Topic: monoprice LD Card Mic...

[ArchivalAudio]

So I just got a Monoprice update email, and they announced their "Pro-Audio-Series"

They announced this LD Cardioid  super cheap , yes China made, like all thier stuff.

However a DIY mod could be cool

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10858&cs_id=1085801&p_id=600800&seq=1&format=2#description

Polar pattern: Cardioid
Diaphragm: 6 micron gold-sputtered
XLR Connector: Gold plated
Capsule Size: 0.87 in. (22mm)
Frequency Response: 30Hz - 20kHz
Sensitivity: -36dB (15mV/Pa)
Output Impedance: 150 ohms
Pre-Attenuation Switch: 0 dB, -10 dB
High Pass Filter: 6 dB/octave @ 150Hz
Equivalent noise: 19dB (A-weighted IEC 268-4)
Max SPL for .5% THD: 137 dB
Power Requirements: 48V phantom power (+/- 4V)
Shock Mount Screw Thread Size: 5/8 in.
Size: 59mm x 158mm/2.32 in. x 6.22 in.
Weight: 1 lb/453.59g

only $74.25 each if 2 are purchased...

interesting.


wonder if any of these Mod kids would work... or some parts could be compatible?

http://microphone-parts.com/mod-kits/



anyway someone could try these out..

peace thru music
--Ian

[H₂O]

I don't understand the fascination of taking a garbage product and trying to turn it into gold - or even a lower end product

Take those VW Beatle kit cars of the 70s - Did you get a Rolls Royce by kitting your Beatle?  No Did it drive like a Rolls Royce? No Did it feel like a Rolls Royce? No Did it look like a Roll Royce? Maybe a very little bit

[ArchivalAudio]

Just postin a new mic...
points well taken.

Though I did own / build a 73 VW beetle with a lowered front end and disc breaks, an 1835cc engine w/92mm pistons, dual 40mm weber carbs, dual quiet pack exhaust, sway away 3/4" sway-bars front and rear... it had tons of power, handled more like a Porsche. Heck I could easily' lift the front end off the ground from a dead stop by punching it to the floor... but it was still a 73 VW Beetle, just modded.

[raymonda]

Just postin a new mic...
points well taken.

Though I did own / build a 73 VW beetle with a lowered front end and disc breaks, an 1835cc engine w/92mm pistons, dual 40mm weber carbs, dual quiet pack exhaust, sway away 3/4" sway-bars front and rear... it had tons of power, handled more like a Porsche. Heck I could easily' lift the front end off the ground from a dead stop by punching it to the floor... but it was still a 73 VW Beetle, just modded.

You took the words right out of my mouth. It is about making something better. BTW, you could never mod a RR to run like a Vett or for that matter a Beatle. Anyway, in this case you can polish a turd if you work creatively.