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My C460/ck61 has low output - what to do...
jnorman:
Hi guys - I have a single c460b with a ck61 cap that I use as a spot mic in the studio. It sounds fine, but has a low output signal strength, like 10-12dB lower than my other similar mics. I see a couple of good akg repair places I could send it - Richard land in Tennessee and David brown in LA.
However, I jus wanted to check with some of you who have had similar issues and see what/where/who you would recommend.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Jim
datbrad:
I find AKG 460s lean towards the hot side, and I've always had the sensitivity switched to -10db to use 36db gain position on my preamps(It's labeled attenuation, but it's not a pad in the traditional sense).
Where do you have that switch set?
DavidPuddy:
--- Quote from: jnorman on September 08, 2019, 09:28:27 PM ---Hi guys - I have a single c460b with a ck61 cap that I use as a spot mic in the studio. It sounds fine, but has a low output signal strength, like 10-12dB lower than my other similar mics. I see a couple of good akg repair places I could send it - Richard land in Tennessee and David brown in LA.
However, I jus wanted to check with some of you who have had similar issues and see what/where/who you would recommend.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Jim
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This happened to one of my 460s, it looked like one of the transformers blew out. It's sitting in a drawer at home while I run 480s :smash:
Is it worth fixing for $200+ (per Mr. Land) when you can get a replacement 460 for $150? Maybe, if you are really attached to it.
DavidPuddy:
--- Quote from: DavidPuddy on September 09, 2019, 09:33:30 AM ---
--- Quote from: jnorman on September 08, 2019, 09:28:27 PM ---Hi guys - I have a single c460b with a ck61 cap that I use as a spot mic in the studio. It sounds fine, but has a low output signal strength, like 10-12dB lower than my other similar mics. I see a couple of good akg repair places I could send it - Richard land in Tennessee and David brown in LA.
However, I jus wanted to check with some of you who have had similar issues and see what/where/who you would recommend.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Jim
--- End quote ---
This happened to one of my 460s, it looked like one of the transformers blew out. It's sitting in a drawer at home while I run 480s :smash:
Is it worth fixing for $200+ (per Mr. Land) when you can get a replacement 460 for $150? Maybe, if you are really attached to it.
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To follow up, I was able to repair the 460 by ordering part UE62 from Harman and replacing the broken one.
DSatz:
And is that part the output transformer by any chance (where UE = Ü = Übertrager = transformer)?
Also, do you have the link handy for ordering AKG repair/replacement parts from Harman? That might be useful.
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