Need to repair an RE-20 in LA

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Neil Rutman <neilrutman@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>Where in LA would I go to repair an EV RE 20? Preferrably in the Pasadena
>area? I would prefer to fix locally rather than send to EV.

Why?

I am sure you could take it to AEA, but Wes might just ship it off to
EV himself.
--scott

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I'm having a bit of an issue with a guy who sold me this mic on ebay. Seller
has great feedback and warned that mic was missing a "washer" which needed
to be replaced but other than that the mic works great. When I recieved the
mic black dust was pouring from it which told me that the foam had
disintegrated which a tech at EV confirmed. Tech also said that there is no
washer, that the foam holds theelement in place and that without the foam
the element could be damaged. The EV quote was somewhere between $70 and
$220 depending on whether the element needs to be refurbished or replaced.

The guy who sold me the mic is willing to work with me on this but thought
EV price was way too high, so I offered to get a quote locally.

Neil R

"Mike Rivers" <mrivers@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
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>
> In article <f5ydnbe49PAlGybfRVn-hQ@speakeasy.net> neilrutman@bigfoot.com
> writes:
>
>> Where in LA would I go to repair an EV RE 20? Preferrably in the Pasadena
>> area? I would prefer to fix locally rather than send to EV.
>
> If it's a problem that can be fixed by resoldering a wire, you can
> take it to any electronic repair shop, though it would be preferable
> to take it to one that specializes in music electronics because
> they'll handle it like a microphone and not like a TV set.
>
> But if the capsule needs repair, best to send it to E-V. This isn't a
> "boutique" mic like the U87 for which there are people who specialize
> in making them better (or at least different) than new.
>
> What's your problem with sending it to E-V? You heard that they charge
> real money for repairs now?
>
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In article <0rWdnWpbOYm0hiHfRVn-2g@speakeasy.net> neilrutman@bigfoot.com writes:

> The guy who sold me the mic is willing to work with me on this but thought
> EV price was way too high, so I offered to get a quote locally.

Send it back and get a refund. Life's too short to fuss with sellers
who lie. Tell him that if he gets it repaired and wants to sell it to
you again at the same price, you'll take it, but only if he sends you
a copy of the E-V repair invoice.




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However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo