charibancho Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Hi everyone, first post I have a 416T with a noise problem - I connect via a 48V adapter barrel (works fine with other 416Ts I have), enable 48V and about 5 sec later get a massive amount of noise with a crackling voice buried underneath. As I said the cables/adapter work 100% with other 416Ts I have. I've opened the mic up and can't see any loose or shorting wires...however touching around with a screwdriver while 48V is engaged does seem to make the noise disappear, leaving only the voice sometimes, in partic touching the wires that go from the bottom of the main wiring assembly down to the connectors. I've tried to remove the C-ring so I can open up the XLR part but can't get it out. Is it worth persisting there? I'm happy to pay to have it repaired but I'm in Japan and Sennheiser checked it and said it's OK (which it blatantly isn't) and all they offered me was replacing the guts with regular P48 innards at the same cost as a pricy 2nd hand 416. Unfort there doesn't seem to be anywhere else offering repairs here. I was in touch with Pete at 416tupgrade.com previously about something else but checking his site it seems they don't really do vanilla repairs though I would be fine with a 48V upgrade if it solved the issue. Any ideas? I'm all ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniebeaudry Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Email Pete. I'm fairly certain the upgrade will solve your problem but he can tell you for sure. I had a Schoeps upgrade done by him and his work is impeccable! He made an over 20 year old mic sound as good as the new ones. Its so affordable why not get all of your mics upgraded and free yourself from those barrels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tourtelot Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Yes, Pete! D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 My very old 416T was worked over by Pete (and converted to p48) and now it is a very useful tool. I used a bag of those p48 barrels for years and was very happy to throw them out after Pete converted all of my T power mics (10). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charibancho Posted March 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Thanks all, I have been in touch with Pete in the past so I'll try him again. If anyone is in interested this is what it sounds like when I engage 48V Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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