Hey folks,

My partner has a C-48 that needs maintenance. It is making weird noises and overloads way too easily with fairly low SPL. Can you guys point me towards a reputable repair place. It would be nice to use this as it's intended.

Thanks,
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Following as I could use a Sony mic repair contact just in case. Please report back if you find one and have a good experience!

I think the guy from Russian Recording has had a ton of Sony stuff come through and I understand he uses Peluso. It may be worth asking him. Good luck!

Thanks man... I really want to this sorted out. I will keep snooping.

What about just known mic repair places? Anyone? Who where the goto names?

David Brown in L.A.

The guy from Cole Picks Vintage (who is the guy for ribbons and dynamics) recommended reaching out to Vanguard Audio Labs.

Good luck!

Thanks guys. Vanguard got back to me. I'm sending him sound files. Hopefully it's just a capsule cleaning and minimal maintenance.

I'll keep ya'll posted.

scrotescape 4 real wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:08 am David Brown in L.A.

He responded and said he is no longer working on Sony mics.

themilford wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 2:46 pm

scrotescape 4 real wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:08 am David Brown in L.A.

He responded and said he is no longer working on Sony mics.

That’s what I was afraid of, I’ve looked at old threads at other places in the past and people’s experiences varied. Some had trouble finding someone who would take them, others had stuff repaired w/o issue. Pro audio repair really sucks, never realized how spoiled I was with the tube amp guys.

I used to own a Vanguard FET mic and it was great. I especially got some good recordings of one mic and acoustic with it and only sold it as I was consolidating some of the stuff I had into pairs.

Oh, bummer. Vanguard is a good dude in my experience.
Afaik the capsule is still available from Sony for a princely sum…
There is PTW in nashville too, that does membranes.
Peluso is a little too fishy for me.