the t.bone RB 500 3-stars Reviews

Ribbon mic for cheap...

If you want to have an idea of what a Ribbon mic can sound like, you can try this one. But do not expect to be blown away. It seems to me that the big 'can' underneath the harness and the ribbon works like a sound chamber for the mic and influences the sound. Still experimenting with getting a good sound with this mic...

I ordered this Mic but the sound is not what I expected, is cheap but the volume is to low I need to increase the gain on my soundcard to ear the recording.

You get what you pay...

I mean, maybe for a podcaster is ok, but for studio aplications will go for the passive versions of t bone ribbon mics.

Pros

Big size

metal chasis

sonds ok for the price

Cons

no case

no box

sent inside of a chinesse bag

poor quality jack on the very short cable attached to the mic.

its too short, if you have space in your desk is ok, if not, don?t buy!

At this price point, If you have a good preamp you should probably look into the RM700.

Dark Ribbon

This is my second set of ribbons, and I was definitely surprised at the difference! My first pair were the RM700's, and these are considerably darker. This is great for giving a very mellow and bass-heavy quality to instruments - definitely good to pair with a brighter mic for vocals or amps or for ambient mic'ing of drums or electric guitar.

The main detractors are the built in cable, which while chunky is obviously an issue for the mic's longevity. It also makes placement clunky, which is annoying for fine adjustments to the angle of the mic.

reasonable

These are ok for the money, careful placement can produce reasonable results.