Members aaronm72 Posted June 20, 2015 Members Share Posted June 20, 2015 I have a Shure beta 52a that is making a resonating noise. Sounds like a 12" Tom Tom particularly if you have any vibration or tap the mic on the side ever so slightly. I discovered this just playing around in the garage with head phones. Not positive if this frequency is cycling while in use but it seems like something is loose or has an isolation issue. Last show the drummer had a well tuned kit and the kick sounded great although I was not 100% satisfied until the last set but their are other reasons for that (my fault). All in all I like the mic and would replace it if needed just wanted know if anyone has any experience. Just for comparison I did stop at a Guitar Center and had them hook one up to see if it created the same issue and it did not. The mic is genuine but I did buy it used a year ago. While I am at it anyone have any experience with the EV n/d868? Am considering this for the stock pile but would still replace the Beta 52a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomm Williams Posted June 20, 2015 Members Share Posted June 20, 2015 I carry and use the 52, 868 and Heil PR40. The 52 is my least favorite of the three but still a very good kick mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted June 20, 2015 Members Share Posted June 20, 2015 Sounds like a mechanical issue. I'd send it back if you can. 868s is great, I've got a couple a I use a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted June 20, 2015 Members Share Posted June 20, 2015 If you bought it used, how do you know it's real? This is the classic symptom of a counterfeit, but there are other possible causes as well including failure of the isolation system within the mic body. IF it's real, Shure has a flat rate repair program that will get this fixed but if it's a counterfeit they may not return it to you and hold as evidence against their international enforcement program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aaronm72 Posted June 20, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2015 If you bought it used, how do you know it's real? This is the classic symptom of a counterfeit, but there are other possible causes as well including failure of the isolation system within the mic body. IF it's real, Shure has a flat rate repair program that will get this fixed but if it's a counterfeit they may not return it to you and hold as evidence against their international enforcement program. I bought the mic used from Guitar Center and also did research online to compare this mic to a counterfeit. I will check with Shure and if for some reason it is I will be heading back to GC as they are an authorized dealer and this should have not happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomm Williams Posted June 20, 2015 Members Share Posted June 20, 2015 Some of the fakes can be very convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted June 20, 2015 Members Share Posted June 20, 2015 There is often no way a consumer can tell by looking at it, the guitar center folks are often no different than a consumer in this regard. This is a very big deal these days, which is why Shure takes it so seriously. Shure can tell because they know the progression of tooling used over the life of the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aaronm72 Posted June 20, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2015 I will send an email to Shure with the the pics and let you know the outcome. Can't say that I can blame Shure or anyone for being diligent on fakes. thanks for the insight stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted June 20, 2015 Members Share Posted June 20, 2015 Fakes are a big problem for the end user as well, especially because the performance is generally so much worse than the real things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pro Sound Guy Posted June 21, 2015 Members Share Posted June 21, 2015 From the pics I have seen comparing fake to authentic the ball of the mic is a big one for giveaway. Put pics of the ballin the pics also. Screen. I didnt even look at the model until after I posted.I know a friend that has a definite chinese fake 52A. He uses the dam thing.Look at this link.Look at the color of your pins.Yours appears fakeRead this link http://www.ebay.com/gds/Fake-Shure-Beta-series-Microphones-How-to-spot-them-/10000000006603964/g.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aaronm72 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2015 Additional pics sent to Shure as well. I would never use something that is known counterfeit period or pass it on to someone else. If you look at the pic with the grill off the housing is not centered and square in the body. Again will let you all know the response from Shure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted June 21, 2015 Members Share Posted June 21, 2015 There are a surprising number of counterfeiters in china, each is different, so without a historic database of what is known to be fake, there are no sure fire ways a consumer can be expected to tell. The big performance giveaways are isolation, sound and polar pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted June 21, 2015 Members Share Posted June 21, 2015 If it's fake it's a good looking fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted June 21, 2015 Members Share Posted June 21, 2015 Most fakes these days look amazingly good but that's where the good part ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aaronm72 Posted June 23, 2015 Author Members Share Posted June 23, 2015 Got a response today and they cannot make a determination on the cause of the noise and suggested sending it in for repair. Nothing mentioned about counterfeit. I need to read the flat rate repair warranty again and see what the warranty is and make a decision to send it in or retire it to the garbage and cut my loses with a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted June 23, 2015 Members Share Posted June 23, 2015 Generally, the flat rate repair program is a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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