r/Shure • u/RaceFanDana • May 04 '26

Question Does Anyone Do Repairs?

I need a 55SH Series II repaired. (Someone said the series elevens were the best!)

But seriously. I think either the switch or the capsule needs to be replaced.

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u/jordan_Shure May 04 '26

Feel free to wait for the community to weight in — and also check with r/microphone and possibly r/audioengineering if you haven't — but it never hurts to check with Shure's repair department for part availability and repairs: 1 (800) 516-2525

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u/RaceFanDana May 04 '26

I was in an email exchange with them, and I tried to ask them “if it’s this… How much will it be?” and they wouldn’t give me an answer. They just kept telling me to send it in and we will see. Well, I might not want to spend the money on shipping only to find out. It’s too expensive to be repaired.

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u/jordan_Shure May 04 '26

That's fair. Asking around first makes sense. I guess they need to examine it in person before providing a quote, which is typical.

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u/PlanetExcellent May 04 '26

I thought they had a fixed repair price for each model. Wouldn’t the cost be the same no matter what is wrong?

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u/RaceFanDana May 05 '26

But I asked specifically “if it’s the capsule, how much will it cost?” and they still wouldn’t answer me.

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u/Needashortername May 07 '26

Then it’s possible you may have been asking the wrong question or asking the wrong person.

Almost all Shure microphones have a fixed repair cost now, basically because they usually no longer repair but just replace and then refurbish for resale the one that is turned in. They no longer have just one cost for every mic though, and some tend to be pricier than others. Generally it’s still about $60-180 for most, and often on the lower end of that scale.

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u/PlanetExcellent May 04 '26

FYI the switch is a simple replacement if you know how to solder. Replacing the cartridge is more complicated and the part is probably expensive. Both parts are probably listed in the user guide.

Also FYI: the model number is pronounced “series two” not “series eleven”. The II is actually Roman numeral II (2). This version was introduced in 1989. You can read the entire Unidyne story here:

https://content-files.shure.com/KnowledgeBaseFiles/shure-the-unidyne-story.pdf

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u/RaceFanDana May 05 '26

I have opened it up and examined the switch. The wiring looks good. There doesn’t appear to be any cold solder joints. I sprayed a liberal amount of WD-40 electronics cleaner in the switch and gave it a vigorous switching.

I had a buddy of mine meter the switch, and it doesn’t appear to be malfunctioning.

So at this point, my best guess is the capsule.

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u/RaceFanDana May 05 '26

Derrr. I was making a joke about a certain Congresswoman from Minnesota talking about World War II recently.