I was thinking about doing the OPA Alice circuit from JLI Electronics with a TSC 1 capsule. What do you think about the sound from OPA Alice circuit vs the ones from Mic Parts? I was just curious on your thoughts of the OPA Alice circuit vs other circuits like the ones your showing in this video.
I really like the OPA Alice. I've reconfigured it for use in my Katana mic and it's great. Low noise. Extremely clean. You'll probably like it better with a k47 or c12 style capsule than an 87 style, but give it a shot. It's a fun way to get into DIY without having to build the whole board. You'll also need the DC-DC converter board if you're planning on using one of the 34mm condenser capsules though. The mic parts stuff is a little more involved and there are more flavors available than you'll get with an Alice.
I built the T-12 and km84 mics.. I love the T-12 mic. Use these mics all of the time in my studio. I record all kinds of acoustic instruments and weird objects that iI use as percussion instruments..
Thank you for adding to the conversation. I think the T-series kits there are some serious bang for your buck, and you get the joy of building it yourself. They do make great kits.
Awesome video Mark. So is the mic body you have on your mic the one from Aliexpress? It looks really nice for $49. T84 build would be cleaner than the T84 55?
Thanks Bill! It is from Aliexpress, but it was $130 shipped, with a shockmount. And yes, the t-84 would be cleaner. The t84-55 adds an extra couple of db of 2nd harmonics to give it a little more girth and what people often refer to as a more vintage sound.
I just built the T84-55 circuit with an RK47 capsule into an old GT55 mic body. I really like it so far. Could you tell me what differences I might hear with an RK12 capsule instead?
If you want a cheap mic with great quality, I would recommend looking a Neewer mic upgrades. The Neewer mic can be bought from Amazon for $20ish but the capsule can be replaced as well as the board if needed for cheap. A full replacement would cost around 40 to 70 dollars but just a capsule replacement would be 12 to 30 dollars.
