The KU5A breaks new ground in ribbon technology with its focused directionality that rejects bleed from other instruments, room reflections, and loud ambience in live settings. From close range, the KU5A delivers an extended top-end while retaining the ribbon character one expects from an AEA microphone. Vocalists can sing directly into the grille of the KU5A because its interior components are the most protected of any in the AEA lineup. The KU5A is rugged with active electronics fit for any preamp in the studio and on the road. Whether the source is a vocal, guitar, or even a snare drum, the KU5A delivers where other conventional ribbons cannot.