We tested five of the best ribbon microphones you can buy online, evaluating how they performed on bass, guitar, male vocals, and female vocals.

If you’ve ever seen an old movie or TV show where there was a radio announcer, you’ve probably seen a ribbon microphone. The RCA 44 (see Edmund Lowe, on right) had exceptional sound quality and are ...

AEA Ribbon Microphones will debut the FC2, a two-channel tube preamplifier, at the 2026 NAMM Show. Designed in collaboration with analog designer Fred Forssell, the FC2 brings a refined cascoded ...

One of the more elegant events in engineering is when someone takes an old idea, rethinks it and brings it back in a new and innovative way. Among people who have done so are David Royer, Rick ...

The relentless march of technology has delivered much of the audio quality once available only in a professional recording studio into the home. For those who desire a return to the classic mellow ...

Ribbon microphones have been in use since the 1930s. RCA mics such as the 44B and 77DX are now considered vintage and command high prices. The trick is finding one that's in good shape, as the ...

Here’s how a fake clip from 2019 wound up in the latest Justice Department Epstein files dump. The Justice Department Released More Epstein Files—but Not the Ones Survivors Want The DOJ says it still ...

Ribbon microphone manufacturer Crowley and Tripp announced plans to introduce a new type of ribbon microphone at the 123rd AES Convention in New York that uses proprietary Roswellite material as the ...

Clarence Kane plies his trade of more than three decades of microphone repair. PITMAN, N.J. — Clarence Kane possesses a skill set that makes him rather unique in age of “if it’s broke, throw it away” ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shure has unveiled an innovative new shock mount for its KSM353 ribbon microphone that uses ...

There are lots of different types of microphone, with the ribbon microphone being one of the rarer ones. Commercial versions are often prized for their tone and frequency response. You can make your ...