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Title: LD caps: Differences between center terminated and side terminated?
Post by: page on May 21, 2009, 10:24:46 AM

I got my mic back from the shop this morning, and as suspected, its center terminated. I was looking around at AKG's site the other day and notice that some of their LD mics are side terminated compared to some of Neumann's center terminated.

Anyone care to shed some light as to what this does to the sound (or anything else for that matter)? Thanks.

Title: Re: LD caps: Differences between center terminated and side terminated?
Post by: ghellquist on May 21, 2009, 10:59:45 AM

It is not significant to an end user. You will never be able to hear if the mic is center or edge terminated as it does not create any significant sound signature.

It makes a difference to the mic maker as it will influence things like exactly where to put the dozen or more holes in the backplate and how hard to tension the diaphragm. Making mics has similarities to cooking, you take some simple ingredients and make them into refined products. Similarily with microphones, they use rather simple ingredients but sophisticated "cooking".  Choosing center or edge-terminated is only one of a myriad decisions you make on the way.

// Gunnar

Title: Re: LD caps: Differences between center terminated and side terminated?
Post by: page on May 21, 2009, 11:41:43 AM

Thanks.

I feel numb, I accidently put this in the taperchat forum... doh.

Title: Re: LD caps: Differences between center terminated and side terminated?
Post by: tgakidis on May 21, 2009, 12:19:03 PM

it has a lot to do with the fact that most akg LDs are dual diaphram

Title: Re: LD caps: Differences between center terminated and side terminated?
Post by: page on May 21, 2009, 02:29:27 PM

Quote from: tgakidis on May 21, 2009, 12:19:03 PM

it has a lot to do with the fact that most akg LDs are dual diaphram

So is my Busman and it's centered and a dualy (smilar to the U87Ai, which is also center'd).  :-*