jawharp Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Hey Guys, Trying to find some info on the Sennheiser MZG 8000 swivel module for the 8xxx series of microphones. Anyone have/used one before? I've been looking for a Schoeps gvc/41 replacement for a while and was thinking the 8050 with this swivel might be a good option. I was mainly wondering about it's range of swivel compared to a GVC, as well as the overall reliability of the 8xxx series. Thanks, Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Thomas Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Hey Guys, Trying to find some info on the Sennheiser MZG 8000 swivel module for the 8xxx series of microphones. Anyone have/used one before? I've been looking for a Schoeps gvc/41 replacement for a while and was thinking the 8050 with this swivel might be a good option. I was mainly wondering about it's range of swivel compared to a GVC, as well as the overall reliability of the 8xxx series. Thanks, Joe I've got a couple but have only had them for a couple of weeks (arrived just *after* the low loader day...) They work- will swivel to maybe a bit more than 90degrees. Possibly not quite as far as the schoeps. I don't think there's any mechanical issues with the 8000 series but they did change the PCB design earlier this year to get around the grounding/noise issue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jawharp Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks for the reply. Good to know about the PCB change. That noise was the only finicky thing I heard about the 8xxx series and I'm glad they fixed it. Just to confirm: does the MZG swivel both ways, or only in one direction? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Thomas Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Yes, they'll swivel both ways Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glen Deakin Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Is there a way to visually differentiate an older modelmodel to one with a newer upgraded PCB swivel?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Thomas Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Is there a way to visually differentiate an older modelmodel to one with a newer upgraded PCB swivel?? There's no difference in the swivels (they're just a mechanical and electrical connection), the newer 8000 series mics have a darker band at the screw connector with the MZX XLR adapter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jason A Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I have a couple 8050s and use to own 3 8060's. My understanding was the 8060 was the only mic with the grounding issue. I ran into it with all 3 8060s, but neither 8050. One 8050 is old (with dark band), one is newer (with gold band). I've had the swivel joint for quite a while. No issues. J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickreich Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 I have a couple 8050s and use to own 3 8060's. My understanding was the 8060 was the only mic with the grounding issue. I ran into it with all 3 8060s, but neither 8050. One 8050 is old (with dark band), one is newer (with gold band) no, I had the problem with a couple of 8020 Omnis, I know several others who did too, with 8020s and 8040s - so probably random mics across the whole range were affected. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Thomas Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 I've had a bunch of 8050s with the issue too, it's across the whole 8000 range (same capsules and electronics) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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