the t.bone RM 700 Reviews

LUSH! And NOT FRAGILE!

Hard as nail, have one laying around, hooked to the sound card and constantly in monitoring mode, gives you the lushest sound if you position AND angle it right but if you always wondered what is it to record with ribbons, there you go, before you spend big bucks on known suspects, for me personally, this coupled with the FetAmp quenched my thirst

Great Value for money

This mic delivers very good quality for the price. I've used it successfully on orchestra, brass, acoustic guitar and even a bright vocal. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a ribbon mic.

I like this thing. Have been using it for a year, trying it on voice, guitar and clarinet. Bought another one to try out Blumlein array. You have to learn using and positioning this mic, sometimes it sounds great in another context it does not and you better use something else. Sometimes you have to eq and it works. I havn´t fully understood it. The self noise of this mic is really really low. I love that. It does not react as crazy sensitive on floor vibrations as its larger brother RB 500. That makes it much more easy and universal to use. The price is incredible low. Perhaps one of the best cheap ribbon mics you can get. Shockmount box and case just perfect.

The "Secret Sauce"

We all know the struggle - the guitar sounds great from an amp, but once recorded, its almost flat. Why? Probably because you haven't invested into one of those ribbon mics :)

I use this one at the same time with Shure SM57 and that gives me the quality & dynamic range my guitars deserve. SM57 is very precise, but IMHO flat when used by itself.

The RM 700 adds the warmth & bass that counter-balances the precision of the 57. Together they form a duet that will kick some serious a**.

Would I use it by itself? Probably not, but I don't believe anyone should record amps with only 1 mic.

In terms of build quality - Wow! Sound quality - wow! Even the wooden & metal cases will fool you into thinking it is a $400-1000 mic.

Basically, if you are serious about your sound, this is a no-brainer. Just go for it & prepare to take your guitar recording to the next level.

Sounds great!

A great sounding mic to compete with more expensive ribbon microphones on the market. Just recorded an album with the RM 700 mic on guitars and i was blown away with the result. Pairs well with an tube preamp.

Tbone ribb mic

Very nice, warm, vintage sound.

Cheap ribbon to pair with SM57

I bought this mic to pair it with the SM57 on guitar cabs.

It is obviously not in the same league of the higher end ribbon mics but it does a GREAT job for the price: adds body to the SM57.

Highly recommended for home studios or those who would like to have a taste of the ribbon sound without budget.

LOVE THIS RIBBON MIC

Crispy, Clean and full of body. For any price this thing has loads of Mojo in spades! Quality is solid as hell as well. All metal as far as I can see and heavy solid piece of quality equipment. Its been just over a year of steady studio use and Im sure I will have this for a long time with out any issues.

Price is unbelievable for anything made this good.

It's just one of those companies who are trying to prove something and they certainly are being heard. I imagine this will be going of at 300+ in a few years so get em while they cheap...lol

Really nice warm tone most of all.

Good, but not the best.

Delivers for the price, but not much more than that.

Perfect for the Trombone

I'm utterly delighted with this microphone and would recommend it for sure. It is very well build, sounds great recording brass and comes housed in a wooden box, which is held in a small flight case! It' also comes with a great shockmount, so is a total bargain

REALLY GOOD

CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GOOD THIS MIC IS. BUY ONE!

Great ribbon mic for the price!

I love 'em! They are very good microphones for the price, I used them on various sources, love them as drum overhead when I need a "darker" sound.

I recommend to pair it with a db booster to have a cleaner sound (they are a bit noisy).

Shock mount is included but not very solid.

Good for Acoustic Mandolin

I like the sound this mic gives me with several different mandolins. It sounds natural and very musical.

Previously I'd been using condenser mics, which are often tuned for vocals, with a peak in the upper frequencies. The condenser-mic recordings I made of mandolin were detailed but shrill, harsh, painful at times, and not really resembling the original instrument. I took a gamble on the RM700 as a low-cost introduction to ribbon mics. I was not disappointed - if anything it has exceeded my expectations. When I listen to recordings with this mic, there doesn't seem to be anything missing, at least everything I want to be there is captured, with none of the harshness.

The microphone works pretty well straight into my recorder (Tascam DR100III) though the gain has to be turned up quite high. Adding a preamp of the 'cloudlifter' type would help - I went for a very low-cost option and it seems ok. Even without anything extra, the recordings are loud enough to not have any obvious preamp noise.

The only sense in which it is slightly inappropriate for my needs is the generous low-frequency response, going down to subterranean frequencies, but that is easily handled with a bit of low-cut. The Tascam is helpful in that respect, offering several different settings.

Overall, I'm pleased, I like the sound of the RM700 with my acoustic instruments.

the t.bone RM 700

good mic, nice sound

Warm and a beatifful round sound.

I like it really much, and really good for the price.

Quality Value for money

Bought this to try some mid side recording on acoustic guitar

Paired with an akg ck91 .

Not the biggest signal but adds a warmth to the room sound when used as figure 8 in mid side pair.

Not perfectly balanced on both sides of the ribbon ,slightly weaker signal to the right hand side (back of mic)

But for price it works very well, I’m happy with it.

Much cheaper than the big brand alternatives.

Have not tried it for any other purpose at present.

Great ribbon mic!

I record guitar and cello and this mic gives my mix a great vintage warm bass round sound.

I wouldnt record a cello with only this mic because its too dark at the front and back, but paired with a 57 (works great also on guitars) or a royer sound great.

The wood and metallic boxes are great future.

The side is great for M/S recording.

At this point, for the price ... I probably get a pair of these for recording drums.

Really good for the pricerange and beyond

TBone Microphones are cheap mics that have simialar sonic capturing traits compared to the more pricey range ribbon mics. How ever, the microphone is sensitive to close range setups on guitarcabinets and are more suitable for mid range room micing of drums and guitar cabs. The mic is REALLY excellent for aquistic instruments and also as a secondary mic in a two mic vocal setup, for lower mids and bass layering to get the warm round signature even with high pass filter engaged.

I really love this mic and would easily have bought a second one if needed.

How can it be made at this price point

I love this mic. The wooden case inside a carry-case is sweet to begin with. It is built very well. The sound is what I would expect it to be from a ribbon mic. I use it mainly to mic a guitar amp (Blues Junior Tweed). It gives a little more richness and dynamics to the sound from the amp. As a bonus, it looks cool in the studio.

Nice and good sounding

I use this microphone with the Shure SM57 for recording electric guitars. It is amazing how good sound can be squeezed out of such a cheap microphone. Very pleasant middle and lower frequencies. I will never sell it! I highly recommend !!!

Affordable & Very Usable Ribbon Mic

Looks a bit cheap with the random looking Logo and text from T-Bone. Shame because its packed amazingly in an attache briefcase and wooden case with nice cradle/mic clip. Very cheap option for getting into the Ribbon mic sound (dont forget to keep you 48v OFF)