The sE Electronics Voodoo VR2 active ribbon microphone takes (almost) everything you know about ribbon microphones and tosses it into the rubbish. Ribbons are traditionally limited in bandwidth, low in output, and quite expensive...but the Voodoo VR2 uses a proprietary ribbon motor, active electronics and modern manufacturing techniques to make all of that ancient history. Record quiet string passages with incredible detail and hot levels, and get all the breath and nuance out of a female vocalist with the lulling tone of a ribbon. The Voodoo VR2 is worth a serious look for any studio -- project or professional.