my 57 died :(

ygokazuki · Post by **ygokazuki** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:58 pm

it worked fine and then today all the low-end was gone, and then it wouldn't output anything.
it wasn't the cable, I checked with other mics.
any help would be greatly appreciated
edit: great news...it's a fake 57 as per
http://www.tts.se/UserFiles/File/Falska ... ofoner.pdf
shit.

apropos of nothing · Post by **apropos of nothing** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:13 pm

ygokazuki wrote:it worked fine and then today all the low-end was gone, and then it wouldn't output anything.
it wasn't the cable, I checked with other mics.
any help would be greatly appreciated

Sometimes the wires that connect the barrel to the cartdige get twisted so far that they snap. That's the most frequent culprit. I've soldered mine back together after it got stepped on and broke. Taped it up, now it works just fine.

fossiltooth · Post by **fossiltooth** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:41 am

apropos of nothing wrote:
ygokazuki wrote:it worked fine and then today all the low-end was gone, and then it wouldn't output anything.
it wasn't the cable, I checked with other mics.
any help would be greatly appreciated
Sometimes the wires that connect the barrel to the cartdige get twisted so far that they snap. That's the most frequent culprit. I've soldered mine back together after it got stepped on and broke. Taped it up, now it works just fine.

No... when those wires break they generally just plain old don't work, or they have an intermittent connection.

If you lose all base and it sounds like you're talking into broken telephone, the capsule is probably coming apart at the edges. It's fairly rare, but it happens sometimes. I'm not sure if it's worth repairing from financial standpoint...

Marc Alan Goodman · Post by **Marc Alan Goodman** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:44 am

Yip. I've got a 57 around with the same problem and it definitely isn't just the cables (I've repaired that before and took a look). I haven't gone any deeper than that though. Just gotta find a minute...

-marc alan goodman

ygokazuki · Post by **ygokazuki** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:21 am

I opened it and the cables seem securely attached.
Repair from sure is $55 but I could probably find another 57 for not much more than that. Depressing.

Thx for all the help...keep it coming, much appreciated

eh91311 · Post by **eh91311** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 1:10 pm

Terrible to hear about your SM57. Don't buy a used one, get a new one that hasn't been subjected to cannon-shot snare hits and death-metal-volume guitar amps. For less than $100 street price, get the new one and use it up.

calaverasgrandes · Post by **calaverasgrandes** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:24 pm

ive also seen one wire come loose from the transformer in the barrel. Somehow it was still transmitting sound thru one wire, pkus the ground of the body of the mic. When I figured it out I was quite happy, as I was super duper ultra broke back then.
On a side note I cant stand MI retailers that charge $100 for a 57. Or worse have the nerve to charge $100 and call it the sale price! $80 or maybe $85 is reasonable.

willowhaus · Post by **willowhaus** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:32 am

Send it to Shure. Might as well - I'd bet if it's not a simple fix they just send you another one. At least you save a few bucks, and there's one less broken mic floating around in the world.

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:29 am

I have never known of Shure to fix a mic sent in for repair. Every one I have ever sent (10+) has been replaced with a brand new one in the box with all accessories.

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:34 am

and, I will add, that their turn around time has always been fast.

ygokazuki · Post by **ygokazuki** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:35 pm

sweet guys thanks for all the help, I'm definitely gonna send it to Shure haha

Ryan Silva · Post by **Ryan Silva** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:28 pm

bluesman wrote:I have never known of Shure to fix a mic sent in for repair. Every one I have ever sent (10+) has been replaced with a brand new one in the box with all accessories.

I wonder if I sent Neumann a broken u87 they would send me a new one back.

willowhaus · Post by **willowhaus** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:44 pm

It's a lot cheaper for them to send you a 57 or 58 than to spend time fixing it.

Don't know about Neumann...

ctmsound · Post by **ctmsound** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:40 pm

Shure's manufacturing cost of a 57 and 58 is $8.

Cheaper to send you a new one.

ygokazuki · Post by **ygokazuki** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:56 am

ctmsound wrote:Shure's manufacturing cost of a 57 and 58 is $8.

Cheaper to send you a new one.

!!!!
that's right depressing man...damn retailers haha
so basically I'm gonna spend about $120 on not more than $20 of SM57s.

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