Capture All Sounds Beautifully with the sE Electronics VR2 Active Ribbon Microphone

The VR2, is 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.

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.

Specifications:

• Electronics: Active
• Generating Element: Hand-tensioned 2.5µm aluminum ribbon
• Directional Pattern: Figure-8
• Frequency range: 20 Hz - 18 kHz
• Impedance: 200 Ohms
• Sensitivity: 10 mV/Pa (-40 dB)
• Max SPL: 135 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)
• Signal to Noise Ratio: 76 dB
• Self Noise: 18 dB(A)
• Matching Connectors: XLR3F
• Power requirement: 48V Phantom
• Weight: 400g / 14.11 oz

Manufacturer: sE Electronics
Model: VR2
SKU: I435377-N-3-WHXE
UPC: 850426001743

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