Broken Blue Yeti

iEatBalls · April 3, 2017

I bought a Yeti from a local swap meet today for $60; which I thought was a pretty good price. I tested it when I got home and all the pickup patterns have zero input volume except for the bi-directional one. The mic also seems to be stuck at max gain because it just peaks even with slight handling noise, or breathing. Turning the gain knob doesn't do anything at all.

Any thoughts on what the cause of this might be? The Yeti has 3 capsules, not sure which ones are activated in which modes though. Could it be the wiring from the capsule to the circuit board or the capsules themselves or even the pcb components being damaged?

I'll probably open it up and see what it looks like, but not sure what to even look for. I did send a support ticket in to Blue but since I paid cash, no receipt and not original owner I'm probably SOL.

jakkuh_t · April 3, 2017

Ouch. I'd always recommend testing electronics before you buy but I can see that its a little late for that.

iEatBalls · April 3, 2017

Just now, jakkuh_t said:

Ouch. I'd always recommend testing electronics before you buy but I can see that its a little late for that.

Yeah, I would have checked it there if I had a USB mini-B cable. Too bad mini-B is the worst connector in the world and nothing should ever have it, except one of the most popular USB mics for some reason.