Should a Beyer m500 be able to handle a 100 watt Marshall?
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Should a Beyer m500 be able to handle a 100 watt Marshall?
I just picked up a used m500 and only had about ten minutes to test it out. I put it about three inches from a 4x12 with a 100 watt jcm800 and it was distorting/buzzing pretty badly. I know folks love these on guitar, but am I dreaming by throwing it on a 100 watter? Or perhaps I bought a clunker?
Any knowledge or advice would be appreciated. Of course I'll be trying it on a lower wattage amp soon to see how that fairs.
On a possibly related note, who does reputable work on these now a days? :)
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Any knowledge or advice would be appreciated. Of course I'll be trying it on a lower wattage amp soon to see how that fairs.
On a possibly related note, who does reputable work on these now a days? :)
Thanks!
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If you don't feel a large blast of air on the back of your hand where you're putting that mic, it should be fine. However, since you bought the mic used, there's a good chance that the ribbon has stretched.
Jon at Shiny Box will repair these. (He does Beyer M260sm as well, but not M160s.) I haven't needed to send him mine yet, but he just did a stellar job on one of my Coles 4038s. He's gonna be my go-to repair guy for that kind of stuff now. There's an easy reference page on his website for it.
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Jon at Shiny Box will repair these. (He does Beyer M260sm as well, but not M160s.) I haven't needed to send him mine yet, but he just did a stellar job on one of my Coles 4038s. He's gonna be my go-to repair guy for that kind of stuff now. There's an easy reference page on his website for it.
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Another satisfied customer of Jon here. He fixed my Beyer m260 and also souped up my TOMB ribbon. Great guy who builds some great mics and preamps. His ribbon mics and his Si 4 preamp gets used on every session.cgarges wrote:If you don't feel a large blast of air on the back of your hand where you're putting that mic, it should be fine. However, since you bought the mic used, there's a good chance that the ribbon has stretched.
Jon at Shiny Box will repair these. (He does Beyer M260sm as well, but not M160s.) I haven't needed to send him mine yet, but he just did a stellar job on one of my Coles 4038s. He's gonna be my go-to repair guy for that kind of stuff now. There's an easy reference page on his website for it.
Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
It's still a real favorite at our place.cgarges wrote:He used it to record lead vocals at my place a few years ago. Sounded awesome. I've done it a few times myself since then.vvv wrote:I recall roscoenyc reco'd it some time ago, here.
Chris Garges
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Thanks for the tip on Shinybox ribbon repairs!
A hyper cardiod ribbon makes the M-500 a really unique mic.
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one other thing to consider about repairing these mics, not everyone will replace the ribbon with the same style originally used in the mic. When I bought a couple of these they had been re-ribboned using a more "traditional" corrugation pattern. One of the reasons I had mine re-done at Samar audio is he's able to do the original Beyer style corrugation.
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