Golden Age Audio Premier R1A

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Ribbon Microphone

Polar pattern: Eight
Frequency range: 30 - 18,000 Hz (+/- 3dB)
Sensitivity: 40 dB (0 dB = 1V/Pa) @ 1 kHz
Max. SPL (<1% THD @ 1kHz): 160 dB with pad
Output impedance: 200 Ohm balanced
Recommended load impedance: > 1000 Ohm
Highpass filter: -3dB @ 160Hz, 6 dB / octave
Pad: -10 dB
Requires a +48 V phantom power
Dimensions: 69 x 185 mm
Weight: 820 g

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Available since May 2022
Item number 543487
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595 €

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Minor QA problems

mateomorikone 22.10.2022

The first microphone I received had the highpass switch badly soldered to the PCB (it was loose) and I had to send it back. Thomann replaced it with another microphone.

The sound is very warm and round, but be careful with bass-heavy sources. I tried this microphone on acoustic guitar, clean amp, and as a drum room mic. It's natural sounding and has a nice roll-off in the highs, so it never sounds harsh. I really liked it on the amp with a combination of SM57.

The only thing to consider when recording with this mic is your room's acoustics. Because it has a figure-of-8 pattern you need to be mindful of your mic placement.

The included XLR cable is around 1.8 - 2 meters long (I couldn't find that information anywhere).

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