The VR2, an active ribbon that can take violins and voices right to the foreground of your listener's stereo.
The VR ribbon microphones from sE mark a new era for ribbon mic technology.
Until the VR Series, the only ribbon mic in the world to perform across 20Hz-20kHz was our own Rupert Neve collaboration, the RNR1. This was achieved using state-of-the-art custom transformers and a Rupert Neve-designed circuit to reveal HF usually absent.
With the VR mics, full frequency response is achieved using a clever mechanical device designed by Siwei Zou, the company CEO, and a hand-tensioned ribbon constructed by our highly specialized technicians in sE's capsule room.
The result is a superbly detailed, open and natural recording of acoustic instruments and guitar cabs. The VR1 & VR2's ability to perform - coupled with their unique look - have already made them a secret weapon for top musicians and engineers worldwide.
Used by:
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Billy Gibbons
- August Greene
- My Morning Jacket
- Pete Thorn
- Steve Stevens
- John Browne
- Neil Cappellino
- Linkin Park
- Band of Horses
- Taking Back Sunday
- Paramore
- Black Sabbath
- David Hodges
- and many more.
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