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Radio Compression [message #86124] Tue, 05 June 2007 17:19 Go to next message
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Re: Radio Compression [message #86134 is a reply to message #86124] Tue, 05 June 2007 19:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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t is missing the purple neumann =
>shield on the microphone it has some minor ware and tare a few light =
>scratches on it as well over all i would give it an 8 out of 10=20
>I plugged it in with Phantom power it works and sounds great=20
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>i will offer a refund only if microphone is damaged during shipping=20
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>Shipping insurance is recomended=20
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>this item will
Re: Radio Compression [message #86140 is a reply to message #86134] Tue, 05 June 2007 20:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The next day I do the same. Output level
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>of same mic=20
>is a bit low, but stabilizes. I use them for a little while, then put =
>them away.=20
>I leave the seller positive feedback because I am willing to =
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>an old mic like this may need to get the circuitry warmed up in order to
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><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sunday, July 2nd, I have a picker come =
>over to do=20
>some tracking. I put the mics up and start tracking. The same mic that I
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>needed to stabilize drops in level to the point it is ususable, making =
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>bit of racket as it dies.</FONT></P>
><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I call "a well known expert" (I'm keeping
Re: Radio Compression [message #86142 is a reply to message #86124] Tue, 05 June 2007 20:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
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>very expensive old "vintage" mics, don't accept PayPal. The support guy
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>advised me to go ahead and submit a complaint so that this could be =
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><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I thought about this and then e-mailed =
>the seller=20
>through EBay with a brief description of what had happened. I didn't =
>hear back=20
>from him for a few hours. I decided to file the complaint (the seller=20
>thinks a little prematurely) because I'm extremely busy and don't =
>have the=20
>time to jack around with waiting for some dude who probably is going to
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>tell me=20
>that I bought these "as is:" so he'
Re: Radio Compression [message #86151 is a reply to message #86142] Tue, 05 June 2007 21:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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>><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I plugged it in with Phantom power it =
>>works and=20
>>sounds great </FONT></P>
>><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i will offer a refund only if microphone
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>>is damaged=20
>>during shipping </FONT></P>
>><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Shipping insurance is recomended =
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>><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>this item will be sold as is and will not
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>>arrive=20
>>D.O.A.</FONT></P>
>><P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Seller offers to hship them to me for =
>>$10.00. I tell=20
>>him no, and provide him with my UPS account number and tell him to ship
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>>them 2nd=20
>>day, insured for $3000.00, which he does. For some reason, they arrive =
>>late,=20
>>(the evening of June 28th) but the package is completely intact and =
>>shows no=20
Re: Radio Compression [message #86190 is a reply to message #86151] Wed, 06 June 2007 05:39 Go to previous message
brandon[2] is currently offline  brandon[2]   UNITED STATES
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"Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:468c6dc6$1@linux...
>
> Just get your money back now - there are perfectly useable '84's
> out there for sale that you won't have to pay Nuemann their
> ungodly sums to repair after you buy 'em.
>
> My opinion, anyway.
>
> Neil
>
>
>
>
> "DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote:
>>Hopefully the capsule is good and the mic can be fixed. I have fallen in
>
>>love with KM84's. If the capsule is damaged and would be prohibitively
>>expensive to fix (which is likely if it's damaged), I will definitely want
>
>>my money back..
>>
>>;o)
>>
>>"Neil" <OIOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:468c2449$1@linux...
>>>
>>> Get your money back - you're not being an asshole at all...
>>> the bastard misrepresented the item by feigning ignorance of a
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
>>>
>>> "DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote:
>>>>I especially like the part where he applies phnntom power and calls it
>
>>>>good.
>>>
>>>>This was a sequentially numbered pair out of a lot of 5. I haven't seen
>>>
>>>>feedback from the other buyers yet. I will say that this pair of mics
>>>>reproduces a signal (or at least *reproduced*) a much truer replication
>>> of
>>>>the original signal than any instrument mic I've ever heard, though I
>>>>admittedly haven't heard them all.
>>>>
>>>>;o)
>>>>
>>>>"Bill L" <bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:468c03b4@linux...
>>>>> You're not an A hole - more like a G# hole. No, you're in the right.
> The
>>>
>>>>> mic is broken, duh.
>>>>>
>>>>> My advice for next time: if a guy spells that poorly he probably has
> no
>>>
>>>>> idea if a mic is in "very good working condition".
>>>>>
>>>>> DJ wrote:
>>>>>> I purchase a pair of Neumann KM84i's on EBay. Seller uses the
>>>>>> following
>>>
>>>>>> language in his ad........
>>>>>> It is in very good working condition it is missing the purple
>>>>>> neumann
>>>
>>>>>> shield on the microphone it has some minor ware and tare a few light
>>>
>>>>>> scratches on it as well over all i would give it an 8 out of 10
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I plugged it in with Phantom power it works and sounds great
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i will offer a refund only if microphone is damaged during shipping
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shipping insurance is recomended
>>>>>>
>>>>>> this item will be sold as is and will not arrive D.O.A.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seller offers to hship them to me for $10.00. I tell him no, and
>>>>>> provide
>>>
>>>>>> him with my UPS account number and tell him to ship them 2nd day,
>>>>>> insured
>>>
>>>>>> for $3000.00, which he does. For some reason, they arrive late, (the
>>>
>>>>>> evening of June 28th) but the package is completely intact and shows
>>> no
>>>>>> signs of damage or mishandling.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I put them up on stands and conncet them to my Great river preamp.
> the
>>>
>>>>>> output of one if them is a bit low initially, but comes back up to
> an
>>>
>>>>>> acceptable level after a minute. I leave them up for about 45 minutes
>>> to
>>>>>> get a burn in and they appear to function normally.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The next day I do the same. Output level of same mic is a bit low,
> but
>>>
>>>>>> stabilizes. I use them for a little while, then put them away. I
>>>>>> leave
>>>
>>>>>> the seller positive feedback because I am willing to concede that
> an
>>> old
>>>>>> mic like this may need to get the circuitry warmed up in order to
>>>>>> stabilize.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sund
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