...

[esteyes]

if you really must have the K3U bodies, i can remote the capsules as well.

neil

[spyder9]

i have stealthed ME80 caps in a hat > M1 as well as all the other caps > M1.

Wow, that must've been a big hat!!  Sold off my ME-80's years ago, but I can't even begin to imagine how I would get those in a hat, the ME-40's, I can see....

I loved my ME-80's back in the ole GD taper section.  leaps and bounds beyond the sound of the NAK's

And you upped just this past week a bunch of those ME80 recordings in the Kickdown.  Those 90 GD shows sound sweet!  Nice job.   

[esteyes]

i appreciate the kudos, but i cannot take credit for someone else's work.

neil