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
Discontinued Microphone Parts Microphones
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:
- RK-47 - a 34mm, dual-diaphragm, single-backplate capsule that recreates the sound of the Neumann K47 capsule.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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