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what should I do?

Post by ubertar » Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:43 am

short version: mic advertised on ebay as dynamic
really electret condenser, still good mic. should
I get some $ back?

detailed version:

I saw this mic that looked interesting on ebay.
It's an AMR (audio media research) analyser mic,
ERO-10. In the ad, they said it had flat
response, which makes sense if it's a reference
mic.

I figured it must be an electret condenser, since
that's what's usually used that way. But it was
listed under the dynamic category, and I know
some dynamic mics have a fairly flat response (EV
RE-50).

So I emailed the seller, and he insisted it was a
dynamic mic and needed no phantom power or
battery. Later he put that in the listing itself.


The listing is here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

I won it and paid for it, but poking around the
web, I finally found some info on it. AMR is a
now defunct part of Peavey. At the Peavey site, I
found out that the ERO-10 is the same as the
PVR-1 and the spec sheet for the PVR-1 says it's
an electret condenser and needs phantom power.

I don't think I would have bid on it if I had
known this. I already have some decent electret
condensers. On the other hand, it's better than
the ones I have, and $50 for a mic that
originally sold for $200 isn't too bad. My
question is this: am I entitled to get some of
the money back if I want to keep the mic?

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