Microphone Repair - Services

 

Our favorite part of
troubleshooting is the chase.
We do not give up easy.
Stuff breaks. You kick it and hit
it until it works for a little while
longer and then the day comes
when it finally dies, and then
you shed a few tears and you
say "That was my favorite
piece of Sh--"  

We specialize in all types of
large diaphragm condenser
microphones. We receive
microphones sent to us from
all over the world. Our clients
frequently arrange to drop off
their malfunctioning
microphones if they are in the southern California area.

We use only the highest quality components available on the planet, and when there is soldering to be done we use a high silver content solder that is only obtainable through the aerospace industry.

We have a very fast turn around time - usually around a week - largely due to the fact that we don’t spend time doing heavy modifications. Our philosophy is: If you want your Neumann U 87 to sound like a U 67 then go buy a U 67. If you want your Chinese microphone to sound like a German microphone then go buy a German microphone.

We do capsule repairs, cleaning and full microphone re-builds including capsule re-builds but sometimes that requires a little extra time.

Tube replacement
When  replacing tubes if possible I always try to find  the highest grade tube possible and then have it Black Sable cryogenically treated. It has been my experience that this process eliminates some of the very low level  noise and annoying popping. You can read about this process by visiting  The  Tube Depot at  http://www.tubedepot.com/bsctfaq.html

A Common Misconception
Just because your microphone capsule cuts in and out does not necessarily mean that the diaphragm needs to be replaced.

 
In matter of fact we have been able to repair 90 percent of the original large diaphragm capsules that came with your microphone without having to replace them.

 

 

Large Diaphragm Replacement, Cleaning and Repair

Rebuilt Neumann U 87 capsule.

Replacing a tube on a Neumann M 149.

Neumann M 149 after repairing a badly dented screen.