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Microphone Parts

MicParts, also known as Microphone-Parts.com, offers numerous products for the DIY audio community:

• large-diaphragm capsules based on the K47, K67/K87, and CK-12 designs
• circuit replacement kits for many common and popular microphones, based on vintage designs from Schoeps and Neumann
• all-inclusive microphone kits that provide a variety of sonic colors and textures, with a broad range of distortion characteristics (from low-distortion, pristine transformerless to rich harmonic content)

Current Microphone Parts Microphones

• Microphone-Parts S-25

Discontinued Microphone Parts Microphones

• Microphone-Parts RA-23

Mods and Repairs

Mod Kits

A “mod kit” is a DIY circuit upgrade: a prepackaged set of hand-selected parts, bundled with a detailed, full-color instruction booklet specific to each microphone model. The company currently offers circuit upgrade kits for the following models.

• U87 EQ circuit kit for Studio Projects C1


• U87 EQ circuit kit for Studio Projects C3


• MP-V57 PCB kit for dozens of “donor” mics: MCA SP-1, MXL 2006, MXL V63M, MXL 910, MXL V250, MXL V57, MXL 550, CAD GXL2200, MXL 2001, MXL V67/V67G.
  
• TL3 PCB kit for MXL 770 and Monoprice 600800


• 990B PCB kit for MXL 990


• Fox 460 circuit kit for Apex 460, Carvin CTM100, BadAax T11-A tube mics

FET microphone mod kits

• MXL 990S mod options
• AKG Perception 220 Mods
• AKG Perception 420 Mods
• CAD GXL2200 mod options
• CAD GXL2400 mod options
• MCA SP-1 mod kits
• Monoprice 600800 mod options
• MXL 2006 mod options
• MXL 770 mod kit
• MXL 990 mod kits
• MXL V63M mod options
• Nady SCM-800 mod kits
• T.bone SC-400 mods

Tube mic mod kits

• Apex 460 Circuit Replacement / Upgrade Kit (C12 and ElaM 251 flavors)
• Apex 460 Circuit Replacement / Upgrade Kit (C12 and ElaM 251 flavors)
• BadAax T11-A Mod Options
• Carvin CTM100 mod options

Large-diaphragm replacement capsules

The company offers several large-diaphragm replacement/upgrade capsules, modeled carefully after the European originals:

1. RK-47 - a 34mm, dual-diaphragm, single-backplate capsule that recreates the sound of the Neumann K47 capsule.
2. RK-12 - a 34mm, dual-diaphragm, edge-terminated capsule based on the AKG CK-12. This capsule has received glowing reviews for vocal applications, and provides an affordable upgrade for C12-like tube mic mods (e.g. the Apex 460).
3. RK-87 - a version of the Neumann K67/K87, made with 3-micron diaphragms and insulated backplates. It works in both 3-wire and 4-wire microphone designs.

Selected Mods and Repairs

• AKG Perception 220
• AKG Perception 420
• Apex 430
• Apex 435
• Apex 460
• Apex 480
• Audio-Technica AT2020
• Audio-Technica AT2035
• Avant CK-6
• Avant CU-2
• Avant CV-12
• Blue Bluebird
• CAD GXL2200
• CAD GXL2400
• CAD GXL3000
• Cascade Elroy
• Gauge ECM-87
• Gauge ECM-87 Stealth
• Groove Tubes GT55
• Joemeek JM37
• Joemeek JM37-DP
• Karma Audio Trinity
• Karma Audio Unity
• M-Audio Luna
• M-Audio Luna II
• MCA SP1
• MXL 2001
• MXL 2003
• MXL 2006
• MXL 2008
• MXL 2010
• MXL 4000
• MXL 5000
• MXL 770
• MXL 870
• MXL 910
• MXL 990
• MXL 992
• MXL Cube
• MXL V250
• MXL V63M
• MXL V69 ME
• Nady SCM-1000
• Nady SCM-800
• Nady SCM-900
• Nady SCM-960
• Alctron HSGT-2B
• RØDE NT1
• RØDE NT1-A
• RØDE NT2-A
• Sterling ST55 FET
• Sterling ST77 FET
• Studio Projects C1 (797)
• t.bone SC 400
• Tascam LD-74