franky03 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Hi all, Could someone please tell me if this is a good deal? <Schoeps CMC3 condenser microphone. Studer body. Hypercardioid capsule. Modified by the CBC for use with T-power.> Im guessing its the mk41 capsule (is there any other hc that would fit there?). Asking price 650$ cdn Any downside to the cmc3? Thank you in advance for your replies... Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Going to T power has actually probably reduced the value.... $650 sounds in the ballpark.... maybe a bit more.. A similar CMC6 P48 with a MK-41 cap. should be valued from @$1000 to $1300 if in great shape... The market as always will set the price though... The capsule should say inside after unscrewing (underneath) it if it's a MK-41...in black writing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davideo Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Obviously don't ASSUME it's got an MK-41! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky03 Posted August 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Obviously don't ASSUME it's got an MK-41! I dont! I asked for more details... Thank you for those informations afewmoreyears, very much appreciated! Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnewton Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 the only other hypercard Schoeps capsule I am aware of is the MK41s, which has a low freq. rolloff built in for close miking purposes. Pretty rare though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky03 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 It is a mk41 My only worry is the cmc3 and rfi... but then again did I read somewhere that T powered mics were less prone to rfi? Ahhh, so much gear, so little time Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 " did I read somewhere that T powered mics were less prone to rfi? " did you ? we do know that older mic's tend to be more susceptible than new ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky03 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Yes I did, right here: By srab1138 "Another issue is I've always wondered if the 416T was more or less RFI-resistant than a 416 P48. There's theory abound that the T-power actually helps RF resistance by some of its properties." Although its pretty vague and certainly non scientific, I knew I read something about that somewhere As to if I believe it or not, thats another story. I agree that logically, the older the mic the less prone it is to rfi... Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 " I agree that logically, the older the mic the less prone it is to rfi.. " you need to work on your reading comprehension as I stated: " older mic's tend to be more susceptible " to RFI and the quote you found is another "I heard", aka hearsay, isn't it..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky03 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 " I agree that logically, the older the mic the less prone it is to rfi.. " you need to work on your reading comprehension as I stated: " older mic's tend to be more susceptible " to RFI and the quote you found is another "I heard", aka hearsay, isn't it..? Yes mr Senator... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 " I agree that logically, the older the mic the less prone it is to rfi.. " you need to work on your reading comprehension as I stated: " older mic's tend to be more susceptible " to RFI and the quote you found is another "I heard", aka hearsay, isn't it..? Although You need to work on that, too. Franky quoted the Srab question from another thread in response to your succinct question "did you?" (read about it somewhere?) to demonstrate that he had indeed "read somewhere" something about issues with T-powered mics. And he did. The question was not if whatever he had read, actually provided any useful information. Secondly, if you state something it is not guaranteed to be correct. So if someone writes something that contradicts you, it's not automatically a reading comprehension problem. Even though, technically I agree with you. Sorry, now back to topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 My CMC4/MK41 gets RF buzzing from my Zaxcom Stereo Tx. It is a mk41 My only worry is the cmc3 and rfi... but then again did I read somewhere that T powered mics were less prone to rfi? Ahhh, so much gear, so little time Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky03 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 I actualy meant <...the older the mic, the MORE it is prone to rfi...> My bad. You know, sometimes words slip and get their phase inverted Franky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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