Trey LaCroix Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Hey everybody! The other night I plugged in my 816 (phantom powered) and I noticed a loud-ish hiss and crackling noise. I tried it with a couple different power supplies to see if that was the issue, but same thing with each one. I'm taking it in to be looked at tomorrow, but wanted to check here to see if anyone has experienced this. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonG Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 That's the sound of it dying. However it can be brought back to life chez Sennheiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Indeed. That is the sound of it dying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted April 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Thanks guys. Yep, that seems to be the case. Waiting to hear from the service department what the cost of a new capsule (and possibly s new preamp) will be. Hope it's not too expensive because I love that mic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 It might not even be the capsule it could just be a component. Capsules are generally pretty expensive. Good technician or Sennheiser should get you going in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonG Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Yeah it could just be a single component that needs replacing. Most likely not the capsule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 A leaky capacitor is a likely suspect. You might wish to contact Pete Verrando and see if it's something he would tackle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I sent an on again off again crackling and hissing 816t to sennheiser years back. They had it over two months. Possibly three. Made several calls into the office asking if all was well. Took a while because it was intermittent. They said. Finally got it back. No charge. And, no fix... and no explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanpeds Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Pete Verrando is awesome. He just did some work for me on a schoeps cmc4 and it only took a day and super low cost. I highly recommend you contact him as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Thanks for the responses everyone. Mark at Location Sound is pretty confident that it's the capsule, but maybe a second opinion isn't a bad idea. Especially since the price of a new capsule is twice the price I paid for my 816 used. I'll give Pete a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Just curious if you ever figured out how to fix your 816? I have one that needs to be looked at but Senn said they won't service them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted June 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 On 5/8/2017 at 6:01 AM, Mack said: Just curious if you ever figured out how to fix your 816? I have one that needs to be looked at but Senn said they won't service them anymore. Just got my 816 back from Pete Verrando with the issue SOLVED! I guess a few things in on the board needed to be re soldered. Can't say enough good things about that guy! You should definitely hit him up if your 816 needs some looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Can you PM his contact for me? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 42 minutes ago, Mack said: Can you PM his contact for me? Thanks! Or you could go to all the trouble of doing a search here for his info which is readily available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSound Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 4 hours ago, Mack said: Can you PM his contact for me? Thanks! You can contact Pete Via his website http://www.416tupgrade.com/416Tupgrade.com.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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