Is this amount of hiss "normal" in a 1997 Rode NT2?

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    "The file you requested has been blocked for a violation of our Terms of Service."
     
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    those free hosts add a suffix to the link you have to delete. this one is the "/file " characters at the end, and you also have to paste the corrected url directly into your browser.
     
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    usually "hiss" is a function of too much gain, or a result of a background noise being made more apparent like a fan or other white noise source. Try adjusting your gain down, and look at your waveform in a frequency analzyer to look for peaks in certain bandwidths that can be filtered out.
     
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    yeah that works... like this...https://www.mediafire.com/file/k15s6v2sfv5juzo/45db+138am+hiss.aif

    and paste it into your browser..(note the final forwardslash and the word "file" have been removed as advised above..
     
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    that sounds like a bad capacitor, they give you that whooshing roar, not your normal hiss.
    I'd return it if you can..
     
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    Sure. The mic with original capacitors from '97... Capacitors older than 5-10 years are usually good to replace. I'd "recap" it myself, like I did with my Sennheiser MD431 from about '98. It's usually easy with mics and they have only a few caps. Just look for a good quality Japanese - Panasonic capacitors. Any good electronics shop should have them. A bit more expensive but worth it. :wink:

    Since it's very old, "recaping" it is a great thing to do, anyway, and see if it helps. ;)
     
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    It's a good thing to do if the original price is right. Some of the best deals in used audio gear are things you have to do a minor repair that the seller thought would be a major repair. Conversely, if the necessary power supply is not available but the seller assures you that is all that is wrong? That means it is as dead as a doornail. :rofl:
     
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    You simplify it in the way that 25 years is "very old" and don't even distinguish between electrolytic or foil capacitors... It's far more complicated.
     
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    they all have a goes into and goes outta and you gotta watch the polarity.
     
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