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This mic takes me right back to 60’s when ribbons were king they were used for capturing nuances of voice, guitar and drums. They used to be rather fragile and I carried several replacement ribbons in my kit. This unit has the versatility of the old ribbon mic but is robust. I am going to get plenty of use out of this both live and recording. Se have as usual provided a product that limits the cons and enhances the pros.

Lovely mike. Have tried a few new microphones recently and this is refreshingly different. I hadn't expected it to be so good for voiceover work. The noise level is acceptably low to filter out v slight hiss without artefacts and compared to my other condenser mikes it has a very 'forward' sound and so smooth throughout the frequencies. I did have to work on the file to make it REALLY good with EQ adjustments in certain areas. The figure-of-eight produced a pleasing slap-back from a facing wall to add some 'presence'.

superb value mic to get a subtle ribbon sound that is useful in lots of applications. overheads, guitar - acoustic and electric, cajon - brilliant when paired with a PZM to add warmth to its crispness and a 57 on the front, and also great on vocals. Been using with a Fat man pre which makes it very warm but enough output to work with any of my pres or straight into the focusrite saffire. Paul White suggested I would be daft not to get one of these over lunch in the refectory - he thinks they might use the same/similar elements as the top end ribbons they do - or they are similar for a tenth of the price or whatever.