Re: Ribbon Mics
Looks like they sold out of those in the blink of an eye. Not surprised at that price.
One of the neat things with ribbon mics is that even if you have some high end ones already, you can look upon some of the better 'cheaper' ones as offering different 'flavors' - as with all mics, some work better on one thing, some on another, so it is a good way to experiment and add some versatility and different sounds to your setup. Price is not always a reliable guide as to what works best in a certain situation, either.
Regarding the FETHEAD (and similar, e.g. Cloudlifter or Marti Audio) 'boosters' these are actually nothing more than exactly the same kind of circuit that builders fit to 'active' ribbon mics, in an external casing. They use a pair of low noise FET transistors that provides a higher impedance on one side (that tends to better suit ribbons), and a lower impedance on the output as well as providing some extra gain. Obviously, if you are using an active ribbon, you don't need them - but they make a huge difference to passive ribbons, in particular if you have lowish gain or noisy preamps on a budget interface or multitrack recorder. You have to experience the difference to believe it. Well worth having at least one in the toolbox!
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