sE Electronics VR1

SE Electronics' VR1 Vintage Edition passive ribbon microphone delivers an open natural sound across the full frequency spectrum and is especially well suited to acoustic instruments and guitar cabinets. The VR1's smooth extended high end separates it from traditional ribbon mics, rivaling condensers without being too bright. Plus, its high SPL tole... morerance (135dB) and low self-noise (18dB) means it can capture everything from a whisper to a scream with grace and no distortion. The Vintage Edition comes in a retro green hammered finish with a brushed chrome grille.The VR1 is compact and easy to place, an attribute that comes in handy when recording instruments like violins and mandolins. The microphone's ability to record with virtually no coloration makes it an ideal choice for room miking drums, ensembles, or even capturing audio for sound design applications. With a figure-8 pickup pattern, the VR1 is the quintesential side mic for a mid-side stereo configuration.A unique vintage design also sets the VR1 apart from every other mic in your cabinet. What you can't see is just as unique. Integrated custom transformers and a hand-tensioned ribbon combine to give the VR1 its uncanny ability to reproduce the source as your ears hear it.SE Electronics VR1-VINT-EDITION-U Includes:VR1 microphoneMicrophone stand clipThread adapterWooden caseShock mountSE Electronics VR1-VINT-EDITION-U Features:Natural open soundFiqure-8 pickup patternFull frequency range of 20 Hz - 18 kHzExcels at recording acoustic instruments and guitar cabinetsHigh SPL tolerance (135dB)Unique vintage styling with retro green hammered finishSE Electronics VR1-VINT-EDITION-U Specifications:Electronics: PassiveGenerating Element: Hand-tensioned 2.5µm aluminum ribbonDirectional Pattern: Figure-8Frequency range: 20 Hz - 18 kHzImpedance: 300 OhmsSensitivity: 1.78 mV/Pa (-55 dB)Max SPL: 135 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)Signal to Noise Ratio: 75 dBSelf Noise: 19 dB(A)Matching Connectors: XLR3FPower requirement: N/A (phantom-protected)Dimensions: Length: 33mm (1.30 in.) Width: 19.5mm (0.77 in) Height: 127mm (5.00 in)Weight: 230g / 8.11oz SE Electronics VR1-VINT-EDITION-U Passive Ribbon Microphone, Vintage Edition.

The VR1 from sE mark a new era for Ribbon mic technology – until now the only Ribbon mic in the world to perform across 20Hz-18KHz was sE's Rupert neve collaboration, the RNR1, crtically acclaimed as the best Ribbon mic in the world.This was achieved using state of the art transformers and a Rupert neve designed circuit board to reveal HF usu... moreally absent. The Voodoo mics however achieve full frequency response using a new mechnical device (patent pending), designed by Siwei Zou, the company CEO.This extraordinary technical acheivment allows the traditional Ribbon capsule to develop and capture frequencies from 20Hz to 18KHz like no other Ribbon on the planet. The sound is revcolutionary; where the RNR1 is simply a stunning mic in its own class entirely, the Voodoo range brings traditional ribbon sound to the project and commercial studio, but extends it to perform as well as most condensers do.The result is superbly detailed and wonderfully open and natural sounding recordings of acoustic instruments and guitar cabs. The VR1 is a passive Ribbon design. This mic's unique ability to perform, coupled with searingly good looks, is sure to make the VR1 a classic of its time.ApplicationsVocals and ohver head mikingDrum kit,Room mikingAcoustic guitarElectric guitar cabinetsOrchestral and stringsPianoWoodwinds and BrassIncludesVR1 Ribbon MicrophoneMicrophone stand clipThread adapterWooden caseShock mountFeaturesSuperbly detailed, open and natural soundA passive ribbon to bring out the bite and edge from your guitar cabs with no muddy highsHand-tensioned ribbon constructed by our highly specialized technicians in sE's capsule roomFull frequency response using technology designed by Siwei Zou, sE's CEOAll-metal housing and gold plated XLR connectorA secret weapon for top musicians and engineers worldwideSpecificationsComponentsElectronics: PassiveTransducer: Hand-crafted 2.5 µm Aluminum ribbonConnectivity: 3-pin male XLR connectorSoundPolar patterns: Figure-8Frequency range: 20 Hz - 18 kHzImpedance: 300 OhmsSensitivity: 1.8 mV / Pa (-55 dBV)Max SPL: 135 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)Equivalent noise level: 19 dBSignal to noise ratio: 75 dBDimensionsMic length: 33mm (1.30 in.)Mic width: 20 mm (0.79 in.)Mic height: 127 mm (5.00 in.)Mic weight: 230 g (8.11 oz.)Powering: N/A (phantom-protected) SE Electronics VR1 Passive Ribbon Microphone.