Superlux R102

great value

The mic comes with a really nice case!! It is a bit heavy so if you're thinking the option to place it in a mic shock mount you should have one that holds weight good. The quality of construction seems nice! The sound is really great from what you expect from a ribbon mic in that price range. I use it with a condenser mic at the same time for recordings for vocals and classic and acoustic guitar and sounds great!!

Really nice ribbon microphone

To be fair, this is my first ribbon mic. And I never really was a fan of ribbon microfones, could not imagine I would actually buy one some day. But I'm a fan of Superlux and theit price/quality ratio, have some of their gear I would never call flwaless, but it was the best I could buy in my region and with my money.

So far it's my first week posessing R102, and I've already tried it on recording vocals, making CabIR from Warwick Sweet 25.1 bass amp (15" speaker) and Peavey XXL412 cab, utilizing it in Mid-Side configuration to record a rehersal. The results are quite satisfactory, according to my subjective taste and positive feedback from my drunk friends.

Other reviewer said its "built like a tank" and that's not mere words. It is pretty weighty, so much that it gives you a sence of confidence in the product you are holding in your hands. The mic holder has metal frame and plastic housing, but it looks like a good type of plastic, that would not break in the next half of a year given moderately careful treatment.

I have seen lots of reviews on youtube with samples of different applications, and comparing it with Shure SM7B or other microphones. Most of them tend to argee that Superlux R102 is simply a solid mic on it's own and the price of it is pretty attractive and tempting. So if you are microphone enthusiast, which i think I'm slowly, painfully and partially unwillingly becoming, or just have a need or want for a microphone with warm, yet not muffled, ribbon sound for whatever sick applications your twisted mind might have and have spare 100 euros to spend - go grab one. I would say with this one you have a pretty low chance to be disappointed in this little guy.

BTW, I couldn't tell if the design of this mic was borrowed from somewhere, as it happens usually happens, or it is a Supurlux original design - the mic looks neet. That's comming from a person preferrs application over appearence and would rarely complement such thing.

Ribbon

If you are short of money and you want to try a ribbon microphone, this is a good choise. The product it is well presented it comes with a case and a specific cable.

Really Good

Using it to record trumpet.

So far so good. No problems with it. Sound amazing when you get the right mixing with the microphone. For brass instruments its amazing and sounds really warm.

if you are a brass player, you should get this microphone.

Good quality for relatively low price

My ideal for home recording, the sound quality works well on live stages too.

It is not studio-quality target, but for private record-practicing of wind instruments I think this one is very good.

I use it to record trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone and small percussions. For all these the quality of the tone is really similar to how it comes out of the instruments.

Very recommended for a private practice of studio-recording! (that is my experience :) ).

It sounds really dark and muddy but good.

I bought it to combat using harsher sounding Rode NT1 that I already own. It works well but the vocals can sound a little too nasally and oh yeah, it clips reeeallly easily.

Quite unbeatable when used with acoustic or electric guitar or to mic a piano.

Great alternative sound

Overall a great budget mic. Built as a tank, substantial, produces a full sound with abundance of thick low mids and smooth subdued high end. This is what is to be expected with ribbons, so all is good. The pictured scene is not dimensional sounding as some expensive alternatives, but it can sound pretty good on its own or in combination with others. I have two, and sometimes use the blumlein arrangement. Sensitivity is almost comparable to a condenser mic because it is active and needs 48 v to operate. The specs suggest high spl capability but I reached the limit of the mic with rather close micing of a full blast 25 tube guitar watts into a 12 speaker. The metering on my preamp and daw showed ample margin but I found that distorsion causes unusable recordings far before clipping the input stage of the preamp. A little more distance from the driver solved the issue, but I was expecting a tougher behaviour. This is what caused the missing star. Used always with a popfilter, it’s a ribbon.

Very very warm.

I thought i'd pick up a ribbon mic and see what i can do with it.

This mic is well constructed and actually looks pretty cool to my eyes.The case is sturdy and the harness does the job.

I use it primarily for guitar amp and haven't bothered trying anything else with it other some quick vocals which was a waste of time.Too dark soundwise to be useable.

If you are going to buy this mic don't consider it an allrounder but more of a specialist.Obviously try it out with a few different sound sources to see what character it can bring.For me it works great on amps,especially any rock/metal type stuff you do.

Anyway just my two cents.

only tried it live, great stuff

Tried this live at a show, instantly ordered it for my home studio, quality build and a lovely warm sound combined with an Sm57.

I havent tried recording with it yet.

cant believe how cheap it is!

Nice ribbon mic

The mic produces a lot of bottom end and mids! Good for acoustic guitar, piano and guitar amps. And for voice, I think, but it depends on vocalist.

Very good sensitivity, nice dynamic. Plastic case is ok. The cable with angled XLR jack really good.