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Hey Rado- I just had a similar experience with Sennheiser USA repairs. I have an MKH80 that I had purchased on eBay. As with any mic I buy used from someone I don't know, I send it back to service for a quick checkup. I got a UPS notice on the day the shop received it that it was coming back. Wow, what quick service. So I called to ask what they had found. They pulled up the record and said that it had never made it past the mail room where it had been turned around without ever seeing a technician. They "no longer serviced MKH80 mics. EOL". I went crazy! A more than $2000 mic that was less than 10-years-old? EOL? I immediately wrote Sennheiser in Germany and got some help from a big EU dealer and got official and non-official communications from Germany making certain that the USA shop did and would indeed service the MKH80. Back it went and I just got the invoice yesterday. $120 for a checkup and a few parts. It's on it's way home good as new. Give Scott Parker, the manager of the service department, a call to see if what you hear is correct. He is a good guy and a straight shooter, (860) 434-9190. I hope you find that, as with me, the information you received was incorrect. Best, D. Also: THOMAS W GUSTAFSON CUSTOMER SUPPORT SPECIALIST SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 860-434-9190 phone 860-434-5349 fax thomas.gustafson@sennheiser.com

Anyone here remember the "No MOS" stickers that Audio Services gave away once upon a time? D. I know! Old dude.

Call Sound Devices again. Speak to another customer service rep. Someone will know and they will probably send you parts if you need them. D.

I did some testing of the 4x Cat6 boxes I have with line level and sent completely different program over two lines, not a similar sounding stereo pair, and the cross-talk present itself in spades. Now I am not saying all the Cat boxes do this, although I won't assume that they don't. But my experience was not good with a line level test. I did not test in the -10dB range so I can't speak to cross-talk, but mostly, I never use them for anything important. D.

Now these are true words. As do you, I am always the one hooking this stuff up. This makes all the difference of course. D.

Philip. Any concerns about the Db25 connector on the Audiophile snake box? I think those connectors are good for a plug-it-once situations but the design has proven dodgy at best when plugged and unplugged multiple times. FWIW, on my 24-channel analog snakes I use Elco/Edac connectors. Bomb proof. For four-pair multi-pin cables, I used to use amp CPC connectors but now don't have any four-pair that aren't simply four XLRs on each end. I do have a bunch of them, tho. Two-pair as well. D.

I am not a fan of analog over Cat-cable. Any signal down anything less than Cat7 (four by individually shielded pair) will need to be mic level, in my experience, to protect from cross-talk at higher levels. You will need to use shielded Cat5e/6 in any case if you need to send P48. I have a couple of someone's Cat-breakout boxes but I never use them in favor of Mogami 4-pair snakes when I need to run analog signals over distance. Check out Redco Audio and have them build you what you want. "Normal"audio snake won't have any cross-talk (to speak of) even with line level. You might even find something on Reverb. https://www.redco.com/home.php Just my $.02. D.

Nice to come back here with a compliment, Dan. So cool. D.

Yes, even with steel drawers. They MUST be supported in the rear if the rack ever travels. Pretty easy to do with some bar-stock, a drill and the 1/4" bolts/nuts. D.

This was one of my favorites. This was my "bus stereo" when I used to tour music back in the day. I even had an MRL alignment tape and kept the machine in perfect operating condition for many years. D.

This is Moleskin in sheets: https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Scholls-Moleskin-Plus-Each/dp/B00IG0RN74/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1YPMBOXV5DPWF&dchild=1&keywords=dr.+scholl's+moleskin+plus+3+each+pack+of+3&qid=1601998068&sprefix=dr.+scholl's+moleskin%2Caps%2C214&sr=8-6 I don't recall that I put lavs on actors' skin a lot, but not "never" either. Like Philip says, after a while, you just know what you need to do to get a lav on an actor. And even then, you are sometimes wrong. D.

Moleskin. Doesn't hurt much unless you pull off hair. A disposable alcohol wipe to take off skin oil, it will stay put for a long time. Some actors are okay with it, some not. Just gotta ask. D.

Reverb as well. D.

Thanks Jeff. Not a big concern. D.

Wow. Yes some changes indeed. If you need a second set of eyes (and maybe not), at the very bottom of every page, the Facebook icon seems to cover up some verbiage about you being the webmaster. My only other unsolicited thought would be that the bright white page is just a bit too bright white for my eyes. May just be me but I really appreciate a bit of grey in the background. I could change my mind if the smoke around here continues to block out the sun. D.

This. D.

That is an awesome concept and a great web page development. All the best luck with your endeavor. D.

Or the Sanken CS3e? A brilliant reach on stage and so forth (not so great in a tile bathroom but what interference tube is)? Yes, though. Two different tools, both absolutely necessary. D.

It is a Post Production problem that has been going on for many years. Too much M&E. Never understood the reason. It's like putting a yellow filter on the camera lens because, sometimes, yellow is a pretty color. D.

If only they were real cameras. LOL! D.

Facts? D.

Evan. Link please? D.

Also in Reaper. Super easy. D.

Here is a link to Tactical Fiber's web page for a roll of 1000' of fiber on a reel, but the cool part is that they terminate it with what they call Bullseye connectors. They make 1U rack plates with the mating connector and then run out short lengths of fiber with LC break-outs. https://tacticalfiber.com/proddetail.php?prod=2BE1000TFR I am considering this setup for my Dante AoIP rig. Quick, clean and much less prone to damage than simple LC ends. Nice stuff! D.

Buy good, buy once. Be happy. D.