the harshness did not change with a cap change. that was the first, most desperate and quickest attempt at fixing this issue i'll admit. the mic had Wima caps but i don't remember what the value was, I swapped in .1uf 50v polypros that i had laying around(between the capsule and circuit) and it did increase some of the clarity in the mid range as far as my ears tell me, but the harshness is still there. It's not a big issue, i just cut 12k shelf about 3db and it tames it but I believe the harshness to ride in the 15-20khz range because its that sizzle that extends past hearing range but you can still "feel" it in your ears if you understand what i'm trying to convey. I'll play around with it some more this weekend when i get a moment to breath!
thanks!
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and Flatpicker, as i stated to Gyraf, I asked about the grill because i want to change the acoustic properties of it, not really replace it because i thought it caused a problem. the mesh is very open, where a lot of other mics have very closed mesh with multiple layers. I wanted to add a layer of something very close knit like silk that would attenuate higher frequencies.