Fake TLM 103 Adventure

I bought this "tlm 103" off temu for $22 just to see what the deal was with these cheap mics. It came with a tiny cigar thin circuit board and an electret capsule that would distort from anything above normal speaking voice level. I've done other electronic projects before but never a microphone. I was determined to make something usable out of it. I gutted the electret parts and found threads on the site that gave me info on a circuit board and capsule. $18 for the un-103ish transformer... Read more