Stellar Labs CM1800 Mic Parts Mod Build

This time we take the stellar labs cm1800 and replace its internals (all but the xlr connector) with a new micparts.com kit. Does the mod make a marked difference!?


Buy the mic and mod:

https://www.newark.com/stellar-labs/3...

https://microphone-parts.com/products...

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**Contents**

00:00 - Start
00:03 - Intro
00:14 - No relation to TZ stellar mics
00:32 - Stellar who?
02:27 - About the donor mic
04:09 - The Build
04:42 - Resistors
06:45 - Diodes
07:27 - Ceramic Caps
07:44 - Transistors
08:18 - Film Caps
08:46 - Electrolytic Caps
09:12 - Fet and 1G Resistor
10:05 - Clean up
10:19 - Disassembly
10:51 - Clenaning up the XLR connector
11:45 - Capsule Assembly
12:38 - Removing the old circuits
13:05 - Installing new capsule
13:32 - Wiring
14:53 - Headbasket assembly and main board connection
15:28 - Reassembly
16:36 - Piano Test
16:40 - Pre Mod
16:46 - Post Mod
16:52 - Pre Mod
17:01 - Post Mod
17:10 - Pre Mod
17:20 - Post Mod
17:27 - Pre Mod
17:34 - Post Mod
17:40 - Pre Mod
17:47 - Post Mod
17:53 - Voice Test
17:57 - Pre Mod
18:04 - Post Mod
18:12 - Pre Mod
18:19 - Post Mod
18:27 - Acoustic Guitar
18:31 - Pre Mod
19:02 - Post Mod
19:34 - Acoustic Bass Test
19:38 - Pre Mod
20:06 - Post Mod
20:33 - Conclusion