Golden Age Project R1 MK2 5-stars Reviews

Nice mic!

Very nice mic to vocal - warm sound.

Nice sounding mic

One of the best ribbon mics I have ever used in my life

Great cheap Rib mic. needs loads of gain - so be sure to have a preamp that has a minimum of 60db gain - the more the better. I have used mine for piano, drumoverheads and akustik guitars. The sound full, but needs some eq to bring out som clarity.

beautiful

Great sound and built quality

Surprised

I got this for my home studio and it is my first ribbon mic. I did not expect a huge difference from the the microphones I already have. It is definitely something else! I finally made some really nice recordings of acoustic guitars. Perfect for vocals. When somebody talks about warm sound in ribbons, it is true. I have several preamps but they all brought a lot of noise to the recordings since the output is poor. Luckily I have a Apogee Duet in the studio, and the noise was no longer a problem.

Ribbon for low price

I must say, I do not have any other ribbon mics. That's the one. Wanted to know what the fuzz about ribbon was and I have been using one for over 2 years, bought the second one few months ago - now I have a pair!

It needs quite a lot of gain to make it heard on quiet instruments/vocals. And do not recommend it on solo or really quiet acustic recording, because the hiss (noise) level will be too evident. (maybe special preamp for ribbon helps?) But as you use it on louder instruments and loud vocals in fuller mixes, it does the trick! It takes very high sound pressure levels, no problem with guitar cabs. This ribbon sounds woody and compressed, it has upper-mid crispyness, if i may use such pseudo-acustical phrases. But the frequency response ends at 18kHz. I've used it for recording drum room (and whole band room), works great (figure-8 is good for room on any mic), it sound compressed even before using compressor. And now I have a pair of them and use them quite often for drum overheads. But be aware of pointing them more accurately than ordinary cardioid overhead mics, figure-8 is pointy polar pattern.

vintage sound

Great warm vintage sound, beautiful top end: especially on high pitched percussion instruments. Also gives a lot of warmth to thin voices.

For the money - exceptional

Don't get me wrong its not quite a Royer, but if you want a decent, smooth ribbon sound (and you have a decent quiet pre) this is a really good mic for my money. Adds something different compared to the plethora of similar bright sounding condensers out there. Recommended.