{"product_id":"se-electronics-rnr1-ribbon","title":"sE Electronics RNR1 Ribbon Microphone","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA leap in technology… The world’s first HF Ribbon mic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFor many decades Ribbon mics have been used by engineers for their\r\nextremely natural sounding reproduction of source material. The nature\r\nof their performance differs greatly from condenser mics, which by\r\ncomparison sound very ‘up front’ and lack the harmonic depth of a good\r\nribbon.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEven at the high end of the market, the customary roll-off of almost\r\nall the top end frequencies has always been a major drawback. The\r\nfrustration with all ribbons is – depending on the model – little or no\r\nperformance past  7-10KHz, which is why condenser mics dominate the\r\nrecording market.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe traditional appeal of the condenser then has been the assumption of\r\nconsistent frequency response from 20Hz to 20KHz. The pay-off of course\r\nis that these mics require a certain degree of circuit board magic to\r\nachieve this, since the taughtness of the diaphragm – compared with\r\nrelatively slack ribbon membranes – means condensers tend to be more\r\n‘coloured’ in their sound.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTraditionally engineers using ribbons, however expensive, have had to\r\naccept their significant limitations or have had to augment the\r\nrecording with a condenser mic to capture the high frequency absent\r\nfrom the ribbon output.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSuch compromises have meant that ribbons have never been very widely accepted or used as a first choice for recording.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNot any more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRupert Neve’s new custom circuit design now allows high frequencies to\r\nbe captured and output from the capsule for the first time ever in\r\npristine detail. Standard performance of the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003esE Electronics RNR1\u003c\/span\u003e\r\nis an unprecedented 20Hz to 25KHz – three times the frequency range of\r\neven the best available competitor ribbon mics on the market today!\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMore than this, Mr Neve’s hand-wound custom input and output\r\ntransformers create huge amounts of headroom and effectively lower the\r\nnoise levels by using gain stages to amplify the signal. The slight dip\r\nin the frequency response from 16-25KHz in the RNR 1 can therefore be\r\neffectively flattened if required, producing an almost perfectly flat\r\nresponse, way beyond what human ears can perceive. This is crucial in\r\nmaking the RNR-1 by far the best performing ribbon mic in the world\r\ntoday.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe RNR1’s faithful reproduction of fine harmonic material across the\r\nfrequency spectrum results in the unparalleled capturing of real sound.\r\nIndeed its ability to capture modulation from infinite harmonic\r\nfrequencies normally masked on any recording assures its revolutionary\r\nstatus and exemplary reputation.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDesign Comments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRupert Neve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n‘Recent developments in the way that humans perceive sound are\r\ndemanding significant advances both in performance and the philosophy\r\nof audio processing. That which was “good enough” for light-hearted\r\namusement fails to satisfy the thoughtful listener – in fact deficient\r\nsound quality has been shown to result in frustration, even anger. The\r\nexperienced listener is aware of incredibly small sound pressure levels\r\nthat in many cases are beyond the conventional range of hearing.'\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n'I have worked for some time on the designs for a new range of\r\nmicrophones – the concepts of which are actually already being\r\nimplemented in our own Rupert Neve Designs 5088 Console – namely\r\nutilizing Discrete Single-Sided Circuits and my custom designed\r\ntransformers.'\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n'This new approach to analogue sound processing needs extreme care in\r\nits manufacture, as well as meticulous alignment of the embedded\r\ndiscrete op-amps and the delicate microphone elements. The association\r\nwith Siwei Zou and sE will provide an ideal partnership in terms of\r\ntheir masterly and enthusiastic commitment to innovation and quality\r\nthat have also been my own hallmarks for more than 50 years.’\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSiwei Zou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n‘I have, for many years, admired the work of Mr. Neve, and now that we\r\nhave a chance to work together I am able to realise a quality level in\r\nmicrophone technology that no other manufacturer has managed to\r\nachieve. The excellence we have worked so hard to achieve in\r\nproduction, design and capsule technology at sE, coupled with the best\r\ntransformers this product area has ever seen, plus new cutting edge\r\ncircuit board design – which surpass anything I have ever heard before\r\n– means we are now able to produce high end mics, at a fraction of the\r\ncost of some other high end brand models, but which have a sound and\r\nperformance quality the likes of which this market has never seen\r\nbefore. This is a truly exciting time for sE and me personally.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcoustic Operating Principle: Electrodynamic pressure gradient with active electronics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerating Element: 2.5-micron aluminum ribbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolar Pattern: Figure 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrequency Response: 20Hz - 25KHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensitivity: -32 dB (referenced 1v\/pa ±1dB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquivalent Noise Level: 15dB (A weighted)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput Impedance: 200 Ohms balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated Load Impedance: 1000 Ohms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax SPL: \u0026gt;135dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnector: Male XLR 3 pin (Pin 2 Hot)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"sE Electronics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449232978023,"sku":"12946","price":1599.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/se_electronics_rnr1_zoom.jpg?v=1787088239","url":"https:\/\/vintageking.com\/products\/se-electronics-rnr1-ribbon","provider":"Vintage King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}