The VR1 & VR2 are your new "secret weapon" ribbon microphones.The VR1, a passive ribbon to bring out the bite and edge from your guitar cabs with no muddy highs.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.VR1 (passive)Electronics: PassiveGenerating Element: Hand-tensioned 2.5µm aluminum ribbonDirectional Pattern: Figure-8Frequency range: 20 Hz - 18 kHzImpedance: 300 OhmsSensitivity: 1.78 mV/Pa (-55 dB)Max SPL: 135 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHzSignal to Noise Ratio: 75 dBSelf Noise: 19 dB(A)Matching Connectors: XLR3FPower requirement: N/A (phantom-protected)Dimensions: Length: 33mm (1.30 in.) Width: 19.5mm (0.77 in) Height: 127mm (5.00 in)Weight: 230g / 8.11ozVR2 (active)Electronics: ActiveGenerating Element: Hand-tensioned 2.5µm aluminum ribbonDirectional Pattern: Figure-8Frequency range: 20 Hz - 18 kHzImpedance: 200 OhmsSensitivity: 10 mV/Pa (-40 dB)Max SPL: 135 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)Signal to Noise Ratio: 76 dBSelf Noise: 18 dB(A)Matching Connectors: XLR3FPower requirement: 48V PhantomDimensions: Length: 33mm (1.30 in.) Width: 19.5mm (0.77 in) Height: 187mm (7.36 in)Weight: 360 g / 12.70 oz.
