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Re: Desiccant

Subject: Re: Desiccant
From: Tim Nielsen <>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 18:35:49 -0700
Thanks Dave. I read that group too, so will post there what people=20
use to clean those contacts. That's a good idea. Lots of the=20
production recordists using Schoeps.

Tim

On Apr 7, 2006, at 5:52 PM, thxdave wrote:

> --- In  Tim Nielsen <> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Kent!
> >
> > Are the Neumann's susceptible to moisture like the Schoeps? Bummer,
> > cause I was thinking I could build a tiny little MS rig to take too,
> > using the Neumann's.
> >
> > Well, since it's a ways away, perhaps I'll just buy the KMH MS setup
> > I've been wanting to have anyway. And maybe a pair of the MKH=20
> omni's.
> > My impression is that the MKH are nearly immune to humidity=20
> problems,
> > right? Are there other high quality mics that work well in humid
> > conditions?
> >
> > But I just love the sound of my Schoeps, and it's a shame the
> > humidity is a problem. Thanks Kent, good to know. I was curious just
> > how quickly the humidity could affect them. Yeah, it'd be insane not
> > to take something better suited for that purpose.
> >
> > Tim
> >
>
> Tim,
> I remember a discussion about the Schoeps v. moisture problem several
> times over on the R.A.M.P.S. group and the consensus there was that
> this crackling problem was (usually) due to contaminants on the
> circular contacts where the body and capsule mate. The movie guys
> there claimed that if they kept the contact VERY clean that they
> didn't have this problem.
>
> dave
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