Re: [Harp-L] Shure SM57 Impedance range

[Greg Heumann <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can't tell from those pics. The leads between the element and the  
transformer are always green and yellow. Unscrew the screw at the  
other end and the XLR connector will pull right out. (Grab it with a  
needle nose, or an XLR plug before you unscrew the set screw) - if  
the wires leading to it are blue and red it isn't the same fake I  
have. It MIGHT be genuine. If they are yellow and green it is  
definitely a fake.



/Greg

http://www.blowsmeaway.com
http://www.bluestateband.net



On Jul 10, 2008, at 4:37 PM, Arnold Wiliem wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> This is my mic,
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/25498895@N06/sets/72157606096644015/
>
> @Greg: would you mind checking it with your genuine one?
>
> Arnold
>
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 2:22 AM, Greg Heumann <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>  
> wrote:
> > I recently bought an SM57 on eBay and it was indeed a copy. It was  
> > VERY well
> > done - came with all the packaging and literature I would expect,  
> > looked
> > exactly like the genuine article. But the "transformer" inside was  
> > a dummy.
> > The green and yellow wires went straight by it and directly to the  
> > XLR
> > connector. On a "real" SM57, the wires from element to the  
> > transformer are
> > green and yellow, but the wires from the transformer to the XLR  
> > connector
> > are blue and red. The mic didn't sound all that bad - maybe a  
> > little dirtier
> > than a genuine article - and had higher output than my genuine SM57.
> >
> > /Greg
> >
> > http://www.blowsmeaway.com
> > http://www.bluestateband.net
> >
> > On 7/9/08, Arnold Wiliem <arnoldw.id@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for the advice, I can't do anything rite now then..... too  
> > > bad..
> > > Actually, what's the difference between the fake ones and the  
> > > original
> > > ones? I know there must be some differences... since this is my  
> > > first
> > > mic... I've no idea... When do we start to notice that the mic is  
> > > fake
> > > while we're using the mic?
> > >
> > > Arnold
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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