An affordable ribbon mic for studio, stage, you name it! The sE X1R ribbon microphone is the new high performance passive ribbon from sE Electronics. The sE Electronics X1R is suited to a variety of recording applications including guitar cabs, overhead drums, brass, woodwind, strings, commercial broadcast and voice-over. This state of the art ribbon element enclosed by top grade Neodymium magnets boasts some of the latest ribbon microphone technologies from sE Electronics. We have combined our traditional ribbon technology with some of the mechanical elements of our patented Voodoo microphone HF (High Frequency) extension technology to bring you a classic sounding ribbon mic with a gentle HF lift. The sEX1R does not offer the full frequency response performance of the Voodoo VR1 / VR2 and the widely acclaimed sE Rupert Neve RNR1, but a hybrid of old and new ribbon technology which gives you all the natural beauty of the ribbon sound, but with more versatility and ease of use than the majority of ribbons on today's market. The sE X1R also draws on the chassis and design elements of the hugely successful sE X1 Cardioid Condenser Microphone to bring you exceptional performance, and the hand-crafted capsule quality you expect from all sE mics, but at a fraction of the cost of other boutique brands. sE Electronics X1R Specifications Type: Passive Element: 2µ aluminum ribbon Frequency Response: 20-16K Hz ±1dB Sensitivity: -55.3dB 1V/Pa ±1dB Directional pattern: Figure of 8 Impedance: ≤200 ohm Connector: 3-pin Max SPL: 135dB Weight: 0.5KG
I quick side view from today. BD in Sennheiser e602 II (Mindprint T-Comp) BD our sE T2 hyper "knee" Tape Op Message board ribbon TOMS sE X1D (x3) Rooms sE X1R (Joe Meek SC2.2) (notice the anti-knockover device) (not in view) SD AT ATM23he (Mindprint T-Comp) OH Octava MC012 in ORTF HAT Beyer M201
...going for my best Jay Bellerose today. 24" Ludwig and Leedy BD U87 Premier Signia wood hoop snare Octava MC012 (hyper) sE X1r and Røde FT5 overheads (I decided to hold a shaker with the brush in my right hand and wanted the condenser to grab that sound, but wanted to ribbon thing too) HH M201 TOMB ribbon...
...the NoHypes, and yes, they are definitely better. But not really double as good as the t.Bones. I have the sE X1-R, the sE R1 and an sE Voodoo VR2. The Voodoo VR2 is not double as good as the X1-R, even though it costs at least twice the amount. You didn't mention them by...