The VR1 & VR2 are your new "secret weapon" ribbons. 

The VR1 is a passive ribbon to bring out the bite and edge from your guitar cabs with no muddy highs. 

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, the full frequency of the 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.  

Specifications: 

VR1 (passive)

• Electronics: Passive.
• Generating Element: Hand-tensioned 2.5µm aluminum ribbon.
• Directional Pattern: Figure-8.
• Frequency range: 20 Hz - 18 kHz.
• Impedance: 300 Ohms.
• Sensitivity: 1.78 mV/Pa (-55 dB).
• Max SPL: 135 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHz).
• Signal to Noise Ratio: 75 dB.
• Self-Noise: 19 dB(A).
• Matching Connectors: XLR3F.
• Power requirement: N/A (phantom-protected).
• Weight: 230g / 8.11oz. 

Special Note B-Stock:

• This item is considered "B-Stock."
• B-Stock items are new instruments that did not get an A+ in QC.
• B-Stock is the closest to a new condition. There are very small blemishes categorized as “an inch or less”. Many times, these instruments are like new.
• They usually have minor cosmetic blemishes; none of these issues will affect overall playability.