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umashankar
>________________________________
>From: Gregory O'Drobinak <>
>To:
>Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2011 9:00 AM
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] noisy 8020 mics
>
>It is really disheartening that Sennheiser is producing mics of such poor=
>quality. I'm not sure at this point that I would even consider buying an o=
f
>these 8000 series mics, even if I could spare a kidney to pay the exorbita=
nt
>price that they ask for=C2=A0 pair of them.
>
>I would think that if Sennheiser had any gumption at all that they would h=
ave
>one of their representatives address these issues to all of the members of=
our
>list in straight-ahead manner without sweeping it under the rug and giving=
us
>stupid excuses. It may cost them a momentary loss of face, but I think tha=
t
>people appreciate honesty in the long run. Give us the straight dope and t=
ell us
>what you're going to do about it.
>
>Then again, maybe this heralds the beginning of the end of the good life a=
s we
>know it. Time to buy another pair of AT-4022s (& maybe some 4021s) and get=
ready
>for ????. Oh yes: also get some good dynamic mics with high SPL ratings. T=
hey
>are always good in blast zones!=C2=A0 =C2=A0 :>}
>
>Cheers!
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: vickipowys <>
>To:
>Sent: Wed, October 5, 2011 8:31:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] noisy 8020 mics
>
>Antoine,
>
>The whole series may be affected.
>
>Send them back.
>
>Tell your shop that many people have the problem, even Australie!
>
>Give them a sample recording of noise on a CD.
>
>Vicki
>
>
>
>On 06/10/2011, at 12:16 PM, agriboval wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the trouble to listen to the files, put them on the blog=C2=A0=
>> as advised. I understand your language poorly, you advise me to=C2=A0
>> send them back for repair or is the whole series that seems to be=C2=A0=
>> affected? Thank you for your answer!
>> Antoine
>> http://braconnages.unblog.fr/
>>
>>
>> --- In bruce seifried=C2=A0
>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>> Oh, man. I know this issue well. Unfortunately.
>>>
>>> Rather than trust my sometimes quirky memory, I will copy/paste part
>>> of one of my emails to my dealer:
>>>
>>> *********
>>>
>>> "Here's a recap of my MKH8020/8040 adventure:
>>>
>>> =E2=80=A2 Original order was for one pair each of MKH8020 stereo set, a=
nd
>>> MKH8040 stereo set. Order date 5/8/08.
>>>
>>> =E2=80=A2 One of the 8020 omnis went bad on my first remote job. Interm=
ittent
>>> full output noise spikes ruined recording.
>>> This pair was replaced by Sennheiser on approximately 7/1/08.
>>>
>>> =E2=80=A2 New pair of 8020's both went bad before my first job with the=
m.=C2=A0
>>> Both
>>> initially had low-level crackly noise problems. One of them
>>> subsequently improved, but both were returned to Sennheiser for a
>>> refund.
>>>
>>> =E2=80=A2 The 8040 pair were initially fine, and worked in my studio. T=
hey
>>> were set up here prior to a remote job in October, and one developed
>>> the same low-level crackles that the second 8020 pair had. This noise
>>> took about a minute to get going before manifesting itself, and was
>>> then continuous. These were returned to Sennheiser for a refund.
>>>
>>> I returned the 8020/8040 pairs for a refund reluctantly, since I did
>>> very much like their sound, especially the 8020s, but I no longer
>>> trust that these microphones are reliable enough for me to use in a
>>> professional situation.
>>>
>>> As a circuit designer myself, I will hazard a guess as to what might
>>> be the cause of these problems.
>>>
>>> If it were not for the intermittent full-level noise problem with the
>>> first 8020 pair, I would guess that there was some form of
>>> contamination to the high impedance section of the pc boards=C2=A0
>>> happening
>>> during manufacture, perhaps due to incomplete removal of flux during
>>> soldering. Another possibility is a bad batch of FETs or transistors
>>> sneaking into production. Less likely but still possible would be bad
>>> capacitors. Obviously, I did not open these to determine for certain
>>> what the problem(s) was/were.
>>>
>>> However, I did notice that the small circular pc board located=C2=A0
>>> between
>>> the two halves of the microphones was not firmly attached in place,
>>> and was not always accurately centered. In fact, in one of the=C2=A0
>>> mics as
>>> initially received it was so far out of alignment that there were
>>> positions of rotation of the XLR assembly where the pin was=C2=A0
>>> barely, if
>>> at all, making contact with the circular pc board trace. This=C2=A0
>>> might be
>>> a design decision that should be rethought, at least to improve on=C2=
=A0
>>> the
>>> dimensional tolerances=C2=A0 involved."
>>>
>>> *********
>>>
>>> My dealer, Steve Remote at Aura Sonic, was a complete saint during
>>> this nightmare, and managed to get Sennheiser to completely refund=C2=
=A0
>>> the
>>> cost of these microphones. I have refrained from going public about
>>> all this, since I had not seen any other mention anywhere of anyone
>>> else having these sorts of problems, and I was beginning to doubt my
>>> own sanity. I tried these mics with different mic cables, two
>>> different Sound Devices 702 recorders, the KORG DSD recorder, and the
>>> outcome was always the same. Sennheiser denied that anyone else was
>>> having these problems. Apparently, I'm not insane, as is now=C2=A0
>>> apparent.
>>> Yay!
>>>
>>> I feel your pain!
>>>
>>>
>>> bruce seifried
>>> eclair engineering
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 22, 2011, at 4:21 AM, vickipowys wrote:
>>>
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone else have problems with periodic loud fizzing noise from
>>>> Sennheiser 8020 mics?
>>>>
>>>> Sennheiser replaced one set of mics ('faulty capsule' they said) but
>>>> the noise persists in the replacement mics despite me checking
>>>> absolutely everything by way of leads and phantom power voltage and
>>>> connectors etc. etc.
>>>>
>>>> Help please!
>>>>
>>>> Vicki Powys
>>>> Australia
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie=C2=A0=
>> Krause.
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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>
>"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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