Shockmount Maintenance

Roswell Cutaway Shockmount Guide

The stand adaptor part of the shockmount has a female 5/8-inch thread. We include a thread adaptor for 3/8-inch stands; this was packed in your mic's case, in a small plastic bag.

The mic mount part of the shockmount has female M22x1 threads (22mm diameter, 1mm spacing).

Distinguish a Mini K shockmount from a Colares/Delphos II shockmount in either of these two ways:

• The Delphos II / Colares shockmount has a 75mm inner cage, and a flat base plate.
• The Mini K shockmount has a 65mm inner cade, and a flanged base plate.

The Mini K mics will not mount to the larger Delphos II / Colares shockmount; the male threads on the Mini K mics are recessed under. the mic's end cap, and require a flange on the mount to reach into the mic body to mate with the threads.

In contrast, the larger mics (Colares/Delphos II) can be installed on the smaller Mini K shockmount, but they do not fit very well; the bottom of the mic will not touch the rubber pad on the mount's base plate, because the flange holds the mic too high in the mount.

For best results, use the shockmount that was included with your Roswell mic! 

Removing a stuck thread adaptor from a shockmount

Our shockmounts are built for mic stands with 5/8-inch male threads. European mic stands use a smaller-gauge, coarser thread measuring 3/8-inch diameter.

We include a 3/8-in female to 5/8-in male thread adaptor, packed inside the microphone case. If this adaptor has become stuck in your shockmount, use a small metal washer or coin in the slots of the thread adaptor to turn the adaptor counter-clockwise.

If the adaptor was installed upside down, with the slotted end not visible, try inserting the tip of needle-nose pliers into the 3/8-inch opening. Pry the handles apart to exert pressure on the thread adaptor. Then rotate counter-clockwise. This approach might damage the 3/8-in threads.

Replacement O-Rings

The Cutaway shockmount is built with silicone/rubber O-rings. These rings are "compliant," meaning they are soft enough to absorb vibration.

Compliant materials tend not to last forever; there is a natural trade-off between strength and flexibility. Environmental toxins (finger oil) will degrade them over time. Excessive force applied to the microphone during installation into the mount could stress the O-rings, which are not designed to accommodate long-distance excursion. 

If your O-rings become stiff, or if they break, you can easily replace them. We supply spare O-rings in the mic case.

Should you need more O-rings, purchase them here: Roswell Shockmount O-Rings