Topic: Quick Neumann KM140 question

[Brian G]

I have an opportunity to buy a pair of KM140's.  They are a little beat up cosmetically but seem to be 100% sonically. . The person wants $700 for the pair with no accessories...No active cable. Seems like a really good deal, but I thought I would ask the group.

[johnw]

Good deal. Actives would be maybe another $500-600. Add another $30 for a shure shockmount and $70 for a Kwon/NOLA bar and your good to go!

[Patrick]

Buy one get one free!

[waldobeam]

Good deal for the km100 bodies and the ak 40 caps.  You can peice together the active set up.

Good luck!

[Brian G]

Thanks guys...Thought it was a good deal.  I am suppose to meet up with the guy tomorrow.

[Teen Wolf Blitzer]

My certainly aren't pretty but function awesome.  I believe I have the pair that belonged to patrick above via Busman?

EDIT:  Actually it might not be Patrick.  Can't remember who Busman told me he bought them from now.  I thought it was a patrick.

[Patrick]

My certainly aren't pretty but function awesome.  I believe I have the pair that belonged to patrick above via Busman?

EDIT:  Actually it might not be Patrick.  Can't remember who Busman told me he bought them from now.  I thought it was a patrick.

Nah, not me.  I've never owned 140's.

[Tim]

I have a used set of actives (with bodies) and the sth-100 mount

[TNJazz]

Might want to run the serials by Neumann to make sure they aren't on a hot sheet somewhere.

$700 for a pair of 140's is fairly low and it would suck to lose them if you ever had to send them in for service.

[DSatz]

Just as a note/quibble, Neumann KM 100-series microphones have active capsules, not active cables. The extension cables that go between the capsule and "output module" are entirely passive. Fortunately, that also means that they can be relatively inexpensive.

[Brian G]

So just an update.  Went and looked at them, They are ok cosmtetically and seem to sound fine. They were being used as drum mics for years in a studio. One of the cap has one of the posts broken . They said it was hit by a drum stick on the side on the cap, hence the broken post.  It does not seem to have effected anything else about the mic.

Should I still go for it?  The guy wants to get off of them soon, his studio just closed and he is trying to liquidate.

[sparkey]

Don't know if this is a possibility, but I had Marc Nutter at Sonic Sense to a frequency response test on a couple of pairs of mics I bought.  I'd say jump on them, they're great mics.

So just an update.  Went and looked at them, They are ok cosmtetically and seem to sound fine. They were being used as drum mics for years in a studio. One of the cap has one of the posts broken . They said it was hit by a drum stick on the side on the cap, hence the broken post.  It does not seem to have effected anything else about the mic.

Should I still go for it?  The guy wants to get off of them soon, his studio just closed and he is trying to liquidate.

[su6oxone]

Should I still go for it?  The guy wants to get off of them soon, his studio just closed and he is trying to liquidate.

Depends how much you want them.  Personally I would not buy damaged equipment, even if only cosmetically.

[twoodruff]

I have a used set of actives (with bodies) and the sth-100 mount

what no caps?

 

[airbladder]

I would go for it, my 89's are a little beat up and work just fine.  The mics are still very small even with out the cable and you can't get a pair of 184's for this price.  If you change your mind it won't be hard to sell them and get your money back.  Think of the 4 channel neumann recordings we can make with them.