Topic: Mic problem (loud humming)

[johnw]

Sounds good. If you get to talk to anyone at Avlex, try and find out if there is a dealer that sells the capsules only. Or if Avlex is willing to sell capsules direct. Good luck!

[ChrisV]

I sent them off Fedex saver on Monday @ 5 PM and they got there 10 AM(central time) on Wednesday....not bad at all.  So I gave them a call today just to check on the status and found out they replaced them completely under the warranty with a completely new matched pair and sent them off to me UPS yesterday!   So I should be getting them Tuesday/Wednesday of next week and in plenty of time for my upcoming concerts.   Definately great service there from the manufacturer(Avlex), 1 day turnaround with a brand new set of mics

Damn, I forgot to ask about the seperate capsules though...I guess I forgot in all the excitement ;p

You could try giving their line a call to ask, it is toll free which is nice.  Listed on their site here:
http://www.avlex.com/contact.html

[johnw]

I'll give them a try on Monday. I've been checking around trying to find other distributors and these seem to be pretty rare mics! Only a few people carry the large diaphragm ones and it looks like even fewer have the CMK-H8K. I tried to look up the factory to see if they make other similar mics whose capsules might work - not much there. Glad this worked out for you though. +T

[johnw]

I called Avlex and asked if other capsules are available. I was told that they are not, and there are no plans to ever make them available, but they may sometime in the future. I told them that I know the factory also makes microphones for other brands and was wondering if there are other brand capsules that might work. The tech guy said that no other capsules will even physically fit on the bodies. The capsules have a pin that pushes against a spring loaded contact on the body. Both are about 3mm in diameter and are centered inside the 20mm diameter case. I doubt this design or the threading is unique, but who knows. I have pictures if anyonw is interested. Too bad.

[ChrisV]

Wow, got them today from UPS and I got a brand new entire kit.   Did a quick test on them and no hum/buzz on either of them...yay!  

Gonna test the mics in depth more later tonight.

[blu666z]

Right on Chris..can't wait to see your new rig this weekend.

-Kevin

[johnw]

Congrats! + T