Radio Shack "Vintage" Condenser Microphones...

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Ok, now that you have all stopped laughing , I have a pair of these
things.
They are late 70's early 80's and are pencil type mics that sort of look a
bit like Sony ECM series (I'm guessing here) of the same period.
They take a 1.5v AA battery and are unbalanced 1/4 inch connection.

Any mods?
Sleeper mics? (Like the Pro77 monitors?, Crown PZM's)
Complete Junk?

I remember using them as overheads on drums and close miked piano way, way
back when and at the time (Otari 8 track) I thought they sounded decent.

So what's the skinny?
Bigger battery?
Mods to balanced?

Hey, I'm bored and who would have thought a 1979 Marantz (actually
Superscope) receiver would fetch $700.00 on ebay?

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Dana Larsen
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OK, my curiosity got me.

What do you plan to record with them?

malachi

"Dana Larsen" <dana_larsen66615kl4k3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, now that you have all stopped laughing , I have a pair of these
> things.
> They are late 70's early 80's and are pencil type mics that sort of look a
> bit like Sony ECM series (I'm guessing here) of the same period.
> They take a 1.5v AA battery and are unbalanced 1/4 inch connection.

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"blackout420" <blckout420@aol.com> wrote in news:1118874311.860944.123490
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> I have one of these mics I think, except mine has an xlr connector. It
> actually works really well on high hat.
>

I may have the same microphone. Mine is Realistic catalog 33-1080, says so
both on the box and on the microphone. While the microphone itself has a
male XLR connection, the supplied cable converts this to 1/4 inch TR (could
this resolve the reported discprepancy). I used it regularly (and wished I
had two--it was a parent gift, and parents saw no need for stereo to record
me playing piano. When I went back, it was no longer carried) until I got
a pair of AKG C1000S about ten years ago. The C1000S pair was quite a bit
better--and you know how bad folks here say those are!

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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:28:04 -0500, Peter A. Stoll wrote:

> "blackout420" <blckout420@aol.com> wrote in news:1118874311.860944.123490
> @g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>
>> I have one of these mics I think, except mine has an xlr connector. It
>> actually works really well on high hat.
>>
>
> I may have the same microphone. Mine is Realistic catalog 33-1080, says so
> both on the box and on the microphone. While the microphone itself has a
> male XLR connection, the supplied cable converts this to 1/4 inch TR (could
> this resolve the reported discprepancy). I used it regularly (and wished I
> had two--it was a parent gift, and parents saw no need for stereo to record
> me playing piano. When I went back, it was no longer carried) until I got
> a pair of AKG C1000S about ten years ago. The C1000S pair was quite a bit
> better--and you know how bad folks here say those are!

That's the beast!
Mine were the original model which was later replaced with the XLR model
from what I remember.
They actually do sound nice on high hats, sizzler cymbals and when micing
up an old upright piano for the clanky piano sound, ala Jerry Lee Lewis.
I didn't plan on using them for anything in particular and I haven't used
them in years, but I was just curious about them.


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Dana Larsen
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"Dana Larsen" <dana_larsen66615kl4k3@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> Sleeper mics? (Like the Pro77 monitors?, Crown PZM's)
> Complete Junk?


Hey... I have a half dozen of the Radio Shack (metamorphed Crown)
PZMs. There are a few sites with mods for those. I still use them on
closed lid piano every now and then. They aren't _complete_ junk. <g>

DM